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Peer reviewedWolfensberger, Wolf – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1981
The concept of ideology is discussed. An evaluation design that is based on values and ideologies is advocated so that it can be applied to services in different categories and still produce valid comparisons. (Author/AL)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Human Services, Systems Approach, Values
Peer reviewedGerhard, Ronald J. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1981
The need for and applicability of general systems theory in human services evaluation is discussed. The role of evaluation in human services agencies is described and the necessity of combining the programs to be evaluated and the evaluation process itself in a single unifying conceptual model is demonstrated. (Author/AL)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Evaluation Methods, Human Services, Integrated Activities
