Evaluation Theory, Models, and Applications, 2nd Edition

Chapter 16Michael Patton's Utilization-Focused Evaluation

Learning Objectives

In this chapter you will learn about the following:

• The roots of Michael Patton's utilization-focused evaluation (UFE) approach
• UFE's eclectic orientation and fourteen premises
• Patton's definitions of evaluation and UFE
• Personal aspects of UFE, including evaluator and user roles
• UFE's attention to values and judgments
• UFE's ongoing active-reactive-adaptive negotiation process
• UFE's six-part framework for clarifying program goals
• UFE's approach to collecting and analyzing information
• UFE's framework for reviewing evaluation findings
• UFE's approach to reporting findings
• Strengths and limitations of UFE

In Chapter 9, emphasis was given to utilization-focused ...