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Justifying Conclusions in Naturalistic Evaluations.

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Pearsol, James A., Ed. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1987

This collection of seven short articles discusses the role of naturalistic observation in program evaluation. There are criteria that evaluators explicitly or implicitly use to reach conclusions. These papers discuss these criteria and try to determine what constitutes legitimate evaluation knowledge. (RB)

Descriptors: Administrator Role, Evaluation Methods, Information Dissemination, Management Systems

An Examination of the Place of Formal Recommendations in Naturalistic Evaluations.

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Ryan, Alan G. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1993

The status of formal recommendations is different in the naturalistic evaluation model than in the traditional empirical model. The evaluation of a high school peer support program for alcohol abuse prevention illustrates that reader-generated recommendations may have more usefulness and impact than do evaluator-generated ideas. (SLD)

Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Evaluators