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Chelimsky, Eleanor – Evaluation Practice, 1987
Reflections on the politics of program evaluation are presented. Topics discussed include policy question development and translation into evaluation questions, translation of evaluation questions into the evaluation proper, translation of evaluation findings into policy, and generation of new policy questions. (TJH)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Planning, Policy Formation

Chelimsky, Eleanor – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1987
Evaluation must take into account both executive and legislative politics and their interactions. A five-part continuum evaluation process is suggested for the development of a policy question and its translation into knowledge that is credible, timely, responsive, and usable. Evaluators have a major responsibility in this process. (Author/JAZ)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Evaluation Utilization

Chelimsky, Eleanor; Morra, Linda G. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1984
Evaluation synthesis, a meta-evaluation method developed by the General Accounting Office to improve evaluation utilization by legislators, is described. It is designed to: (1) focus on the information needs and priorities of legislators, and (2) ensure continuous communication between sponsor and evaluator. The strengths and limitations of this…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Federal Programs, Information Needs

Chelimsky, Eleanor – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1987
The history of evaluation utilization in policy making and political features of program evaluation are discussed. A five-part continuum describes the evaluation process. Evaluation practice modifications contribute to real growth in evaluation use in congressional policy making as evaluation research improves the quality of information available…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Models

Chelimsky, Eleanor – Evaluation Practice, 1995
It is time for the field of evaluation to recognize that the ability to serve policy depends as much on what is understood about how politics works as it does on the quality and appropriateness of evaluation methods. Evaluations must be defensible as the political mix changes. (SLD)
Descriptors: Context Effect, Environmental Influences, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
Chelimsky, Eleanor – 1986
The politics of program evaluation are discussed from the personal perspective of the Director of the General Accounting Office's Program Evaluation and Methodology Division, which has produced reports for committees of the United States Congress. It is concluded that successful evaluations must be useful to others and must understand the…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Research, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods