Book Review: Interactive Evaluation Practice: Mastering the Interpersonal Dynamics of Program Evaluation
| Author | Scott Bayley |
| DOI | 10.1177/1035719X1301300108 |
| Published date | 01 March 2013 |
| Date | 01 March 2013 |
| Subject Matter | Book Review |
Title:
Interactive Evaluation Practice: Mastering the Interpersonal Dynamics of Program Evaluation
Authors:
Jean A King and Laurie Stevahn
Publisher/year:
Sage, Los Angeles, 2013
Extent/type:
431 pages, paperback
Price:
AU$66/NZ$84 from Footprint Books which offers a 15% discount to AES members; phone 1300 260 090 (within
Australia) or +61 2 9997 3973 (from outside Australia), email
website
ISBN:
978-0-7619-2673-3
You’re midway through your
Description
■ presenting methods for
current evaluation project and the
The text is divided into three parts,
managing conflict and
sponsor wants to totally change
with a total of 11 chapters, five
practical ideas for dealing
the evaluation’s focus in order
appendices, and runs to 431 pages.
with unexpected turmoil in
to reflect the wishes of a new
Part 1 of the book contains
evaluations
Minister. Two of your stakeholders
three chapters explaining why
are having heated arguments at
■ offering numerous examples
evaluators should pay attention
from actual evaluations,
every steering committee meeting
to interpersonal interactions. The
showing how the different
and you are dreading the next
five chapters in Part 2 describe
approaches worked in specific
session. You have been asked to
the skills and strategies for
contexts
make fundamental changes to your
interactive evaluation practice,
draft evaluation report, but these
such as managing conflict and
■ including hands-on activities
changes are inconsistent with the
handling the unexpected. Planning
for use with students
evidence. Challenging interpersonal
templates provide step-by-step
dynamics are so common in
■ concluding with three
directions and facilitation tips.
chapter-length teaching cases
evaluation that it sometimes feels
Part 3 presents teaching cases
(drawn from a city agency,
like the norm. How does one best
illustrating three types
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