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Visions of Quality (Advances in Program Evaluation)
Visions of Quality - Advances in Program Evaluation Author:Alexis P. Benson, D. Michelle Hinn, Claire Lloyd The field of program evaluation is not monolithic. But, rather, is shaped by an ever-increasing range of approaches each of which, to varying degrees, reflects evaluation's dual role as a theoretical endeavor and a form of socio-political inquiry. Indeed, today evaluators are confronted with a dizzying array of approaches each emphasizing differ... more »ent purposes and endorsing different methodologies to guide practice. Yet, no matter which goals are pursued and which methods are employed, all evaluation involves an effort to conceptualize, comprehend, and convey the quality of the program. Visions of Quality, the seventh volume in the Advances in Program Evaluation series, brings together the work of evaluators such as Elliot Eisner, Jennifer Greene, Michael Patton, William Shadish, Robert Stake, Joseph Wholey, Laura Leviton and David Fetterman to explore the evaluation of program quality. Through conceptual descriptions and app« less