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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.
Missing in Action : How Assumptions, Language, History, and Soft Skills Influenced a Cross-Cultural Participatory Evaluation
Missing in Action : How Assumptions, Language, History, and Soft Skills Influenced a Cross-Cultural Participatory Evaluation
Susan Igras, MPH, is currently a research instructor and senior technical advisor at Georgetown University’s Institute for Reproductive Health with evaluation experience that spans the African continent, Haiti, and India.

It was a beautiful Tuesday morning in a small district capital in East Africa and the core evaluation team was getting organized to begin the third day of data collection. Ministry of Health teammates present? Check. Project teammates present? Check. But where was the project manager, a key member of our participatory evaluation team? Day Three and once again MIA!
About Me
My name is Susan Igras. When I took my first evaluation course as a Master of Public Health ...