03587nam a22004695i 4500001001800000003000900018005001700027007001500044008004100059020001800100024003500118050001300153072001500166072002300181072001400204100007400218245008500292250001800377264008500395300003400480336002600514337002600540338003600566347002400602505029400626520170700920650004802627650002602675650004002701650002502741650003602766650002402802650002402826650002802850650002502878710003402903773002602937776003602963776003602999776003603035856004603071978-3-031-68926-0DE-He21320251030113137.0cr nn 008mamaa241011s2024    sz |    s    |||| 0|eng d  a97830316892607 a10.1007/978-3-031-68926-02doi 4aP51-59.4 7aCJ2bicssc 7aEDU0290802bisacsh 7aCJ2thema1 aGruba, Paul.eauthor.4aut4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut10aDesigns for Language Program Evaluationh[electronic resource] /cby Paul Gruba.  a1st ed. 2024. 1aCham :bSpringer International Publishing :bImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,c2024.  aXIX, 236 p.bonline resource.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  atext filebPDF2rda0 aChapter 1: Situating Program Evaluation -- Chapter 2: Design Considerations -- Chapter 3: Preparing an Evaluation -- Chapter 4: Conducting an Evaluation -- Chapter 5: Fostering the Uptake of Recommendations -- Chapter 6: Sustaining Program Improvement -- Chapter 7: Challenges and Agendas.  aThis book aims to advance language program evaluation and practice, building on the author's previous work in Blended Language Program Evaluation (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016). The book is based in theory, yet incorporates case study examples throughout each chapter. The conceptual framework is grounded in complexity and evaluative thinking, and incorporates a three-tiered approach on themes ranging from 'hybrid learning' through to 'leadership' and 'sustainability'. The style of the work seeks to engage stakeholders through its focus on utility and program improvement, and result in pragmatic, evidence-based results that foster quality teaching, learning, and administration. Despite being situated in a multibillion dollar global industry, few language professionals evaluate their language programs and foster improvement. This book is addressed to current language professionals and researchers, and aims to fill this gap in current knowledge and practice. Paul Gruba is an Honorary (Fellow) in the School of Languages and Linguistics at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Originally trained as a journalist in Alaska, he started his career in language teaching as a Peace Corps volunteer in Mali from 1983-1985, before moving to Japan and working with businesses to improve English proficiency. He has devoted much of his career to the nexus of new media and assessment. His last three books have concerned 'blended' or 'hybrid' language learning environments with a strong focus on elements that influence their success. Over his career, Paul has delivered keynote addresses, supervised over two dozen PhD students, and earned a global reputation as an innovator in applied linguistics. 0aLanguage and languagesxStudy and teaching. 0aEducationxCurricula. 0aEducational tests and measurements. 0aApplied linguistics.14aLanguage Teaching and Learning.24aLanguage Education.24aCurriculum Studies.24aAssessment and Testing.24aApplied Linguistics.2 aSpringerLink (Online service)0 tSpringer Nature eBook08iPrinted edition:z978303168925308iPrinted edition:z978303168927708iPrinted edition:z978303168928440uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-68926-0