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Thomas Schwandt

Key Professional Appointments

  • Professor Emeritus, Educational Psychology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Awards, Honors, Associations

AERA Fellow, American Educational Research Association, 2010

Publications

Schwandt, T. A. (2023). The Interpretivist-Humanist Evaluator. In J. N. Hall, A. Boyce, & R. Hopson (Eds.), Disrupting Program Evaluation and Mixed Methods Research for a More Just Society: The Contributions of Jennifer C. Greene (pp. 49-60). (Evaluation and Society). Information Age Publishing Inc..

Evans, M., Teasdale, R. M., Gannon-Slater, N., Londe, P. G. L., Crenshaw, H. L., Greene, J. C., & Schwandt, T. A. (2019). How did that happen? Teachers' explanations for low test scores. Teachers College Record, 121(2).

Schwandt, T. A. (2019). Post-normal evaluation? Evaluation, 25(3), 317-329.  link >

Evans, M., LaLonde, P., Gannon-Slater, N., Crenshaw, H., Teasdale, R., Green, J., & Schwandt, T. (2018). Beyond Matchmaking: Considering Aims for Teacher Data Use. In N. Barnes, & H. Fives (Eds.), Cases of Teachers' Data Use (pp. 112-127). Taylor and Francis.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (2018). Acting together in determining value: A professional ethical responsibility of evaluators. Evaluation, 24(3), 306-317.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (2018). Evaluative Thinking as a Collaborative Social Practice: The Case of Boundary Judgment Making. New Directions for Evaluation, 2018(158), 125-137.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (2018). The concerted effort to professionalize evaluation practice: Whither are we bound? In The Evaluation Enterprise: A Critical View (pp. 221-242). Taylor and Francis.

Schwandt, T. A. (2018). This Is Your (My) Life. New Directions for Evaluation, 2018(157), 79-81.  link >

Gannon-Slater, N., La Londe, P. G., Crenshaw, H. L., Evans, M. E., Greene, J. C., & Schwandt, T. A. (2017). Advancing equity in accountability and organizational cultures of data use. Journal of Educational Administration, 55(4), 361-375.  link >

Schwandt, T. A., & Gates, E. F. (2017). Case Study Methodology. In N. K. Denzin, & Y. S. Lincoln (Eds.), The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research (5 ed.). SAGE Publishing.

Schwandt, T. A. (2017). Professionalization, Ethics, and Fidelity to an Evaluation Ethos. American Journal of Evaluation, 38(4), 546-553.  link >

Simon, B., Meyer, W., D’Errico, S., Schwandt, T., Lucks, D., Zhaoying, C., El-Saddik, K., Schneider, E., Taube, L., Anderson, S., & Ofir, Z. (2017). Evaluation: a missed opportunity in the SDGs’ first set of Voluntary National Reviews. International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).

Schwandt, T. A. (2015). Evaluation Foundations Revisited: Cultivating a Life of the Mind for Practice. Stanford University Press.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (2015). Reconstructing professional ethics and responsibility: Implications of critical systems thinking. Evaluation, 21(4), 462-466.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (2015). The SAGE Dictionary of Qualitative Inquiry. (4 ed.) SAGE Publishing.

Schwandt, T. A. (2014). On the Mutually Informing Relationship Between Practice and Theory in Evaluation. American Journal of Evaluation, 35(2), 231-236.  link >

Schwandt, T. A., & Cash, T. J. (2014). The Origins, Meaning, and Significance of Qualitative Inquiry in Evaluation. In L. Goodyear, E. Barela, J. Jewiss, & J. Usinger (Eds.), Qualitative Inquiry in Evaluation: From Theory to Practice (pp. 3-24). Jossey-Bass.

Schwandt, T. A. (2013). From the Editor. American Journal of Evaluation, 34(4), 463-464.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (2013). International Perspectives on Evaluation. American Journal of Evaluation, 34(4), 567-568.  link >

Dahler-Larsen, P., & Schwandt, T. A. (2012). Political culture as context for evaluation. New Directions for Evaluation, 2012(135), 75-87.  link >

Prewitt, K., Schwandt, T. A., & Straf, M. L. (Eds.) (2012). Using Science as Evidence in Public Policy. National Academies Press.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (2012). Quality, Standards and Accountability: An Uneasy Alliance. Education Inquiry, 3(2), 217-224.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (2012). Valuing methodological diversity. qualitative social work, 11(2), 125-129.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (2011). From the editor. American Journal of Evaluation, 32(2), 167.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (2011). From the editor. American Journal of Evaluation, 32(1), 7.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (2011). From the Editor. American Journal of Evaluation, 32(3), 323.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (2010). From the editor. American Journal of Evaluation, 31(1), 7-8.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (2009). Globalizing Influences on the Western Evaluation Imaginary. In K. E. Ryan, & J. B. Cousins (Eds.), The SAGE International Handbook of Educational Evaluation (pp. 19-36). SAGE Publishing.  link >

