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Evaluation in Context: Information Use in Elementary School Decision Making.
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Alkin, Marvin C.; Stecher, Brian – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1983
The User Interview Survey examined patterns of information use among elementary school decision makers. The goal was a better understanding of the mix of evaluation and other information inputs into program decisions. The study results are reported, and their implications for improving evaluation utilization at the local level are discussed. (BW)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Education, Evaluation Utilization, Information Utilization
User-Focused Evaluation: A Caribbean Example.
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Henderson, Thomas H.; And Others – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1983
This paper explores the implications of "user-focused evaluation" by examining the information utilization dynamics of the evaluation of the Caribbean Agricultural Extension Project. (BW)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Extension Education
Perceptions of School Principals about their Engagement in Evaluation on the Basis of Student Data.
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Glasman, Naftaly S. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1985
Elementary school principals rated attitudes and behaviors concerning the utilization of student achievement data: (1) commitment to influencing student achievement; (2) control in utilizing student achievement data; (3) use of data to evaluate programs and teachers; (4) effectiveness and accountability in use of data; and (5) principals' own…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Responsibility