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Peer reviewedPatton, Michael Quinn – Education and Urban Society, 1980
Reviews the process employed in evaluating the national 4-H program. Holds that the evaluation design was influenced by political, rather than methodological, concerns. Takes examples from the 4-H evaluation to illustrate dilemmas that have emerged in current evaluation process and theory. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Extension Education
