{"product_id":"reframing-evaluation-through-appreciative-inquiry-9781412909518","title":"Reframing Evaluation Through Appreciative Inquiry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"I enjoyed the book. I found the approach refreshing and useful. The structure of the book made the argument easy to follow...Practitioners of evaluation  or any organizational change process  will find the approach useful. Anona Armstrong  Evaluation Journal of Australasia  \"This important volume represents a paradigm shift in the evaluation field  presenting an approach that shifts evaluation from being something that we should do to something that stakeholders can look forward to doing  even something they might actually love doing turning what can often be drudgery that ends up with reports that sit on shelves to dynamic processes that are downright fun  while at the same time profound  resulting in accelerating positive change in organizations  programs  and those who are part of them. The book challenges the basic tenets underlying evaluation  pushes the boundaries of the discipline. The field may never be the same.\" Malcolm J. Odell  Jr.  Appreciative Inquiry Consulting  LLC \"I am delighted that the authors have taken AI and found new uses for this approach. They provide concrete examples of the many ways evaluators have successfully used the AI approach in a wide variety of program and geographic settings. Combining theory and practice  this book is an important contribution to the evaluation field.\" Gail Johnson  The Evergreen State College Gail Johnson   Reframing Evaluation Through Appreciative Inquiry is the first book to introduce the application of Appreciative Inquiry (AI)  an approach for organizational development and change  to the practice of evaluation. Authors Hallie Preskill and Tessie Tzavaras Catsambas lay out the theoretical foundation of AI and build a bridge between the theory and practice of applying AI to evaluation.  Key Features: Provides a step-by-step guide: Written in a clear  accessible style  the text explains the way this particular approach has been used to frame  design  and conduct evaluations in various sectors worldwide. Reflects specific real-world applications of AI to evaluation practice: Numerous U.S.-based and international case examples enhance readers ability to see the nuances of applying AI to evaluation in a wide variety of international and multicultural  organizational  community  and population contexts. Offers a whole-systems approach: This text provides a whole systems approach which enables evaluation to deal with complex and dynamically changing programs. Intended Audience: This book will appeal to a broad audience that includes evaluators  management and organization development consultants  program staff  and researchers in a wide variety of organizational and community settings. It is an ideal supplemental text for graduate courses that require students to practice evaluation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648204693557,"sku":"ByrdShop_1412909511","price":37.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781412909518.jpg?v=1781712472","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/reframing-evaluation-through-appreciative-inquiry-9781412909518","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}