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Turnbull, Barbara – Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation/La Revue canadienne d'evaluation de programme, 1998
A second-order factor analytic model of conceptual, instrumental, and symbolic use of evaluation information was developed and tested with 308 British Columbia school teachers. Results confirm a three-factor structure of conceptual, instrumental, and symbolic use. (SLD)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Utilization, Factor Structure

Labrecque, Monique – Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation/La Revue canadienne d'evaluation de programme, 1999
Developed a needs-assessment model and validated the model with five groups of stakeholders connected with an undergraduate university nursing program in Canada. Used focus groups, questionnaires, a hermeneutic approach, and the magnitude-estimation scaling model to validate the model. Results show that respondents must define need to clarify the…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Focus Groups, Foreign Countries