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Utilization-Focused Evaluation

Fifth Edition


January 2022 | 432 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
The Fifth Edition of the bestselling Utilization-Focused Evaluation provides expert, detailed advice on conducting evaluations that promote effective use of the findings. Chock full of useful pedagogy, this book presents Michael Quinn Patton's distinctive opinions based on more than forty years of experience, and also the expertise of new co-author Charmagne E. Campbell-Patton. The authors begin by describing the essence of utilization-focused evaluation, and then outline 10 operating principles. They conclude with chapters focused on how evaluation can be used to promote a more thoughtful, equitable, and sustainable world. Richly illustrated with examples, figures, and cartoons, this engaging text shows readers how to design and conduct evaluations that provide useful findings, and which contribute to a more equitable society.

A companion website for instructors and students is available to accompany this book at edge.sagepub.com/patton5e.

 
Part 1: What Utilization-Focused Evaluation Is and Why It Matters
 
1. The What, Why, How, Who, Where, And When Of Utilization-Focused Evaluation
 
2. The Essence Of Utilization-Focused Evaluation Expressed As Minimum Specifications
 
3. Utilization-Focused Evaluative Thinking
 
4. The High Stakes Of Evaluation Use, Nonuse And Misuse
 
Part 2: Utilization-Focused Evaluation Principles
 
5. Guide To Utilization-Focused Evaluation Principles
 
6. Contextualize U-Fe Operating Principle 1
 
7. Personalize U-Fe Operating Principle 2
 
8. Customize U-Fe Operating Principle 3
 
9. Align U-Fe Operating Principle 4
 
10. Prioritize U-Fe Operating Principle 5
 
11. Engage Users U-Fe Operating Principle 6
 
12. Strategize Process Use U-Fe Operating Principle 7
 
13. Adapt U-Fe Operating Principle 8
 
14. Mobilize Follow Through U-Fe Operating Principle 9
 
15. Reflect And Learn U-Fe Operating Principle 10
 
Part 3: Review and Conclusion
 
16. Learning Breakthroughs In Applying Utilization-Focused Evaluation Principles
 
17. The High Stakes Of Evaluative Thinking And Reality-Testing
 
18. Using Evaluation To Contribute To A More Equitable And Sustainable World
 
19. Evaluation For Transformation
 
Part 4: Review
 
20. Utilization-Focused Evaluation For Transformation: Toward A More Thoughtful, Equitable, And Sustainable World

Supplements

Student Study Site
Instructor Resource Site 
Online resources included with this text 
 
The online resources for your text are available via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site, which offers access to all text-specific resources, including a test bank and editable, chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides. 
 
For additional information, custom options, or to request a personalized walkthrough of these resources, please contact your sales representative. 
Instructor Resource Site
Instructor Resource Site 
Online resources included with this text 
 
The online resources for your text are available via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site, which offers access to all text-specific resources, including a test bank and editable, chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides. 
 
For additional information, custom options, or to request a personalized walkthrough of these resources, please contact your sales representative. 

Not adopted, but sections were utilized in lecture and text was shared as a resource with students.

Shawnda Schroeder
Other, University Of North Dakota
May 1, 2023

It is the reference manual of utilization-focused evaluation, one of the main approaches to public policy evaluation. Very well organized and easy to work as a pedagogical support material.

Professor Sérgio Vital Braz Caramelo
Business Administration, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL)
December 17, 2022
Key features
  • Provides expert, detailed advice on conducting evaluations that promote effective use of the findings.
  • Richly illustrated with examples, figures, and cartoons.
  • Includes a companion website with materials for instructors and students.

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