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New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1980
Bertram S. Brown, former director of the National Institute of Mental Health, discusses conflicts between scientific and value dimensions of evaluation. He relates this conflict to: usefulness of mental health program evaluations; conduct of internal evaluations; release of findings; training; rating of reports; and planned change consultation.…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Decision Making, Ethics, Evaluators
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Newman, Dianna L.; And Others – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1980
The process of reporting evaluation results is described in terms of communications theory. Results of several simulated studies of factors which influence the credibility of evaluators and reports are summarized, and implications are discussed. (Available from: Jossey-Bass, Inc., 433 California St., San Francisco, CA 94104, single issue, $6.95.)…
Descriptors: Audiences, Communication (Thought Transfer), Credibility, Evaluation
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Perloff, Richard M.; And Others – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1980
Causes of evaluator bias are: overemphasizing concrete, salient, and retrievable information; reporting only evidence which confirms hypothesis; focusing on stable personality factors, rather than on situation and environment; developing positive perceptions of a program as both an evaluator and a highly involved participant; statistical naivete;…
Descriptors: Bias, Cognitive Processes, Evaluative Thinking, Evaluators
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Brandl, John E. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1980
To better understand policy formation, evaluators should be aware of the perspectives from which legislators view evaluators. Illustrations of the impact of evaluation and research projects on policy are provided. (Available from: Jossey-Bass, Inc., 433 California St., San Francisco, CA 94104, single issue, $6.95.) (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Evaluation, Evaluators, Information Utilization, Legislators