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Patton, Michael Quinn – Evaluation Utilization, 1988
An approach toward integrating evaluation into a program at its inception is presented as a way to increase utility and cost-effectiveness. Examples illustrate that such integration, combining internal and external evaluation, is preferable to independent and separate evaluation in terms of the cost to stakeholders. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Federal Programs
