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New Directions for Evaluation, How and Why Language Matters in Evaluation, No. 86

by Rodney K. Hopson

New Directions for Evaluation, How and Why Language Matters in Evaluation, No. 86 Cover

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Publisher Comments:

While attention to language issues is well accepted in social science research, serious consideration of language in evaluation research and

practice has been limited. Yet, say the authors of this volume, significant contributions could be made to the theory, practice, and methods used by evaluators simply by understanding the important relationship between language and evaluation. This issue fills a void in the evaluation literature by illuminating the ways language shapes our understanding of social policies and programs we evaluate. The contributors-drawn from a range of diverse disciplines-consider why and how language is an evaluation issue and outline the conceptual and practical concerns it raises. Drawing from such varied examples as a statewide at-risk youth project, a Quebec welfare program, mixed-sex focus groups, and an urban tuberculosis screening program, the authors provide a balance of conceptual analysis and practical advice that clearly shows how careful attention to language can improve what evaluators do today as well as spark new and thoughtful

discussion in the future.

Synopsis:

This is the 86th issue of the quarterly journals "New Directions for Evaluation,"
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About the Author

RODNEY K. HOPSON is an assistant professor of education in the Department of Foundations and Leadership, School of Education, and a faculty member in the Center for Interpretive and Qualitative Research at Duquesne University of Pittsburgh.
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Table of Contents

Overview : language matters / Michael Quinn Patton — Language in defining social problems and in evaluating social programs / Anna Marie Madison — HIV/AIDS talk : implications for prevention intervention and evaluation / Rodney K. Hopson, Kenya J. Lucas, James A. Peterson — Translating evaluation findings into "policy language" / Kenneth Cabatoff — Sociolinguistic dynamics of gender in focus groups / Courtney L. Brown — Beyond the literal : metaphors and why they matter / Alexis Kaminsky — Dialogue for learning : evaluator as critical friend / Sharon F. Rallis, Gretchen B. Rossman — Border lessons : linguistic "rich points" and evaluative understanding / Michael Agar.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780787954307
Subtitle:
New Directions for Evaluation
Editor:
Hopson, Rodney K.
Editor:
Hopson, Rodney K.
Author:
Hopson, Rodney
Publisher:
Jossey-Bass
Location:
San Francisco, CA :
Subject:
Sociolinguistics
Subject:
Evaluation research
Subject:
Psychotherapy - General
Subject:
Psychotherapy
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series:
J-B Pe Single Issue (Program) Evaluation
Series Volume:
50
Publication Date:
June 2000
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
115
Dimensions:
8.94x5.96x.30 in. .39 lbs.
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