Practical wisdom for an ethical evaluation practice

"This book provides a contemporary and thought-provoking exploration of the concept of practical wisdom--what it is and how it can be incorporated into evaluation practice. It defines what practical wisdom is, explores its roots, where it stands today, what constitutes the "wise" eval...

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Other Authors Hurteau, Marthe, 1949- (Editor), Archibald, Thomas (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2023.
SeriesEvaluation and society.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806602339
DOI10.1108/979-8-88730-088-7
Physical Description1 online resource (xxiv, 189 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Preface / Gail Vallance Barrington
  • Introduction / Marthe Hurteau
  • Part I: What practical wisdom is and where it stands
  • Chapter 1. The practical wisdom of evaluators / Ernest R. House
  • Chapter 2. Practical wisdom for evaluators: What it is and how to achieve it / Arnold Love
  • Chapter 3. Can practical wisdom serve as an organizing framework for ethical evaluation practice? Thomas a. Schwandt
  • Chapter 4. Competencies, practical wisdom, and the professionalization of ethical practice / James C. McDavid and Irene Huse
  • Part II: The wise evaluator
  • Chapter 5. Practical wisdom in action / Marthe Hurteau and Caroline Gagnon
  • Chapter 6. Mindfulness and practical wisdom for evaluators / Anne T. Coghlan and James C. McDavid
  • Chapter 7. Thinking outside the box: The contribution of intuition/insight / Marthe Hurteau, Sylvain Houle, and Jeiran Rahmanian
  • Chapter 8. The relationship between reflective practice, evaluative thinking, and practical wisdom / Tiffany L. S. Tovey and Thomas Archibald
  • Chapter 9. Intellectual courage: From will to ethical practice / Marthe Hurteau, Birgitta Larsson, and Caroline Gagnon
  • Chapter 10. Knowledge systems from our ancestors: An African epistemology of practical wisdom in evaluation / Mokgophana Ramasobana, Precious Tirivanhu, and Khotso Tsotsotso
  • Part III: How to develop it
  • Chapter 11. Practical wisdom: Learning from failures / Michael Quinn Patton and Charmagne E. Campbell-Patton
  • Chapter 12. Growing practical wisdom / Ricardo Ramírez, Dal Brodhead, Wendy Quarry, and Sonal Zaveri. Conclusion / Marthe Hurteau. General References. Biography Notes.