Evaluation in Action: Interviews With Expert Evaluators is the first book to go behind the scenes of real evaluations to explore the issues faced and the decisions made by notable evaluators in the field. Drawing from the popular Exemplars section in the \"American Journal of Evaluation (AJE), \"the book s twelve interviews with evaluators illustrate a variety of evaluation practices in different settings and include commentary and analysis on what the interviews teach about evaluation practice. Praise for Evaluation in Action \" \"Evaluation in Action: Interviews With Expert Evaluators\" is a must read for those who want to know how evaluations really take place. \"Marvin C. Alkin, \"University\"\" of California, Los Angeles\" \"\"This book offers a rare opportunity to glimpse the assumptions, values, logic, and reasoning behind evaluator choices. It models the reflection required of good practice. The interviews are acce\"\"ssible and engaging, like being invited to a conversation over coffee a tribute to the power of storytelling. They drew me in and made me want to join the discussion and ask even more questions. The section on cultural competence in evaluation is a particu\"\"larly significant contribution to the knowledge base of our field. \" Karen Kirkhart, \"Syracuse\"\" University\",\" former President of American Evaluation Association\"\" \" \" This book is unique in the breadth of evaluation types and settings covered and the interview format provides a personal, in-depth picture of the evaluator s thinking. I m excited about using it with my students. \" Katye M. Perry, \"Oklahoma\"\" State University\",\" former Chair of the Topical Interest Group on Teaching of Evaluation\" \"This book fills a major gap in evaluation literature. In addition to the cases, the introductory chapter is a masterful distillation of key issues in evaluation, while the last two chapters provide a concise analysis of the interaction of evaluation theory and practice.\" Leslie Cooksy, \"University\"\" of Delaware\"\" \" \"\"A fresh and insightful glimpse into the deliberations and choices made by practicing evaluators. The questions asked of the evaluators are right on target and give students of evaluation, whether they are in the classroom or on the job, solid guidance on navigating around the dilemmas that arise when dealing with stakeholders and with sticky ethical challenges. This text fills a need in training evaluators not met by current textboooks.\" \" Kathryn E. Newcomer, \"George\"\" Washington University\"\""Jody L. Fitzpatrick is Director of the Master's in Public Administration Program and an Associate Professor with the School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado Denver. She is the author of Program Evaluation: Alternative Approaches and Practical Guidelines (Third Edition, Pearson, 2004; with James Sanders and Blaine Worthen). Dr. Fitzpatrick's interests include evaluation practice, ethics, and education policy. Dr. Fitzpatrick has many years of experience conducting evaluations, first as an internal evaluator in Appalachia and New York and then as an external evaluator in a variety of settings. She has published in Evaluation Review, American Journal of Evaluation, and New Directions for Evaluation and has served on the Board of the American Evaluation Association and as Associate Editor of the American Journal of Evaluation. Christina A. Christie is an Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Institute of Organizational and Program Evaluation Research in the School of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences at Claremont Graduate University. Christie has received funding from a variety of sources to evaluate social, education, and health behavior programs targeting high-risk and underrepresented populations, including the Haynes Foundation, National Science Foundation, the U. S. Department of Education, First 5 Los Angeles, the Hewlett Foundation, and the Irvine Foundation She co-founded the Southern California Evaluation Association, a local affiliate of the American Evaluation Association, and is the former Chair of the Theories of Evaluation Division and current Chair of the Research on Evaluation Division of the American Evaluation Association. In 2004, Dr. Christie received the American Evaluation | Evaluation In Action, Paperback | Indigo Chapters