{"product_id":"evaluation-practice-9780805862997","title":"Evaluation Practice","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessional accountability has become central to both public and private sectors. Governments have emphasized and even developed empirical models, logic modeling, and evidence-based practice in the programs they support, and not-for-profit, for-profit and NGO entities increasingly rely on systematic strategies such as strategic planning, marketing research, outcome measures, and benchmarking to identify needs and determine success. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEvaluation Practice \u003c\/em\u003ebridges the apparent gap between practice and research to present a logical, systematic model to guide all professional thinking and action within the context  of everyday professional life. Their framework embraces diverse theories, action, and sets of evidence from a range of professional and disciplinary perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection 1: Beginnings\u003c\/strong\u003e 1. Introduction to Evaluation Practice: A Problem Solving Approach through Informed Thinking and Action 2. The Conceptual Framework of Evaluation Practice \u003cstrong\u003eSection 2: Thinking Processes of Evaluation on Practice \u003c\/strong\u003e3. Identifying Problems and Issues: Mapping and Analyzing your Territory 4. Obtaining and Organizing Information: How Do You Know? 5. Ascertaining Need: What is Needed to Resolve All or Part of the Problem or Issue 6. Examining Need with Previously Supported Approaches: Designing Deductive-Type Inquiry 7. Obtaining Information in Deductive-Type Needs Assessment 8. Ascertaining Need in Unexamined Contexts: Designing Inductive Inquiry 9. Goals and Objectives \u003cstrong\u003eSection 3: Reflexive Action \u003c\/strong\u003e10. Reflexive Action: What is it? 11. Thinking Processes of Reflexive Action 12. Action Processes of Reflexive Action \u003cstrong\u003eSection 4: During and After Professional Effort: Did you Resolve your Problem, How do you Know, and How did you Share what you Know? \u003c\/strong\u003e13. Thinking Processes in Outcomes Assessment 14. Action Processes of Outcome Research 15. Commencement: Sharing Evaluation Practice Knowledge and on to a New Problem Statement\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405653156183,"sku":"9780805862997","price":156.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780805862997.jpg?v=1730493146","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/evaluation-practice-9780805862997","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}