'Evaluation Roots' examines current evaluation theories & traces their evolution with the point of view that theories build upon theories &, therefore, evaluation theories are related to each other.

Introduction: comparing evaluation points of view /Marvin C. Alkin -- An evaluation theory tree / Marvin C. Alkin and Christina A. Christie -- Methods: Ralph W. Tyler's contribution to program evaluation / George F. Madaus -- Donald Campbell: the accidental evaluator / William R. Shadish and Jason K. Luellen -- Causal generalization: how Campbell and Cronbach influenced my theoretical thinking on this topic in Shadish, Cook, and Campbell / Thomas D. Cook -- A Trialist's notes on evaluation theory and roots / Robert F. Boruch -- My views of evaluation and their origins / Peter H. Rossi -- The roots of theory-driven evaluations: current views and origins / Huey-Tsyh Chen -- Rooting for evaluation: a Cliff Notes version of my work / Carol Hirschon Weiss -- The educative evaluator: an Interpretation of Lee J. Cronbach's vision of evaluation / Jennifer C. Greene -- Valuing: Reflections / Michael Scriven -- The Roots of connoisseurship and criticism: a personal journey / Elliot W. Eisner -- Stake and responsive evaluation / Robert Stake -- Intellectual history in evaluation / Ernest R. House -- The roots of fourth generation evaluation: theoretical and methodological origins / Yvonne S. Lincoln and Egon G. Guba -- Use: The 21st-century Cipp Model: origins, development, and use / Daniel L. Stufflebeam -- Using evaluation to improve performance and support policy decision making / Joseph S. Wholey -- The roots of utilization-focused evaluation / Michael Quinn Patton -- Context adapted utilization: a personal journey / Marvin C. Alkin -- Branching out or standing on a limb: looking to our roots for insight / David M. Fetterman -- Crossing the bridge: toward understanding use through systematic inquiry / J. Bradley Cousins -- Tikun Olam): the roots of participatory evaluation / Jean A. King -- The transformational power of evaluation: passion, purpose, and practice / Hallie Preskill -- Evaluation forms: toward an inclusive framework for evaluation practice / John M. Owen -- Summing up: evaluation roots / Marvin C. Alkin -- Evaluation theory tree revisited / Marvin C. Alkin & Christina A. Christie.