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Evaluation Utilization Revisited.
Smith, M. F. – Evaluation Utilization, 1988
Different dimensions of evaluation utilization and evaluator strategies for stimulating use are discussed, in terms of designing a formal evaluation utilization system. While the need exists to improve the design process, there is no simple formula. Evaluators should see part of their function as creating a repository of knowledge. (SLD)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Evaluation Utilization, Evaluators
Integrating Evaluation into a Program for Increased Utility and Cost-Effectiveness.
Patton, Michael Quinn – Evaluation Utilization, 1988
An approach toward integrating evaluation into a program at its inception is presented as a way to increase utility and cost-effectiveness. Examples illustrate that such integration, combining internal and external evaluation, is preferable to independent and separate evaluation in terms of the cost to stakeholders. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Federal Programs
Developing an Agenda that Works: The Right Choice at the Right Time.
Muscatello, Daniel B. – Evaluation Utilization, 1988
A framework is presented to identify programs with the highest potential for payoffs to management resulting from evaluation. Several program initiatives may be evaluated in organizations. Criteria for assessing needs and standards for prioritizing programs are presented. Evaluators must analyze alternatives and determine which one successfully…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Needs, Evaluation Utilization, Evaluators
Business Perspectives on Internal/External Evaluation.
Cummings, Oliver W.; And Others – Evaluation Utilization, 1988
Three business evaluation practitioners, representing the continuum from internal to external evaluation, respond to questions posed by three evaluation professors. The questions concern: the evaluator's role; evaluation methods; objectivity; and ensuring the evaluation's quality. The greatest difference between internal and external evaluators…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Business, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
Increasing Evaluation Use: Some Observations Based on the Results at the U.S. GAO.
Johnston, William P., Jr. – Evaluation Utilization, 1988
Randomly selected recommendations (N=176)--concerning performance evaluations of programs of public organizations--made by the General Accounting Office (GAO) in fiscal year 1983 were analyzed. Reasons for the exceptionally high acceptance rate (between 51 percent and 77 percent ) are discussed, including the GAO's status as a formal legally…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Evaluators, Federal Government
The Impact of Major Consumer Groups on Health Care Evaluation.
Knott, Tara D. – Evaluation Utilization, 1988
Three consumer groups--physicians, hospital administrators, and patients--that would benefit most from evaluation of health care are described. Problems each group has in understanding and supporting the use of evaluation in the delivery of health care services are discussed. Strategies to improve acceptance of evaluation are presented. (SLD)
Descriptors: Administrators, Evaluation Problems, Evaluation Utilization, Health Personnel
Getting the System to Respond to Evaluation Findings.
Mowbray, Carol T. – Evaluation Utilization, 1988
Suggestions for enhancing use of evaluation studies (i.e., state-level mental health programs) are presented. Steps for maximizing evaluation utilization include marketing, planning, and conducting the evaluation; developing/focusing policy questions; translating findings; and making people pay attention to the results. These are processes for…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Evaluation Utilization, Marketing