The Sociological Roots of Utilization-Focused Evaluation

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• 作者：Michael Quinn Patton
• 关键词：Program evaluation ; Sociology of knowledge ; Diffusion of innovations ; Power ; Organizational sociology ; Qualitative methods ; Utilization ; focused evaluation ; Developmental evaluation
• 刊名：The American Sociologist
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：December 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：46
• 期：4
• 页码：457-462
• 全文大小：232 KB
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• 作者单位：Michael Quinn Patton (1)
  
  1. Utilization-Focused Evaluation, Saint Paul, MN, USA
  
• 刊物主题：Sociology, general; Social Sciences, general;
• 出版者：Springer US
• ISSN：1936-4784

文摘

Utilization-focused evaluation is widely recognized as one of the most influential approaches in the evaluation profession. What is not widely recognized is that the approach is fundamentally applied sociology. Six particular sociological specializations have influenced my evaluation perspective and practice: applied sociology, sociology of knowledge, diffusion of innovations, sociological perspectives on power and conflict, organizational sociology, and qualitative methods. International and comparative sociology has also been important in my evaluation career and practice. Keywords Program evaluation Sociology of knowledge Diffusion of innovations Power Organizational sociology Qualitative methods Utilization-focused evaluation Developmental evaluation