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Peer reviewedMcClintock, Charles – Evaluation Practice, 1990
With the advent of program theory, evaluators have begun advancing understanding of how programs function in a specific context and how generalizations of program effects are contingent upon organizational, community, and cultural settings. Program theory is described and evaluated for practicality, and a congruent theory of program evaluation is…
Descriptors: Evaluation Research, Evaluators, Program Evaluation, Social Theories
Peer reviewedO'Doherty, Hugh; And Others – Evaluation Practice, 1989
Progress in evaluation of dispute mediation efforts and results of a survey of directors of 95 mediation programs in 25 states are discussed. Thirty-nine directors provided their evaluation instruments. Results provide insights into purposes/contents of evaluations, compliance rates, satisfaction with mediators, mediator effectiveness, and…
Descriptors: Arbitration, Compliance (Legal), Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Research
Peer reviewedCampbell, Donald T. – Evaluation Practice, 1994
In spite of many inherent problems, impact evaluation should remain an integral part of program evaluation, both because impact evaluation brings its budget justification with it, and because its focus on causal hypotheses is an essential part of evaluation. Methodology based on the author's body of work is reviewed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Causal Models, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems
Peer reviewedMangano, Michael – Evaluation Practice, 1991
A strategy is presented for using media exposure to increase evaluation use, including reasons for using media, suggestions about whether to use mass (print and electronic) or specialized (interest-group oriented trade) media, and 10 recommendations for effective use. Program change can be accelerated when media are used effectively. (SLD)
Descriptors: Diffusion (Communication), Evaluation Research, Evaluation Utilization, Information Dissemination
