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How the Committee Built the Standards.
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Anderson, Scarvia B. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1982
In this account of the drafting of the Evaluation Research Society (ERS) Standards, the author notes that the committee was concerned not only with a broad range of evaluation applications, but also with different forms of evaluation. The absence of specificity in the standards reflects the committee's steering between opposing views. (Author/LC)
Descriptors: Committees, Evaluation Methods, Policy Formation, Program Evaluation
In Praise of Uncertainty.
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Cronbach, Lee J. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1982
Standardization is inimical to innovation. Although the function of a standard is to standardize, the Evaluation Research Society (ERS) Standards avoid a standardizing effect. Their contribution lies mostly in the symbolism of their existence: to issue a set of standards is to proclaim maturity of thought for the field. (Author/LC)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Improvement, Innovation, Program Evaluation
A Next Step: Discussion to Consider Unifying the ERS and Joint Committee Standards.
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Stufflebeam, Daniel L. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1982
The author, chair of the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation, compares the Evaluation Research Society (ERS) and Joint Committee Standards and proposes that ERS and the Joint Committee consider merging their standard-setting efforts. (Author/LC)
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Evaluation Methods, Instructional Materials, Program Evaluation
An Assessment of the Utility of the ERS Standards.
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Cordray, David S. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1982
In focusing on why and how standards might be incorporated into the evaluation process, two themes are explored: the extent to which the Evaluation Research Society (ERS) Standards differ from other recent standards-setting activities and their applicability to local and state-level evaluation efforts. (Author/LC)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Program Evaluation, School Districts, Standard Setting
Where Angels Fear to Tread and Why.
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Berk, Richard A. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1982
The dilemma inherent in formal standards results from the tension between maintaining quality control and constraining creativity. This dilemma is nowhere more apparent than in matters of method: measurement, sampling, research design, and statistical analysis. The author offers suggestions for revision of the standards to allow for specific…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Improvement, Innovation, Program Evaluation
Legal and Government Implications of the ERS Standards for Program Evaluations.
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Cahn, Jerry – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1982
No significant new legal and government liabilities can be expected to fall on the Evaluation Research Society (ERS) or on evaluators as a result of ERS's adoption of the standards. ERS should expect to become more involved with legal and government issues as the standards become more widely known. (Author/LC)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Evaluators, Federal Government, Legal Problems
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 Preparation of Professional Evaluators: Issues, Perspectives, and Programs.
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Shadish, William R., Ed. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1994
This special issue deals with the preparation of professional evaluators. Evaluation is considered as a profession that warrants specialized training. Aspects of necessary training and descriptions of current programs are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators, Foreign Countries
Evaluation Research Society Standards for Program Evaluation.
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New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1982
The ERS Standard for Program Evaluation encompass front-end analysis, evaluability assessment, formative evaluation, impact evaluation, program monitoring, and evaluation of evaluation. Written as simple admonitory statements, the Standards are organized into sections on formative and negotiation, structure and design, data collection and…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Disclosure, Evaluation Methods
The Standards for Program Evaluation and the Large For-Profit Social Science Research and Evaluation Companies.
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Carter, Launor F. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1982
The ERS Standards could affect the government contract work of large research and evaluation organizations by requiring (in the request for proposals) that work be done in accordance with the standards, incorporating the standards into the proposal, or including the standards in the contract boiler plate. (Author/LC)
Descriptors: Federal Government, Organizational Change, Organizations (Groups), Program Evaluation