{"product_id":"the-sage-international-handbook-of-katherine-e-ryan-9781412940689","title":"The Sage International Handbook of Educational Evaluation","description":"\u003cp\u003eBringing together the expertise of top evaluation leaders from around the world, \u003cb\u003eThe SAGE International Handbook of Educational Evaluation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eaddresses\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003emethods and applications in the field, particularly as they relate to policy- and decision-making in an era of globalization. The comprehensive collection of articles in the \u003cb\u003eHandbook\u003c\/b\u003e compels readers to consider globalization influences on educational evaluation within distinct genres or families of evaluation approaches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Features\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscusses substantive issues surrounding globalization, and its implication for educational policy and practice and ultimately evaluation;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes state-of-the-art theory chapters and method chapters within scientific, accountability-oriented, learning-oriented, and political genres of evaluation approaches;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides real-world case exemplar chapters to illustrate core concepts within genres;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExtends dialogue on controversial topics and contemporary educational evaluation tensions in the context of globalization;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummarizes, by means of an integration chapter, the issues, tensions and dilemmas confronting educational evaluators in an era of globalization. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eServing as a state-of-the-art resource on educational evaluation, this volume is designed for graduate students, evaluation scholars and researchers and professional evaluation practitioners with an interest in educational program and policy evaluation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Katherine E. Ryan, J. Bradley Cousins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1412940680\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781412940689\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications, Inc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.10w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2009 pg. 215","brand":"Katherine E. Ryan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44810009477375,"sku":"9781412940689","price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e8999f62-63d3-485f-bd51-0547dd77e99c.jpg?v=1707928082","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sage-international-handbook-of-katherine-e-ryan-9781412940689","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}