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Peer reviewedBarkdoll, Gerald L. – Evaluation Practice, 1992
Anecdotal evidence from interviews with some program managers gives evidence that unintended negative consequences of evaluations are more than a theoretical concern; they are a real problem deserving an evaluator's attention and energy. Negative consequences usually include: (1) wasted resources; (2) demotivation; and (3) program destruction and…
Descriptors: Administrators, Evaluation Problems, Evaluation Utilization, Evaluators
Download full textAlkin, Marvin; And Others – 1984
After outlining the 1984 activities and results of the Center for the Study of Evaluation's (CSE's) Evaluation Productivity Project, this monograph presents three reports. The first, "The Administrator's Role in Evaluation Use," by James Burry, Marvin C. Alkin, and Joan A. Ruskus, describes the factors influencing an evaluation's use…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Cost Effectiveness, Cost Estimates
