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“This is the evaluation book we’ve been waiting for! A must-read for all learning and working in the field.” –Amanda M. Olejarski, West Chester University Evaluation Failures: 22 Tales of Mistakes Made and Lessons Learned is a candid collection of stories from seasoned evaluators from a variety of sectors sharing professional mistakes they have made in the past, and what they learned moving forward. As the only book of its kind, editor Kylie Hutchinson has collected a series of engaging, real-life examples that are both entertaining and informative. Each story offers universal lessons as takeaways, and discussion questions for reflective practice. The book is the perfect companion to anyone working in the evaluation field, and to instructors of program evaluation courses who want to bring the real world into their classroom. Available with Perusall—an eBook that makes it easier to prepare for class Perusall is an award-winning eBook platform featuring social annotation tools that allow students and instructors to collaboratively mark up and discuss their SAGE textbook. Backed by research and supported by technological innovations developed at Harvard University, this process of learning through collaborative annotation keeps your students engaged and makes teaching easier and more effective. Learn more.
Stars in Our Eyes : What Happens When Things Are Too Good to Be True
Stars in Our Eyes : What Happens When Things Are Too Good to Be True
Jara Dean-Coffey, MPH, Luminare Group’s fearless and funny founder, has spent more than twenty-five years working with leaders who hold one thing in common: a commitment to challenging themselves and their organizations to have a transformative impact on the individuals, communities, and systems they touch.
I think evaluative thinking capacity building is so important that I do it even when the organization doesn’t ask for it. So when I get a client who says they are interested in it, I get all starry-eyed. However, as you’ll see, sometimes the stars in our eyes get in the way of being able to clearly see red flags that are there from the ...
