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Comment on "Dysfunctional Side-Effects...".
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Speiglman, Richard – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1984
Two examples from the law enforcement field are presented in support of Ginsberg's (TM 508 964) view that social dysfunctionality follows from the attempt to distribute scarce resources in a manner that appears politically legitimate. (BW)
Descriptors: Accountability, Evaluation Utilization, Law Enforcement, Legislation
The Dysfunctional Side Effects of Quantitative Indicator Production: Illustration from Mental Health Care (A Message from Chicken Little.)
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Ginsberg, Pauline E. – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1984
Premature application of quantitative indicators formerly used for individual assessment and research to bureaucratic decision making can produce side effects that are dysfunctional in nature. In order to illustrate this phenomenon, the author reviews a general literature and utilizes examples form mental health care. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Accountability, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization