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I. Introduction 1. Evaluation Roots: Theory to Practice, Christina A. Christie, Jennifer E. Ho, & Marvin C. Alkin 2. Evaluation Theory, Marvin C. Alkin 3. An Evaluation Theory Tree: A Framework for Guiding a Range of Evaluation Practice, Christina A. Christie & Marvin C. Alkin II. Methods 4. Randomized Field Experiments: Advances in Practice, Robert F. Boruch & Herbert M. Turner, III 5. Evaluation: Multiple Paths to Evaluation Influence and Social Betterment, Melvin M. Mark & Gary T. Henry 6. Theory-Driven Evaluation Approaches: Conventional and Innovative, Huey T. Chen III. Valuing 7. Valuing Science: Theory as a Guide to Practice, Michael Scriven 8. Responsive Evaluation, Robert E. Stake and Merel Visse 9. Deliberative Democratic Evaluation: The Evaluator as Moral Fiduciary, Ernest R. House 10. Values-Engaged Democratic Evaluation: Evaluation and Democracy, Jennifer C. Greene 11. Culturally Responsive Evaluation: Critical and Liberatory Roots, Rodney Hopson & Vidhya Shanker 12. Transformative Lens in Evaluation: A Pathway to Transformative Change, Donna M. Mertens 13. Culturally Responsive Indigenous Evaluation: An Indigenous Journey Through Culturally Responsive Approaches, Fiona Cram & Jill Anne Chouinard IV. Use 14. Practical Policy Evaluation: Aligning Theory with Practice, Eleanor Chelimsky 15. Context Sensitive Evaluation: An Approach to Research-Based Use, Marvin C. Alkin 16. The Ongoing Evolution of Utilization-Focused Evaluation: Practice Informed by Theory, Research, and Reflection, Michael Quinn Patton 17. Empowerment Evaluation: It Works in Practice, But Does it Work in Theory?, David M. Fetterman 18. The Curious Case of Practical Participatory Evaluation: Explorations of the TheoryPractice Relationship, J. Bradley Cousins & Hind Al Hudib 19. Learning-Centered Evaluation: The Transformational Power of Evaluation Redux, Hallie Preskill 20. The Theory of Interactive Evaluation Practice, Jean A. King 21. Developmental Evaluation, Michael Quinn Patton V. Other Theories 22. Evaluation Theory Synopses, Alana R. Kinarsky & Emi Fujita-Conrads VI. Conclusion 23. Theory Influencing Practice, Marvin C. Alkin, Christina A. Christie, & Naomi A. Stephen 24. Evaluation Policy as a Bridge Between Evaluation Theory and Practice: The Office of Indian Health Services, A Case Example, Emi Fujita-Conrads, Christina A. Christie, & Elizabeth FastHorse
