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Locus of Control and Evaluation Use: Does Sense of Control Affect Information Needs and Decision Making?
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Newman, Dianna L.; And Others – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1983
The four studies reported in this paper examined the relationship between locus of control and (1) preferences for evaluation strategies, (2) kinds of information seen as useful in decision making, (3) values placed on the usefulness and worth of evaluation, and (4) group interaction in decision making. (BW)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Budgeting, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education
Evaluator, Report, and Audience Characteristics Which Influence the Impact of Evaluation Reports: Does Who Says What to Whom Make a Difference?.
Newman, Dianna L.; And Others – CEDR Quarterly, 1979
Students, professional educators, and business personnel rated simulated evaluation reports. Evaluator's sex and professional level of the audience influenced agreement with report recommendations; use of report data did not. (CP)
Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes, Content Analysis, Credibility
The Role of Contextual Variables in Evaluation Decision Making: Perceptions of Potential Loss, Time, and Self-Efficacy on Nurse Managers' Need for Information.
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Jatulis, Linnea L.; Newman, Dianna L. – Evaluation Review, 1991
Interactions of potential loss, time, and self-efficacy on the need for evaluation information for decision making were investigated for 259 managers/nurses (60 percent survey response rate) of home health agencies in New York State. Those with high self-efficacy needed less information in situations of high potential loss and inadequate time.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Context Effect, Decision Making
Locus of Control as an Influence of School Evaluation Needs.
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Newman, Dianna L.; And Others – Evaluation Review, 1986
Available research suggests that personal characteristics of decision makers, influence how information is used. Results of three studies presented in this article indicate that locus of control in educational decision-making settings is related to (1) knowledge of superintendent support; (2) type of audience; and (3) context of the program.…
Descriptors: Administrators, Boards of Education, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education