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Jonas, R. Kirk, Ed. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1999
The nine articles of this theme issue provide overviews of legislative program evaluation and demonstrate the tensions caused by the conflict between utility and rigor in such evaluations. Legislative evaluation is concerned with evaluation utilization because legislators commission evaluations they expect to use. (SLD)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Evaluation Utilization
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Chelimsky, Eleanor; Morra, Linda G. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1984
Evaluation synthesis, a meta-evaluation method developed by the General Accounting Office to improve evaluation utilization by legislators, is described. It is designed to: (1) focus on the information needs and priorities of legislators, and (2) ensure continuous communication between sponsor and evaluator. The strengths and limitations of this…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Federal Programs, Information Needs