Description
Responding to evaluator and instructor demand, this book presents a diverse set of high-quality developmental evaluation (DE) case studies. Twelve insightful exemplars illustrate how DE is used to evaluate innovative initiatives in complex, dynamic environments, including a range of fields and international settings. Written by leading practitioners, chapters offer a rare window into what it takes to do DE, what roles must be fulfilled, and what results can be expected. Each case opens with an incisive introduction by the editors. The book also addresses frequently asked questions about DE, synthesizes key themes and lessons learned from the exemplars, and identifies eight essential principles of DE.
See also Michael Quinn Patton's Developmental Evaluation, the authoritative presentation of DE.
Chapter
2. Cultural Responsiveness through Developmental Evaluation: Indigenous Innovations in Sport and Traditional Maori Recreation
3. Using Developmental Evaluation to Support College Access and Success: Challenge Scholars
4. Nine Guiding Principles to Help Youth Overcome Homelessness: A Principles-Focused Developmental Evaluation
5. Fostering Learning through Developmental Evaluation with a Nontraditional Arts Organization and a Traditional Community Funder
6. Science and How We Care for Needy Young Children: The Frontiers of Innovation Initiative
7. Developmental Evaluation’s Role in Supporting Community-Led Solutions for Maori and Pacific Young People’s Educational Success: The Foundation North Maori and Pacific Education Initiative
8. Developmental Evaluation in the McKnight Foundation’s Collaborative Crop Research Program: A Journey of Discovery
9. An Example of Patch Evaluation: Vibrant Communities Canada
10. Outcome Harvesting: A Developmental Evaluation Inquiry Framework Supporting the Development of an International Social Change Network
11. Adapted Developmental Evaluation with USAID’s People-to-People Reconciliation Fund Program
12. Creating Safety to Explore: Strengthening Innovation in an Australian Indigenous Primary Health Care Setting through Developmental Evaluation
13. Leadership’s Role in Building the Education Sector’s Capacity to Use Evaluative Thinking: The Example of the Ontario Ministry of Education
14. Developmental Evaluation in Synthesis: Practitioners’ Perspectives
15. The Developmental Evaluation Mindset: Eight Guiding Principles
Developmental Evaluation Exemplars
：Principles in Practice
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