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Evaluation, Validity, and Values.
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Garaway, G. B. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1997
A discussion of current issues in evaluation, related to society's expectation that evaluation is based on scientific authority, is followed by an exploration of concepts of "validity" and "values." The role of the evaluator is increasingly involved in issues of ethics and social justice. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ethics, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Evaluators
A Marketing Approach to Evaluation: Four Lessons for Evaluators from the Honda Motor Company.
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Mangano, Michael F. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1992
Describes lessons evaluators can learn from the Honda Motor Company and how an evaluation office within the Department of Health and Human Services has applied these lessons. The lessons include (1) sound market research; (2) creating top-notch production capabilities; (3) building a better mousetrap; and (4) aggressive product selling. (SLD)
Descriptors: Business Administration, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators, Marketing
Wishing for a One-Armed Expert: Recommendation as a Philosophical Attitude.
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Tanji, Joy M. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1993
Evaluators vary in their propensity to make direct valuative judgments of program worth. The decision to include recommendations with a report or provide merely descriptive evaluation depends on individuals' perspectives concerning the nature of reality, truth and values, human agency, and informational utility. (SLD)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators, Guidelines
Special Feature: Epistemological Paradigms in Evaluation: Implications for Practice. Part III: Summary and Conclusions. The Experimental versus the Pragmatic Paradigm: Summary and Conclusions.
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Fishman, Daniel B. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1991
Six case studies are discussed, which illustrate the experimental and pragmatic epistemological paradigms as they function independently, compete with one another, or complement each other. Researchers should consider not only the substantive goals of an evaluation, but also the epistemological goals. (SLD)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Epistemology, Evaluation Methods, Financial Support
Employment Data and Social Impact Assessment.
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Gramling, Robert – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1992
It is argued that employment data provide a useful and flexible metric to assess social impact. Problems and advantages with the traditional use of population statistics and the use of employment data are discussed, and an example of the use of each is given. (SLD)
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Employment Statistics, Evaluation Methods, National Surveys
Quantity and Quality in Evaluation Research: A Divergent View.
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Bednarz, Dan – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1985
Many evaluation researchers are now attempting to synthesize quantitative and qualitative approaches. Although such efforts appear to carry great promise, some subtleties and incompatibilities of these approaches are perhaps being overlooked. Implications for social inquiry are discussed. (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Qualitative Research
The Dangers of Political Naivete and Excessive Complexity in Evaluating Delinquency Prevention Programs.
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Hackler, James C. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1978
The traditional experimental-control group method for evaluating delinquency prevention programs is questioned. It is contended that the method harms the intervention and exacerbates the deliquency problem. (JKS)
Descriptors: Delinquency Prevention, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs