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Peer reviewedSmith, Nick L. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1980
Political groups, social movements, and organizational influences are sources of values which influence an evaluation study. Value positions can help define and delineate an evaluation problem but, if the values influencing the results are not explicit, the evaluative research may be viewed as something other than it actually is. (BW)
Descriptors: Bias, Organizational Objectives, Political Influences, Program Evaluation
