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King, Jean A.; Ehlert, John C. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 2008
This study discusses three evaluations completed in a large suburban school district, each of which involved stakeholders purposefully throughout the inquiry process. The reflective case narrative addresses three questions: (1) To what extent or in which parts of the evaluations were stakeholders involved? (2) What actions did the evaluator(s)…
Descriptors: School Districts, Suburban Schools, Evaluators, Stakeholders
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Daillak, Richard H. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1979
The evaluation methods of "naturalistic inquiry" and of "judicial evaluation" support the importance of argumentation; but "The New Rhetoric; A Treatise on Argumentation" focuses on the technique of argument and neglects the problems of judging the merits of conflicting arguments and of harnessing argumentation to…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Educational Assessment, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
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Smith, Nick L. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1981
An evaluation design is seen to ensure the presence of certain qualities in an evaluation; values and valued qualities permeate the evaluation design. Mechanisms for evaluations (in-process reviews, follow-up studies, etc.) are dealt with and familiarity with financial, managerial, and ethical procedures are stressed in the evaluation design. (CE)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Evaluative Thinking
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Wolf, Robert L. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1979
The Judicial Evaluation Model (JEM) is presented as a necessary supplement to the technique developed in "The New Rhetoric: A Treatise on Argumentation" because persuasion only serves the side that wins, whereas JEM serves to keep inquiry reasonable and impartial and to enhance credibility. (CTM)
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Educational Assessment, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
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Alkin, Marvin C.; Ellett, Frederick – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1979
This essay discusses principles which govern evaluation theorizing, describing theorizing as a subjective, informal, and dynamic process. The papers of Rippey, Guba, and Wolf are used to illustrate the process of theory development, with special reference to evaluation as rhetoric. (See TM 504 630-635). (CTM)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Conceptual Schemes, Development, Educational Assessment
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Asher, Steven R.; Taylor, Angela R. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1982
Recent research has demonstrated that social skills training can be successful in bringing about enduring gains in unpopular children's sociometric status among peers. Further progress in promoting social competence in peer relations will depend upon the development of a framework for conceptualizing the process components underlying social…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Interaction
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Rippey, Robert M. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1979
Differences among impartiality, objectivity, partisanship, fanaticism, and skepticism are viewed as relevant to the role of the evaluator. The desirability of establishing a community of minds committed to argumentation before beginning an evaluation is suggested. (Author/CTM)
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators
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Smith, Nick L. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1979
Evaluation as a discipline requires knowledge based on: empirical evidence; public verification; and usefulness in various settings and contexts. Activities which aid in accumulating this knowledge include: compliance with federal requirements; critiques and secondary data analyses; impact and use studies; comparative field studies; and…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Information Needs
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Pitts, Marcella – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1979
Transactional evaluation is discussed in the perspective of "The New Rhetoric: A Treatise on Argumentation" by Perelman and Olbrechts-Tyteca. It is described as a procedure for facilitating change by encouraging all persons who might be affected by a new program to participate in its evaluation. (CTM)
Descriptors: Arbitration, Change Strategies, Conflict Resolution, Cooperation
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Creemers, Bert, P. M.; Terlouw, Cees – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1984
This overview of educational evaluation in the Netherlands provides background and details the state of the art in student, curriculum, and innovation evaluation. The role of international evaluation issues (such as evaluation criteria and the decision-making process) in evaluation theory and practice in The Netherlands is discussed. (BS)
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Educational Innovation, Educational Research