Schwandt, T. (2009). Toward a Practical Theory of Evidence for Evaluation. In S. I. Donaldson, C. A. Christie, & M. M. Mark (Eds.), What counts as credible evidence in applied research and evaluation practice? (pp. 197-212). SAGE Publishing.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (2008). A Tribute to My Teacher. Qualitative Inquiry, 14(8), 1374-1376.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (2008). Educating for intelligent belief in evaluation. American Journal of Evaluation, 29(2), 139-150.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (2008). In Memoriam: Egon Guba (1924—2008). American Journal of Evaluation, 29(3).  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (2008). On learning to be a scholar: A tribute to my teacher. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 21(6), 547-549.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (2008). Remembering my Teacher. American Journal of Evaluation, 29(3), 328-329.  link >

Greene, J. C., Lipsey, M. W., Schwandt, T. A., Smith, N. L., & Tharp, R. G. (2007). Method choice: Five discussant commentaries. New Directions for Evaluation, 2007(113), 111-127.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (2007). Expanding the conversation on evaluation ethics. Evaluation and Program Planning, 30(4), 400-403.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (2007). First words. In B. Somekh, & T. A. Schwandt (Eds.), Knowledge Production: Research Work in Interesting Times (pp. 1-6). Taylor and Francis.  link >

Schwandt, T. A., Lincoln, Y. S., & Guba, E. G. (2007). Judging interpretations: But is it rigorous? Trustworthiness and authenticity in naturalistic evaluation. New Directions for Evaluation, 2007(114), 11-25.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (2007). On the Importance of Revisiting the Study of Ethics in Evaluation. Advances in Program Evaluation, 10, 117-127.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (2007). The Pressing Need for Ethical Education: A Commentary on the Growing IRB Controversy. In N. K. Denzin, & M. D. Giardina (Eds.), Ethical Futures in Qualitative Research: Decolonizing the Politics of Knowledge (International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry Series; Vol. 2). Routledge.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (2007). The SAGE Dictionary of Qualitative Inquiry. (3 ed.) SAGE Publishing.

Somekh, B., & Schwandt, T. A. (2007). Knowledge Production: Research Work in Interesting Times. Routledge.  link >

Schwandt, T. A., & Burgon, H. (2006). Evaluation and the Study of Lived Experience. In I. F. Shaw, J. C. Greene, & M. M. Mark (Eds.), The SAGE Handbook of Evaluation (pp. 99-117). SAGE Publishing.  link >

Schwandt, T. (2006). Opposition redirected. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 19(6), 803-810.  link >

Schwandt, T., & Dahler-Larsen, P. (2006). When Evaluation Meets the ‘Rough Ground’ in Communities. Evaluation, 12(4), 496-505.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (2005). A Diagnostic reading of scientifically based research for education. Educational Theory, 55(3), 285-305.

Schwandt, T. A. (2005). On generating knowledge in service to society. International Journal of Research and Method in Education, 28(2), 197-205.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (2005). On modeling our understanding of the practice fields. Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 13(3), 313-332.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (2005). The centrality of practice to evaluation. American Journal of Evaluation, 26(1), 95-105.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (2004). Evaluating Holistic Rehabilitation Praxis. Kommuneforlaget.

Schwandt, T. A., & Jang, E. E. (2004). Linking validity and ethics in language testing: Insights from the hermeneutic turn in social science. Studies in Educational Evaluation, 30(4), 265-280.  link >

Haug, P., & Schwandt, T. A. (Eds.) (2003). Evaluating Educational Reforms: Scandinavian Perspectives. (Evaluation and Society). Information Age Publishing Inc.

Schwandt, T. A. (2003). ‘Back to the Rough Ground!’ Beyond Theory to Practice in Evaluation. Evaluation, 9(3), 353-364.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (2003). Linking Evaluation and Education: Enlightenment and Engagement. In P. Haug, & T. A. Schwandt (Eds.), Evaluating Educational Reforms: Scandinavian Perspectives (pp. 169-188). (Evaluation and Society). Information Age Pub..

Schwandt, T. A., & Schwandt, T. A. (2003). Notes on evaluating the ecology of rehabilitation praxis. Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, 5(1), 93-105.  link >

Ryan, K. E., & Schwandt, T. A. (Eds.) (2002). Exploring Evaluator Role Identity. (Evaluation and Society). Information Age Publishing Inc.

Schwandt, T. A. (2002). Evaluation Practice Reconsidered. (Counterpoints; Vol. 211). Peter Lang Publishing.

Schwandt, T. A. (2002). Traversing the Terrain of Role, Identity, and Self. In K. E. Ryan, & T. A. Schwandt (Eds.), Exploring Evaluator Role Identity (Evaluation and Society). Information Age Pub..

Abma, T. A., Greene, J. C., Karlsson, O., Ryan, K., Schwandt, T. A., & Widdershoven, G. A. M. (2001). Dialogue on Dialogue. Evaluation, 7(2), 164-180.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (2001). A Postscript on Thinking about Dialogue. Evaluation, 7(2), 264-276.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (2001). Dictionary of Qualitative Inquiry. (2 ed.) SAGE Publishing.

