Evaluation for an equitable society /

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Imprint:	Charlotte, NC : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2016]
Description:	1 online resource (viii, 244 pages).
Language:	English
Series:	Evaluation and society Evaluation and society.
Subject:	Evaluation research (Social action programs) Equality. Social justice. Equality. Evaluation research (Social action programs) Social justice.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11406531

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Other authors / contributors:	Donaldson, Stewart I. (Stewart Ian), editor. Picciotto, Robert, editor.
ISBN:	9781681234458 1681234459 9781681234434 9781681234441
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 07, 2019).
Summary:	"Governments and organizations of all shapes and sizes espouse values of equity and social justice. Yet, there are many examples of unfair social arrangements and employment conditions, dysfunctional government practices, and growing income inequality in both developed and developing countries worldwide. The profession and transdiscipline of evaluation is well equipped to address issues of inequality and social injustice, but until recently has been much more focused on primary stakeholder and donor satisfaction (being as useful as possible to funders of interventions and evaluations) and accountability concerns. The authors in this volume challenge the field of evaluation to become more concerned about using evaluation to develop more equitable organizations, governments, and societies. Leading evaluation theorists and practitioners including Michael Scriven, Jennifer Greene, Thomas Schwandt, Emily Gates, Sandra Mathison, Karen Kirkhart, Saville Kushner, LoisEllin Datta, Ernest House, Robert Stake, Patricia Rogers, Robert Picciotto and Stewart Donaldson, provide a range of visions for how evaluation can play a much larger role in facilitating social justice across the globe. Evaluation for an Equitable Society will be of great interest to evaluation practitioners, students and scholars. It will be of interest to those teaching and taking introductory evaluation courses, as well as advanced courses focused on improving evaluation theory and practice."--Publisher description.
Other form:	Print version: Evaluation for an equitable society. Charlotte, NC : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2016] 9781681234434

Table of Contents:

Visions for Using Evaluation to Develop More Equitable Societies / Stewart I. Donaldson and Scott I. Donaldson
The Last Frontier of Evaluation : Ethics / Michael Scriven
Advancing Equity : Cultivating an Evaluation Habit / Jennifer C. Greene
What Can Evaluation Do? : An Agenda for Evaluation in Service of an Equitable Society / Thomas A. Schwandt and Emily F. Gates
Confronting Capitalism : Evaluation That Fosters Social Equity / Sandra Mathison
Equity, Privilege, and Validity : Traveling Companions or Strange Bedfellows? / Karen E. Kirkhart
Living Life at the Edge : Democracy, Equity, and Pragmatics in Evaluation / Saville Kushner
Who Pays the Piper : Funding Sources and Evaluation's Contribution to Equit / Lois-ellin Datta
Inequality and Conflict of Interest in Evaluation / Ernest R. House
Finding Merit, Diminishing Hurtful Discrimination, With Less Pursuit of Meritocracy / Robert E. Stake
Understanding and Supporting Equity : Implications of Methodological and Procedural Choices in Equity-Focused Evaluations / Patricia J. Rogers
Evaluator Anxiety in an Inequitable World / Robert Picciotto.

Evaluation for an equitable society /

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