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Anderson, Scarvia B. – 1980
Some of the most important evaluation questions cannot be answered through experimental research. The "assessment" of the St. Louis Leadership Program (SLLP), sponsored by the Danforth Foundations, is used as an illustration of a "connoisseur-based study" approach to evaluation. The project team, given limited time and funds, decided that it could…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluative Thinking, Evaluators, Experimenter Characteristics
Lowman, Rodney L. – 1982
Frequently, the behavior of researchers reflects important and otherwise unrecognized aspects of the phenomenon which is being studied or evaluated. In other words, the "processes" of the researcher are "parallel" to the "processes" of the entity being studied. These parallel processes are illustrated with examples…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluators, Experimenter Characteristics, Federal Legislation
Peer reviewedConner, Ross F. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1985
The author compares his experiences evaluating Peace Corps volunteers in Kenya and evaluating a health promotion program for adolescents in Orange County, California. Doing international evaluations can improve domestic evaluations by heightening awareness of often unrecognized cultural variations in the domestic setting. (BS)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Awareness, Evaluation Methods, Experimenter Characteristics
Direct linkGinsberg, Pauline – American Journal of Evaluation, 2004
Can this evaluation be saved? More precisely, can this evaluation be saved in such a way that both evaluator and client feel satisfied that their points of view were respected and both agree that the evaluation itself provides valid information obtained in a principled manner? Because the scenario describes a preliminary discussion and no contract…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Program Evaluation, Researchers, Interpersonal Relationship
Peer reviewedSeefeldt, Michael F. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1985
Reflecting on his experiences as an evaluation consultant at the Suez Canal University Faculty of Medicine in Egypt the author discusses: (1) implications of the Egyptian political context; (2) adapting to the host culture; and (3) maintaining distance from one's own culture. Personal qualities to complement the recommended naturalistic methods…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Developing Nations, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators
Peer reviewedNewes, Sandra L. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2001
More methodologically sound research in adventure therapy is needed if the field is to claim empirically-based efficacy as a treatment modality. Some considerations for conducting outcome studies in adventure therapy relate to standardization, multiple domain assessment, regression techniques, objective assessment of participant change, client and…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Experimenter Characteristics, Outcomes of Treatment, Program Evaluation
Download full textAlkin, Marvin; And Others – 1984
After outlining the 1984 activities and results of the Center for the Study of Evaluation's (CSE's) Evaluation Productivity Project, this monograph presents three reports. The first, "The Administrator's Role in Evaluation Use," by James Burry, Marvin C. Alkin, and Joan A. Ruskus, describes the factors influencing an evaluation's use…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Cost Effectiveness, Cost Estimates
