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The Evaluator as an Agent of Change.
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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
Sociocognitive Biases in the Evaluation Process.
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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
In Search of Standards.
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Baron, Joan Boykoff; Baron, Reuben M. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1980
Both the Evaluation Research Society and minimum competency testing proponents have searched for evaluation standards. A need exists for ethical standards which are universal and absolute, as well as methodolgical guidelines which are particular and relative. (CP)
Descriptors: Accountability, Codes of Ethics, Evaluation Needs, Guidelines
Policy Evaluation and the Work of Legislatures.
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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
Social Program Evaluation: Six Models.
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New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1980
Representative models of program evaluation are described by their approach to values, and categorized by empirical style: positivism versus humanism. The models are: social process audit; experimental/quasi-experimental research design; goal-free evaluation; systems evaluation; cost-benefit analysis; and accountability program evaluation. (CP)
Descriptors: Accountability, Cost Effectiveness, Critical Thinking, Evaluation Methods
The Stakeholder Approach to Evaluation: Origins and Promise.
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Weiss, Carol H. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1983
The promise of the stakeholder approach to evaluation lies in its potential to counter criticism that evaluation is too narrow, unrealistic in its standards for success, unfair to program staff and participants, and irrelevant to decision makers. (Author)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, History
Evaluating and Improving Remedial Training Programs.
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Baugher, Dan – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1981
A review of scientific studies of remedial training programs indicates a need for advance planning. Suggested requirements for administration of a successful program include: determining training needs and objectives, design and implementation of training programs, and evaluation of training effectiveness. Most existing evaluations suffer from…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Evaluation Methods, Job Skills