Qualitative evaluation methods michael quinn patton. 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. He has been an independent evaluation practitioner for over 35 years and has worked at local, state, national, and international levels. Applying complexity concepts to enhance innovation and use guilford, 2010. Michael quinn patton over the past 20 years and now crystallised in a book. Qualitative research and evaluation methods patton pdf.
Michael, is budgeting for developmental evaluation. Pioneered by michael quinn patton, it overturns many of the assumptions of more. Developmental evaluation and complexity censemaking. It is not a how to book, but rather it serves as a reference for scholarly exploration of alternatives to strictly quantitative evaluation processes. They are not the same, though developmental evaluation can be used in the evaluation of development. Michael quinn patton, phd tei the evaluators institute. Principles, principlesfocused evaluation, developmental evaluation, best practices anyone who frames an academic tome with grateful dead lyrics has my immediate attention. Proust wrote that the real voyage of discovery consists not in. Haugh this october, i traveled to denver, colorado for the american evaluation associations 2014 annual conference. Patton s qualitative evaluation methods is geared toward the scientific researcher or applied social scientist who wants to expand his or her evaluation repertoire. Michael quinn patton developmental evaluation is easily confused with international development evaluation. The short and simple answer is that developmental evaluation is one option in a utilizationfocused process.
A developmental evaluation primer mcconnell foundation. Sep 30, 2017 thats why michael quinn patton founder and ceo of utilizationfocused evaluation and i collaborated to share key findings from michaels recently published book, facilitating evaluation, in a creative and engaging way. He lives in minnesota, where, according to the states poet laureate, garrison keillor, all the women are strong, all the men are. Developmental evaluation quotes by michael quinn patton. Qualitative evaluation and research methods michael quinn. Apr 27, 2014 i am michael quinn patton, author of developmental evaluation. Michael, is budgeting for developmental evaluation different from budgeting for formative and summative evaluation. 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.
Patton has done this with essentials of utilization focused evaluation. Michael quinn patton developmental evaluation 2006. Qualitative research and evaluation methods by michael quinn. Michael quinn patton former president of the american evaluation association. D faculty member of the union institute graduate school, minneapolis, mn, usa founder and director of an organizational development consulting business utilization focused. Value in evaluation inquiry hymn evaluation turn, turn, turn what is the value. Developmental evaluation is a collaborative process between social innovators and evaluators.
Michael quinn patton utilizationfocused evaluation, saint paul, mn. Developmental evaluation is one outcome of this frustration. Evaluator s role is to help users clarify their purpose, hopedfor results, and change model. Truckin down the principlesfocused evaluation road. This presentation is based on the concept of developmental. Mar 01, 2015 my name is michael quinn patton and i am an independent evaluation consultant based in minnesota but working worldwide. He has edited volumes on culture and evaluation and teaching evaluation using the case method.
When a guest and a cook concoct a soup together, that cocreation is developmental evaluation. Oct 21, 2014 at the american evaluation association 2014 annual conference in denver, colorado, michael quinn patton presented on principlesfocused evaluation. In the last few months i have been editing a book on developmental evaluation exemplars with kate mckegg and nan wehipeihana. Developmental evaluation of resultsbased management at unfpa. The new material and innovative graphics present the utilizationfocused evaluation process as a complex adaptive system. An internationally known expert on utilizationfocused evaluation, this workshop is based on his book, developmental evaluation. Qualitative research patton pdf and qualitative methods than the different logics that undergird sampling approaches. The end of the book chapter 9 includes a lengthy discussion of qualitative. Michael quinn patton is an independent consultant based in minnesota and former president of the american evaluation association.
Join researchgate to find the people and research you need to help your work. Applying complexity concepts to enhance innovation. 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. Below are evaluation issues for which qualitative methods can be especially appropriate. The the expert seminar was or ganise d by t he wag eninge n ur ce ntre f or devel opment innov. Michael quinn patton born 1945 is an independent organizational development and program evaluation consultant, and former president of the american evaluation association. A time for process, a time for outcomes a time to form, a time to sum up, a time for numbers, a time for words a time to laugh, a time to weep. Applying complexity concepts to enhance innovation and use guilford press, 2011, coeditor of developmental evaluation exemplars. These are not exercises for which one can go back and find the answer in the book, but rather applications that require a person to reflect and think. Jun 01, 2009 developmental evaluation defined evaluation processes, including asking evaluative questions and applying evaluation logic, to support program, product, staff andor organizational development. How to use qualitative methods in evaluation michael quinn. This is not an exhaustive list, but is meant to suggest possibilities. But developmental evaluation will help you be clear about where you started, what forks in the road you took and why, what you learned along the way, and where you ended up, at least for a moment in time, before the next gust of wind.
The fourth edition of the bestselling utilizationfocused evaluation provides expert, detailed advice on conducting program evaluations from one of leading experts. Determine which qualitative evaluation applications are especially appropriate given the evaluations purpose and priorities. Evaluation for the way we live paper by michael quinn patton. In addition to utilizationfocused evaluation, he has written books on qualitative research and evaluation methods, creative evaluation, practical evaluation, and developmental evaluation. The innovation and evaluation develop togetherinterwoven, interdependent, iterative, and cocreatedso that the developmental evaluation becomes part of the change process. In his book, michael outlines five principles for facilitating evaluation. Evaluation is part of initial program design, including conceptualizing the theory of change. Michael quinn pattons principlesfocused evaluation posted on november 18, 2014 by katherine. The evaluator is part of a team whose members collaborate to conceptualize, design and test new approaches in a longterm, ongoing process of.
Michael quinn patton developmental evaluation 2006 free download as pdf file. 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. Peer debriefing is a process of exposing one self to a distinguished peer in a manner that parallels an analytic session, with the purpose of exploring aspects of inquiry that might remain only. Michael quinn patton, phd, directs an organizational development and evaluation consulting business, utilizationfocused evaluation. Michael quinn patton, which took place in wage ningen on march 22, 20 12. Aug 16, 2010 michael quinn patton is an independent organizational development and program evaluation consultant. Tance to the purpose of the research, thus the term purposeful sampling. Utilizationfocused evaluation begins with the premise that evaluations should be judged by their utility and actual use. Jan 10, 2014 michael quinn patton has written about this distinction very well in his terrific book on developmental evaluation. The book offers practical exercises at the end of each chapter. This is a chapter excerpt from guilford publications. Applying complexity concepts to enhance innovation and use. A practitioners guide to developmental evaluation mcconnell. I am an independent consultant based in saint paul, minnesota.
Michael quinn patton is an independent consultant with more than 40 years experience conducting applied research and program evaluations. Utilizationfocused evaluation developmental evaluation. Principlesfocused evaluation michael quinn patton and charmagne e. 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. Qualitative research and evaluation methods, 3rd ed. He has been teaching at the evaluators institute since its beginning. Qualitative research and evaluation methods for those in music education trying to present all approaches to research as reasonable and viable options, patton provides a biasfree presentation of appropriate terminology. The cse program evaluation kit is a series of nine books intended to assist people conducting program evaluations. He is the founder and director of utilizationfocused evaluation. Utilizationfocused evaluation ufe checklist michael quinn patton january 20 utilizationfocused evaluation begins with the premise that evaluations should be judged by their utility and actual use. Reproduced with kind permission of michael quinn patton. Michael quinn patton does just that in his most recent book, principlesfocused. Developmental evaluation supports the development of innovation, which.
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