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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
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
The Politics of Program Evaluation.
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Chelimsky, Eleanor – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1987
Evaluation must take into account both executive and legislative politics and their interactions. A five-part continuum evaluation process is suggested for the development of a policy question and its translation into knowledge that is credible, timely, responsive, and usable. Evaluators have a major responsibility in this process. (Author/JAZ)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Evaluation Utilization
Internal Evaluation: Integrating Program Evaluation and Management.
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Clifford, David L.; Sherman, Paul – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1983
In defining the tasks of management and the complementary role of the evaluation professional, specific skills that the evaluator needs are outlined, markers of success are identified, and ethical issues that the internal evaluator must face are discussed. (PN)
Descriptors: Administrators, Adults, Ethics, Evaluation Needs
The Organizational Context and the Development of Internal Evaluation.
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Love, Arnold Jr. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1983
The unique characteristics of the organizational context are reviewed, and it is shown how internal evaluation fits within them. The major factors that define the organizational context are delineated, including the emergence of the evaluation resource management function. (PN)
Descriptors: Adults, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs
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