Program Evaluation in Practice: Core Concepts and Examples for Discussion and Analysis, Second Edition,  provides guidance for new and would-be evaluators. It uses real-world examples, explained in writing clear enough that learners gain a great deal of helpful information while not being overwhelmed, thanks to manageable chapter lengths. Discussion questions and class activities at the end of each chapter help the students further process the information in that chapter and to integrate the information from the other chapters, thus facilitating the learning process for the students. Because there are few relevant or helpful teaching cases available for students learning program evaluation, this book provides a much needed tool for evaluation training. While focused on education, the book is also useful for other programs cover program evaluation. Changes to this edition include identification in each chapter of what main evaluation approaches or theory is being addressed in each chapter, adding of more detail to cases and providing more in-depth description, updating of references and readings, examination of new Joint Committee Standards for Evaluation and make connections between text and the new standards, and addition of more background information about the evaluators in the cases. Three new cases cover cultural competency as well as programs in STEM, and i3.