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Working Both Sides of the Street.
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Alkin, Marvin C.; Patton, Michael Quinn – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1987
The user-oriented and utilization-focused evaluation design of the two-year Caribbean Agricultural Extension Project, funded by Aid to International Development, is reviewed. The evaluation scope, stakeholders, evaluation team credibility, official approval of evaluation, and confidence in the evaluation process are addressed, within a…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Evaluators
Client Concerns and Strategies in Evaluation Studies.
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Gunn, Walter J. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1987
Strategies for use by clients who commission evaluation studies in the private, university, or governmental sector are outlined. Topics covered include establishing the purpose of the evaluation, assembling in-house management staff, specifying work and expertise requirements, establishing confidentiality and project control, and managing results.…
Descriptors: Confidentiality, Contracts, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs
The Project Officer's Role in Managing Federal Program Evaluations.
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Radzikowski, Jack; Seaver, W. Burleigh – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1983
Four functions of federal project officers in managing program evaluations with support from contract research firms are described: (1) articulating evaluation requirements; (2) providing for fairness in contract awards; (3) monitoring ongoing studies; and (4) transmitting evaluation results to decision makers. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Administration, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs
Preventing the Misuse of Evaluation.
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Stevens, Carla J., Ed.; Dial, Micah, Ed. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1994
This theme issue discusses the misuse of evaluation. The eight articles all discuss instances in which the evaluation process or evaluation findings were misused. Misuse is usually not the result of methodological issues but rather is an issue of human relations and sometimes of political pressure. (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Evaluators
The Definition and Measurement of Evaluation Quality as a Management Tool.
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Chelimsky, Eleanor – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1983
Evaluation management requires a system for measuring, improving, and accounting for quality. The Institute for Program Evaluation in the United States General Accounting Office is developing such a system. (Author)
Descriptors: Administration, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
Stakeholder Influence in the Evaluation of Cities-in-Schools.
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Stake, Robert E. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1983
Deliberately involving urban education stakeholders in the Cities-in-Schools evaluation study improved the utility of the findings for formative evaluation stakeholders but not for summative evaluation stakeholders. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Researchers, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
Evaluation and the Federal Decision Maker.
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Barkdoll, Gerald L., Ed.; Bell, James B., Ed. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1989
This sourcebook presents information about three types of federal decision makers who are frequent clients of evaluation: career government executives; political appointees; and congressional staff members. Differences among these decision makers are highlighted in seven articles, with emphasis on meeting client needs and process dimensions of…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Evaluation Utilization
Management and Organization of an Evaluation Unit in a State Education Agency.
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Peck, Hugh I.; Triplett, Suzanne E. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1983
The Bureau of Evaluation, created by the Louisiana Department of Education, has established policies and procedures that ensure use of evaluation findings by both policymakers and program administrators. Information on its development, structure, mission, rationale, staffing, and operations is provided. (PN)
Descriptors: Administration, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
Evaluating Training Programs in Business and Industry.
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Brinkerhoff, Robert O., Ed. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1989
Seven papers are presented that demonstrate new directions and practices in the evaluation of training programs. Different perspectives and approaches are represented, but in each case the evaluation described has been successful in making trainers more effective and accountable. (SLD)
Descriptors: Business, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
Hard-Won Lessons in Program Evaluation.
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Scriven, Michael – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1993
Seven chapters present 31 propositions challenging traditional ideas about the nature and practice of program evaluation. Methods to improve evaluation models and approaches and ways to address intermediate and advanced evaluation issues are explored. The discussion also serves as an introduction to the most analytical and comprehensive of the…
Descriptors: Bias, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Evaluation Utilization
Evaluating Health Promotion Programs.
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Braverman, Marc T., Ed. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1989
Perspectives are provided to help evaluators of health promotion programs. Eight papers present critical issues in such evaluations, including: (1) conceptual themes of program theory and context; (2) topics related to measurement, data analysis, and research design; and (3) reports of evaluation studies. (SLD)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Data Analysis, Disease Control, Evaluation Methods
Emerging Roles of Evaluation in Science Education Reform.
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O'Sullivan, Rita G. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1995
The five articles of this theme issue focus on new developments in the evaluation of science education programs that have both substantive and theoretical implications for the field of evaluation. Past and current evaluation approaches are reviewed, and an overview is given of new assessments consistent with new curriculum developments. (SLD)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Evaluating Mental Health Services for Children.
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Bickman, Leonard, Ed.; Rog, Debra J., Ed. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1992
Seven articles focus on child and adolescent mental health services, highlighting major evaluation issues, considering the contribution of evaluation to improvement of these services, and describing efforts to overcome distinctive problems in these areas. Policymakers and providers of services are optimistic about the use of evaluation of program…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Cost Effectiveness
Of Tugboats and Local Education Agency Evaluation Units.
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Holley, Freda M. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1983
The organization and operations of an evaluation unit in a local governmental agency are presented. How local evaluation units manage (1) external relations (to obtain funding, to gain access to data sources, and encourage evaluation use) and (2) internal operations (including staffing, communication, data collection, and analysis) are described.…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education