Reframing Evaluation Through Appreciative Inquiry is the first book to introduce the application of Appreciative Inquiry (AI), an approach for organizational development and change, to the practice of evaluation. Authors Hallie Preskill and Tessie Tzavaras Catsambas lay out the theoretical foundation of AI and build a bridge between the theory and practice of applying AI to evaluation. Reframing Evaluation Through Appreciative Inquiry is the first book to introduce the application of Appreciative Inquiry (AI), an approach for organizational development and change, to the practice of evaluation. Authors Hallie Preskill and Tessie Tzavaras Catsambas lay out the theoretical foundation of AI and build a bridge between the theory and practice of applying AI to evaluation. I enjoyed the book.? I found the approach refreshing and useful.? The structure of the book made the argument easy to follow...Practitioners of evaluation, or any organizational change process, will find the approach useful.Table of Case Examples Preface Prologue: Choosing an Evaluation Path 1. Introducing Appreciative Inquiry 2. Using Appreciative Inquiry in Evaluation Practice 3. Focusing the Evaluation Using Appreciative Inquiry 4. Designing and Conducting Interviews and Surveys Using Appreciative Inquiry 5. Using Appreciative Inquiry to Develop Evaluation Systems 6. Building Evaluation Capacity Through Appreciative Inquiry Epilogue: Crossing Boundaries and Evaluation Innovation Appendix: Using Appreciative Inquiry at Evergreen Cove by Laverne Webb and Sherry Rockey References Index About the Authors