Evaluation in the Field
The Need for Site Visit Standards
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12471128 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Quinn Patton (0000-0002-4706-2941, Utilization-Focused Evaluation, St. Paul, MN, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 444-460 |
| Publication date | 2015-08-19 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Evaluation (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1098-2140 • E-ISSN: 1557-0878 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1098214015600785 |
| OpenAlex | W2216142667 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 6 |
Our understanding of programs is enhanced when trained, skilled, and observant evaluators go into the field – the real world where programs are conducted – paying attention to what’s going on, systematically documenting what they see, and reporting what they learn. The article opens by presenting and illustrating twelve reasons for building fieldwork into evaluation designs. While in-depth fieldwork is the evaluation ideal, the evaluation reality is that brief site visits are the more common design. The article identifies systematic weaknesses in how site visits are commissioned and conducted, and proposes standards for improving quality and use
Epistemology · Evaluation methods · Field (mathematics · Ideal (ethics · Management science · Political science · Program evaluation · Public relations · Quality (philosophy · Sociology · Strengths and weaknesses · Community Health and Development · Engineering · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Law · Psychology · Public Administration · Service-Learning and Community Engagement · Social Psychology
Strengthening Support for Immigrant Workers
Navigating the awkward, challenging social context of evaluation
Institutional capacity development within the national urban policy formation process – Participants’ views
The craft of evaluative practice
Site Visit Standards Revisited
Preparing students to work with Spanish-speaking populations
| Citations per year | 0.75 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |