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OverviewThis reference work is aimed at evaluation scholars and specialists, educators, policymakers, graduate students in evaluation and education, administrators and other school personnel, as well as personnel in funding organizations. The text: addresses both theoretical and practical areas of educational evaluation; provides up-to-date, comprehensive coverage of core concepts, methods, and areas of application; reflects the perspectives and experiences of leading evaluation scholars and practitioners from around the world; brings together a large group of notable authors presenting diverse national contexts; and presents in-depth treatment of core concepts and best ideas on how to design and conduct sound evaluations in education. Full Product DetailsAuthor: T. Kellaghan , D.L. StufflebeamPublisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Edition: 2003 ed. Volume: 9 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 6.60cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 2.263kg ISBN: 9781402008498ISBN 10: 140200849 Pages: 1060 Publication Date: 31 December 2002 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsOne: Perspectives Section 1: Evaluation Theory.- 1 Evaluation Theory and Metatheory.- 2 The CIPP Model for Evaluation.- 3 Responsive Evaluation.- 4 Constructivist Knowing, Participatory Ethics and &Responsive Evaluation: A Model for the 21st Century.- 5 Deliberative Democratic Evaluation.- Section 2: Evaluation Methodology.- 6 Randomized Field Trials in Education.- 7 Cost-Effectiveness Analysis as an Evaluation Tool.- 8 Educational Connoisseurship and Educational Criticism: &An Arts-Based Approach to Educational Evaluation.- 9 In Living Color: Qualitative Methods in Educational Evaluation.- Section 3: Evaluation Utilization.- 10 Evaluation Use Revisited.- 11 Utilization-Focused Evaluation.- 12 Utilization Effects of Participatory Evaluation.- Section 4: The Evaluation Profession.- 13 Professional Standards and Principles for Evaluations.- 14 Ethical Considerations in Evaluation.- 15 How can we call Evaluation a Profession if there are &no Qualifications for Practice?.- 16 The Evaluation Profession and the Government.- 17 The Evaluation Profession as a Sustainable Learning Community.- 18 The Future of the Evaluation Profession.- Section 5: The Social and Cultural Contexts of Educational Evaluation.- 19 Social and Cultural Contexts of Educational Evaluation: &A Global Perspective.- 20 The Context of Educational Program Evaluation in the United States.- 21 Program Evaluation in Europe: Between Democratic and &New Public Management Evaluation.- 22 The Social Context of Educational Evaluation in Latin America.- 23 Educational Evaluation in Africa.- Two: Practice Section 6: New and Old in Student Evaluation.- 24 Psychometric Principles in Student Assessment.- 25 Classroom Student Evaluation.- 26 Alternative Assessment.- 27 External (Public) Examinations.- Section 7: Personnel Evaluation.- 28 Teacher Evaluation Practices in the Accountability Era.- 29 Principal Evaluation in the United States.- 30 Evaluating Educational Specialists.- Section 8: Program/Project Evaluation.-31 Evaluating Educational Programs and Projects in the Third World.- 32 Evaluating Educational Programs and Projects in the USA.- 33 Evaluating Educational Programs and Projects in Canada.- 34 Evaluating Educational Programs and Projects in Australia.- Section 9: Old and New Challenges for Evaluation in Schools.- 35 Institutionalizing Evaluation in Schools.- 36 A Model for School Evaluation.- 37 The Development and Use of School Profiles.- 38 Evaluating the Institutionalization of Technology in Schools and Classrooms.- Section 10: Local, National, and International Levels of System Evaluation.- 39 National Assessment in the United States: The Evolution of a &Nation’s Report Card.- 40 Assessment of the National Curriculum in England.- 41 State and School District Evaluation in the United States.- 42 International Studies of Educational Achievement.- 43 Cross-National Curriculum Evaluation.- List of Authors.- Index of Authors.- Index of Subjects.Reviews"""...this handbook should be in the library of each higher education institute, faculty, research group and/or R&D institute dealing with or working in the domain of evaluation and assessment... A further inspection of the book shows that an interesting strength of the book is how the section editors perceived their roles. In most cases they not only introduce and position their section authors, but they also provide a view of how they see their parts of the field."" (Tjeerd Plomp in Perspectives in Education, 21:1 (April 2003)" .,. this handbook should be in the library of each higher education institute, faculty, research group and/or R&D institute dealing with or working in the domain of evaluation and assessment... A further inspection of the book shows that an interesting strength of the book is how the section editors perceived their roles. In most cases they not only introduce and position their section authors, but they also provide a view of how they see their parts of the field. <br>(Tjeerd Plomp in Perspectives in Education, 21: 1 (April 2003) ...this handbook should be in the library of each higher education institute, faculty, research group and/or R&D institute dealing with or working in the domain of evaluation and assessment... A further inspection of the book shows that an interesting strength of the book is how the section editors perceived their roles. In most cases they not only introduce and position their section authors, but they also provide a view of how they see their parts of the field. (Tjeerd Plomp in Perspectives in Education, 21:1 (April 2003) Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |