Applying complexity concepts to enhance innovation and use. Drawing on more than 40 years of experience conducting applied social science research and program evaluation, author mi. Qualitative research and evaluation methods, by michael quinn patton. Evaluation for the way we live paper by michael quinn patton. A few weeks ago, i participated in michael quinn pattons aea estudy webinar on beginner developmental evaluation. Based in minnesota, he was on the faculty of the university of minnesota for 18 years and is a former president of the american evaluation association aea. I am an independent consultant based in saint paul, minnesota. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
A practitioners guide to developmental evaluation mcconnell. Michael quinn patton, phd, is an independent consultant who has been conducting program evaluations since the 1970s. The guide patton, 2017a examines the organizational structure of pattons book. A practitioners guide to developmental evaluation by elizabeth dozois, marc langlois and natasha blanchetcohen. This week features posts by colleagues and clients engaged in various developmental evaluation initiatives. Michael quinn patton on developmental evaluation for. Michael quinn patton outlines five evaluation facilitation principles that are the organizing framework for addressing how to work with stakeholders to generate evaluation questions, make decisions among methods, interpret findings, and participate in any and all aspects of evaluation, from initial determination of purpose through design and. Michael quinn patton is an independent evaluation consultant with 40 years experience conducting evaluations, training evaluators, and writing about ways to make evaluation useful. I have been doing and writing about evaluation for over 40 years. The guidepatton, 2017a examines the organizational structure of pattons book and notes the contributions of other evaluators who share their. Michael quinn patton is an independent consultant with more than 40 years experience conducting applied research and program evaluations. He has been an independent evaluation practitioner for over 35 years and has worked at local, state, national, and international levels. How to use qualitative methods in evaluation michael.
This presentation is based on the concept of developmental evaluation elaborated by michael quinn patton over the past 20 years and now crystallised in a book developmental evaluation. Haugh this october, i traveled to denver, colorado for the american evaluation associations 2014 annual conference. He is the founder and director of utilizationfocused evaluation. Applying complexity concepts to enhance innovation and use guilford, 2010. How to use qualitative methods in evaluation michael quinn. Applying complexity concepts to enhance innovation and use by michael quinn patton 57 ratings, 3. Qualitative research patton pdf and qualitative methods than the different logics that undergird sampling approaches. This volume, the fourth in the kit, explains the basic assumptions underlying qualitative procedures, suggests evaluation situations where qualitative designs are useful, and provides guidelines for designing qualitative evaluations, including how to use observational methods. Reviewed by karen locke, college of william and mary, williamsburg, virginia. He lives in minnesota, where, according to the states poet laureate, garrison keillor, all the women are strong, all the men are goodlooking, and all the children are above average. The fourth edition of the bestselling utilizationfocused evaluation provides expert, detailed advice on conducting program evaluations from one of leading experts.
Michael quinn patton, which took place in wageningen on march 22, 2012. Assess incentives for and barriers to reality testing and evaluation use in their own program culture. Drawing on more than 40 years of experience conducting applied social science research and program evaluation, author michael quinn patton has crafted the most comprehensive and systematic book on qualitative research and evaluation methods, inquiry frameworks, and analysis options available today. I am michael quinn patton, author of developmental evaluation. He has been teaching at the evaluators institute since its beginning. Michael quinn patton, phd, directs an organizational development and evaluation consulting business, utilizationfocused evaluation. On dissertation proposals on which i have served, patton is by far the most cited qualitative research text. After receiving his doctorate in sociology from the university of wisconsinmadison, he spent 18 years on the faculty of the university of minnesota 1973. Qualitative evaluation and research methods michael quinn. At the american evaluation association 2014 annual conference in denver, colorado, michael quinn patton presented on principlesfocused evaluation. Michael quinn patton is an independent organizational development and program evaluation consultant. This presentation is based on the concept of developmental. Michael quinn patton on developmental evaluation aea365. Notes on principlesfocused developmental evaluation medium.
Developmental evaluation quotes by michael quinn patton. Pattons qualitative evaluation methods is geared toward the scientific researcher or applied social scientist who wants to expand his or her evaluation repertoire. Aea annual conference professional development workshop on developmental evaluation, with michael quinn patton, november 89, san antonio. Utilizationfocused evaluation when i have discussed developmental evaluation with colleagues and students they typically ask how it relates to utilizationfocused evaluation patton, 1986. Emergent systems change adaptive management and developmental evaluation michael quinn patton 30 mesi 2016. D faculty member of the union institute graduate school, minneapolis, mn, usa founder and director of an organizational development consulting business utilization focused. F utilization focused evaluation a primer for evaluators. He lives in minnesota, where, according to the states poet laureate, garrison keillor, all the women are strong, all the men are. And developmental evaluation developmental programs have as their purpose the vague, general notion of development.
Applying complexity concepts to enhance innovation and use 1 by michael quinn patton isbn. Patton s qualitative evaluation methods is geared toward the scientific researcher or applied social scientist who wants to expand his or her evaluation repertoire. Essentials of utilizationfocused evaluation michael. The cse program evaluation kit is a series of nine books intended to assist people conducting program evaluations. Michael quinn patton is careful to describe this approach as one choice that is. Principlesfocused evaluation michael quinn patton and charmagne e. Michael quinn patton, excerpt from the book, getting to maybe, random house canada, 2006 1 developmental evaluation evaluation isnt something to incorporate only after an intervention, innovation or major change is underway. In this book, eminent authority michael quinn patton shows how to conduct evaluations within. Development is about adaptation to produce advantageous effects for the existing conditions, improvement is about tweaking the same model to produce the same effects across conditions that are assumed to be stable. These three terms are used often, but poorly understood in real terms for evaluators to make much use of. Pioneered by michael quinn patton, it overturns many of the. Now offering more balance between applied research and evaluation, this. Applying complexity concepts to enhance innovation and use, to be published by guilford press in june 2010 2. Michael quinn patton, phd tei the evaluators institute.
Theorybased evaluation in complex environments polish agency. Readers interested in that use are referred to the ufe curriculum. This first in a series looks at the term complexity and what it means. Qualitative research and evaluation methods, by michael. Tance to the purpose of the research, thus the term purposeful sampling. Truckin down the principlesfocused evaluation road. Apr 27, 2014 i am michael quinn patton, author of developmental evaluation. What developmental evaluation does is combine the rigor of evaluation, being. In addition to utilizationfocused evaluation, he has written books on qualitative research and evaluation methods, creative evaluation, practical evaluation, and developmental evaluation. In fact, he explicitly outlines five purposes and uses. Once a group has a general sense of evaluations potential utility, this exercise takes the next step of getting concrete about what will need to occur with this program context to make evaluation useful. The short and simple answer is that developmental evaluation is one option in a utilizationfocused process. Michael quinn patton developmental evaluation 2006 free download as pdf file.
Below are evaluation issues for which qualitative methods can be especially appropriate. Principlesfocused evaluation is a type of evaluation that aims to follow a core set of principles, rather than exact prescriptions. The very possibility articulated in the idea of making a significant difference in the world. Aug 16, 2010 michael quinn patton is an independent organizational development and program evaluation consultant.
The book will assist social scientist in determining when it is. Jan 10, 2014 michael quinn patton has written about this distinction very well in his terrific book on developmental evaluation. Developmental evaluation and complexity censemaking. Qualitative research and evaluation methods, by michael quinn. Michael quinn pattons principlesfocused evaluation posted on november 18, 2014 by katherine. The niche of principlesfocused evaluation unit of analysis evaluand. Michael quinn patton, utiliiationfocused lnfomation and training, 3228 46th ave. Michael quinn patton is an independent consultant based in minnesota and former president of the american evaluation association. Qualitative research and evaluation methods by michael quinn. Patton draws on insights about complex dynamic systems, uncertainty, nonlinearity, and emergence. Patton clearly points out that developmental evaluation is not right for every situation. Determine which qualitative evaluation applications are especially appropriate given the evaluations purpose and priorities. Applying complexity concepts to enhance innovation and use and coauthor of getting to maybe.
Notes on developmental evaluation as opposed to formative or summative evaluation. He lives in minnesota, where, according to the states poet laureate, garrison keillor, all the women are strong, all the men are goodlooking, and all the children are above. Michael quinn patton born 1945 is an independent organizational development and program evaluation consultant, and former president of the american evaluation association. Michael quinn patton developmental evaluation 2006. This is not an exhaustive list, but is meant to suggest possibilities. Developmental evaluation is one outcome of this frustration. A former president of the american evaluation association aea, he teaches regularly in aeas professional development workshops, the evaluators institute, and the world banks international program in development evaluation training. Developmental evaluation is an approach much like design thinking to program assessment and valuation in domains of high complexity, change, and innovation. Creative evaluation, practical evaluation, and developmental evaluation.
Pdf this report summarises the discussions and presentations of the. Systems thinking and complexity science michael quinn patton mesi 2016 michael quinn patton mesi 2016. It is not a how to book, but rather it serves as a reference for scholarly exploration of alternatives to strictly quantitative evaluation processes. Qualitative evaluation methods michael quinn patton. Utilizationfocused evaluation ufe checklist michael quinn patton january 2002 utilizationfocused evaluation ufe begins with the premise that evaluations should be judged by their utility and actual use. They eschew clear, specific, and measurable goals upfront. Michael quinn patton, which took place in wage ningen on march 22, 20 12. An internationally known expert on utilizationfocused evaluation, this workshop is based on his book, developmental evaluation. Michael quinn patton is the founder and ceo of utilizationfocused evaluation, an independent organizational development and program evaluation organization after receiving his doctorate in sociology from the university of wisconsinmadison, he spent 18 years on the faculty of the university of minnesota 19731991, including five years as director of the minnesota center for social.
Utilizationfocused evaluation begins with the premise that evaluations should be judged by their utility and actual use. Michael quinn patton ces, 2009 traditional evaluation render definitive judgments of success or failure measure success against predetermined goals developmental evaluation provide feedback, generate learnings, support direction or affirm changes in direction develop new measures and monitoring mechanisms as. All content in this area was uploaded by michael quinn patton on mar 02, 2015. This is a chapter excerpt from guilford publications.
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