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Doty, Pamela – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1982
In its role as a broker between the scientific community and the Congress, the Office of Technology Assessment evaluates the soundness of scientific conclusions for policy makers and ensures that research findings are included in formative policy analysis. (Author)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Evaluators, Formative Evaluation, Legislators
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Stalford, Charles – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1980
In one federally funded program, the third-party evaluator was under contract with the program evaluated and not the federal funding agency. The social structure of this arrangement has implications for information utilization. (Available from: Jossey-Bass, Inc., 433 California St., San Francisco, CA 94104, single issue, $6.95.) (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Case Studies, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators
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Saks, Michael J. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1980
The judicial branches of government have unique needs for evaluative information and limited resources; this must be recognized in order to increase the utilization of applied social research by courts and lawyers. (Available from: Jossey-Bass, Inc., 433 California St., San Francisco, CA 94104, single issue, $6.95.) (GDC)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Court Litigation, Court Role, Courts