Tag Archives: textbook

Summary of “Program Evaluation” ch 14

By Jared Stein | Published: May 16, 2010
Chapter 14 of Fitzpatrick, Sanders, and Worthen’s Program Evaluation text, “Collecting Evaluative Information: Design, Sampling, and Cost Choices” leads one through significant decisions one must make when choosing methods and procedures. Based on the evaluation questions developed in the evaluation plan the evaluator must develop or select a design by which information will be collected [...]
Posted in IPT 661 - Evaluation, PhD Coursework | Also tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Summary of “Program Evaluation” ch 8, Participant-Oriented

By Jared Stein | Published: May 8, 2010
Chapter 8 of Fitzpatrick, Sanders, and Worthen’s text Program Evaluation covers participant-oriented approaches to evaluation. Such approaches seek to focus on “the human element” and include diverse voices not typically expressed in more standard evaluation approaches or models. Stake’s countenance framework describes the evaluatee and attempts to judge its value or worth. The illuminative model [...]
Posted in IPT 661 - Evaluation, PhD Coursework | Also tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Summary of “Program Evaluation” chs 4 – 7

By Jared Stein | Published: May 6, 2010
Last week I read four core chapters from Fitzpatrick, Sanders, and Worthen’s text Program Evaluation that dealt with major theoretical models and approaches to evaluation, including Objectives-Oriented (71 – 87), Management-Oriented (88 – 99), Consumer-Oriented (100 – 111), and Expertise-Oriented (112 – 128). Each of these chapters outlined major thinkers and practitioners who shaped the [...]
Posted in IPT 661 - Evaluation, PhD Coursework | Also tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment