Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/jPhhpuF Evaluation Essentials By: Marvin C. Alkin Publisher: The Guilford Press Print ISBN: 9781606238998, 160623899X eText ISBN: 9781609180959, 160918095X Pages: 260 Copyright year: 2011 Format: PDF Available from $ 48.00 USD SKU 9781609180959 Written in a refreshing conversational style, this text thoroughly prepares students, program administrators, and new evaluators to conduct evaluations or to use them in their work. The book's question-driven focus and clear discussions about the importance of fostering evaluation use by building collaborative relationships with stakeholders set it apart from other available texts. In 26 concise sections, Marvin C. Alkin explores how to articulate answerable evaluation questions, collect and analyze data using both quantitative and qualitative methods, and deal with contingencies that might alter the traditional sequence of an evaluation. Student-friendly features include handy bulleted recaps of each section, Thinking Ahead and Next Steps pointers, cautionary notes, annotated suggestions for further reading, and an in-depth case study that provides the basis for end-of-chapter exercises. Additional ISBNs 9781606238998, 9781606239001, 9781606238981, 160623899X, 1606239007, 1606238981, 9781606238998, 9781606239001, 160623899X, 1606239007