Evaluation Strategies for Communicating and Reporting: Enhancing Learning in Organizations

`[This is] a book that addresses some of the overlooked, taken-for-granted aspects involved with the planning, conducting, and reporting of good evaluation. This book helps evaluators improve the utilization of evaluation results by using an ongoing, integrative collaborative learning approach with project stakeholders. Through the use of collaborative techniques and emphasis on various communicating and reporting formats, evaluators gain knowledge and skills that will assist them in helping organizations learn, grow and improve' - Steven R Aragon, Human Resource Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Evaluation Strategies for Communicating and Reporting has been thoroughly revised and updated creating 75% new material and 34 new case examples. The Second Edition provides worksheets and instructions for creating a detailed communicating and reporting plan based on audience needs and characteristics. The authors cover advances in technology including Web site communications, Web and videoconferencing and Internet chat rooms. There are several additional topics for consideration, including communicating and reporting for diverse audiences and for multi-site evaluations.