Schwandt, T. A. (2001). Responsiveness and everyday life. New Directions for Evaluation, 2001(92), 73-88.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (2001). Understanding Dialogue as Practice. Evaluation, 7(2), 228-237.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (2000). Further diagnostic thoughts on what ails evaluation practice. American Journal of Evaluation, 21(2), 225-229.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (2000). Meta-analysis and everyday life: The good, the bad, and the ugly. American Journal of Evaluation, 21(2), 213-219.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (2000). Three epistemological stances for qualitative inquiry: Interpretivism, hermeneutics, and social constructionism. In N. K. Denzin, & Y. S. Lincoln (Eds.), Handbook of Qualitative Research (2 ed., pp. 189-213). SAGE Publishing.

Schwandt, T. A. (1999). On understanding understanding. Qualitative Inquiry, 5(4), 451-464.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (1998). Commentary: Moral Demands and Strong Evaluation. American Journal of Evaluation, 19(2), 227-229.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (1998). Editor's notes. New Directions for Evaluation, 1998(77), 1-4.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (Ed.) (1998). Scandinavian Perspectives on the Evaluator's Role in Informing Social Policy. New Directions for Evaluation, (77).

Schwandt, T. A. (1998). The interpretive review of educational matters: Is there any other kind? Review of Educational Research, 68(4), 409-412.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (1997). Evaluation as practical hermeneutics. Evaluation, 3(1), 69-83.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (1997). Qualitative Inquiry: A Dictionary of Terms. SAGE Publishing.

Schwandt, T. A. (1997). Reading the "problem of evaluation" in social inquiry. Qualitative Inquiry, 3(1), 4-25.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (1997). The landscape of values in evaluation: Charted terrain and unexplored territory. New Directions for Evaluation, 1997(76), 25-39.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (1996). Farewell to criteriology. Qualitative Inquiry, 2(1), 58-72.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (1994). Constructivist, interpretivist approaches to human inquiry. In N. K. Denzin, & Y. S. Lincoln (Eds.), Handbook of Qualitative Research (pp. 118-137). SAGE Publishing.

Jinkerson, D. L., Cummings, O. W., Neisendorf, B. J., & Schwandt, T. A. (1992). A case study of methodological issues in cross-cultural evaluation. Evaluation and Program Planning, 15(3), 273-285.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (1992). Better living through evaluation? Images of progress shaping evaluation practice. Evaluation Practice, 13(2), 135-144.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (1992). Better Living Through Evaluation? Images of Progress Shaping Evaluation Practice. American Journal of Evaluation, 13(2), 135-144.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (1992). Constructing appropriate and useful metaevaluative frameworks. Further reflections on the ECAETC audit experience. Evaluation and Program Planning, 15(1), 95-100.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (1990). Defining "quality" in evaluation. Evaluation and Program Planning, 13(2), 177-188.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (1990). Editorial assuring evaluation quality. Evaluation and Program Planning, 13(2).  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (1989). Evaluating the Medical Humanities. Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 1(3), 122-127.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (1989). Recapturing Moral Discourse in Evaluation. Educational Researcher, 18(8), 11-17.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (1989). SOLUTIONS TO THE PARADIGM CONFLICT:: Coping with Uncertainty. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 17(4), 379-407.  link >

Schwandt, T. A. (1989). The Politics of Verifying Trustworthiness in Evaluation Auditing. American Journal of Evaluation, 10(4), 33-40.  link >

Schwandt, T. A., & Halpern, E. S. (Eds.) (1988). Linking Auditing and Meta-Evaluation: Enhancing Quality in Applied Research. (Applied Social Research Methods; Vol. 11). SAGE Publishing.

Alexander, J., O'neill, K., Shader, K., Schwandt, T., & Cummings, O. (1986). Evaluation '85: Reactions from Business and Industry. American Journal of Evaluation, 7(2), 65-67.  link >

Cummings, O., Schwandt, T., Alexander, J., & Bramlett, M. (1985). Evaluation '84: A Business Perspective. American Journal of Evaluation, 6(1), 51-53.  link >

Pershing, J. A., Sitlington, P. L., & Schwandt, T. A. (1984). South Central Indiana job training plan : program years 1985/86. Education and Manpower Research Associates.

Adomatis, D. B., Vanderhoff, M., & Schwandt, T. A. (1981). Former students' perceptions of their consumer and homemaking education courses. Vocational Education Services, Indiana University.

Steenhausen, N. E., Drucker, E. H., Schwandt, T. A., Michael, N., & Fields, C. A. (1981). Implementation of a regional communications and planning model. Vocational Education Services, Dept. of Vocational Education, Indiana University.

Pershing, J. A., & Schwandt, T. A. (1980). A schema for recruiting and selecting secondary vocational education students. Dept. of Vocational Education, School of Education, Indiana University.

Pershing, J. A., & Schwandt, T. A. (1980). Vocational education student recruitment and selection practices in Indiana : methodology and findings. Dept. of Vocational Education, School of Education, Indiana University.