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Evaluation: Preview of the Future #2.
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Smith, M. F. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2001
Introduces the 21 papers in this special issue on the future of evaluation. These articles suggest a field that is more eclectic in methods, approaches, and practitioners than was the field described in a similar issue in 1994. (SLD)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Futures (of Society), Program Evaluation
Evaluation's Future: Furor, Futile, or Fertile?
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Mark, Melvin M. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2001
Reviews the conclusions drawn in articles in this special issue and comments on some of the major themes, including paradigm debates, context issues, the role of evaluators and evaluation, the performance measurement movement, and the impact of new technologies on evaluation. (SLD)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Evaluators, Performance Based Assessment
The Issue of Advocacy in Evaluations.
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House, Ernest R.; Howe, Kenneth R. – American Journal of Evaluation, 1998
Chelimsky, former head of the Program Evaluation and Methodology Division of the General Accounting Office, suggested that advocacy by evaluators destroys their credibility. Evaluators should, this author argues, be advocates for democracy and the public interest, with the question being how explicitly and how defensibly. (SLD)
Descriptors: Advocacy, Credibility, Democracy, Ethics
The Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation's "The Program Evaluation Standards: How to Assess Evaluations of Educational Programs" [Book Review].
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Hansen, Joe B.; Patton, Michael Quinn – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1994
Two reviews consider the program-evaluation standards of the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluations. This edition makes the complexity, risks, and power of evaluation clear through descriptive writing and case illustrations. The organization and content of the standards document are described. (SLD)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
Household Data in the Federal Statistical System: The Role of the National Household Education Surveys Program. Invited Commentary.
Schechter, Susan – Education Statistics Quarterly, 2001
The reports highlighted in this issue offer an excellent view of the success, value, and contributions of the National Household Education Surveys (NHES) Program. Also discusses the federal statistical system and the role that NHES and other national household surveys play in providing the United States with information needed for policy…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Utilization
Evaluation for the Twenty-First Century: A Handbook [book review].
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Mason, Greg – Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation/La Revue canadienne d'evaluation de programme, 1997
Review states that two well-known evaluators have assembled a collection of essays on emerging issues in evaluation. These include global political perspectives, qualitative and quantitative research, the relationship between auditing and evaluation, performance assessment, international evaluation, and methodological issues. (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, International Studies
Research Impact Assessment: Introduction and Overview.
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Kostoff, Ronald N.; And Others – Evaluation Review, 1994
Articles in this special issue deal with the assessment of the impact of research and are divided into segments concerning semiquantitative approaches; qualitative approaches; and quantitative and fiscal approaches. These articles illustrate the importance of the role of motivation and associated incentives. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Economic Factors, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization