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Stevens, Carla J., Ed.; Dial, Micah, Ed. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1994
This theme issue discusses the misuse of evaluation. The eight articles all discuss instances in which the evaluation process or evaluation findings were misused. Misuse is usually not the result of methodological issues but rather is an issue of human relations and sometimes of political pressure. (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Evaluators

Popham, W. James – Evaluation Practice, 1995
In recognition of the reduction in the number of educational evaluators functioning in the nation's schools, it is argued that educational evaluation must be promoted because of its direct and personal benefit to the individuals who authorize such evaluations. An argument is presented to use with authorizers of evaluation studies. (Author/SLD)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Decision Making, Educational Research

Welch, Wayne W.; Sternhagen, Fred – Evaluation Practice, 1991
Unintended effects of evaluation are discussed, with reference to the Hawthorne Effect, where unintended effects overshadow the manipulations controlled by researchers. Unintended effects are categorized as (1) affective reactions; (2) political dimensions; (3) importance of individual differences; and (4) expectations concerning evaluation.…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems

Creemers, Bert, P. M.; Terlouw, Cees – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1984
This overview of educational evaluation in the Netherlands provides background and details the state of the art in student, curriculum, and innovation evaluation. The role of international evaluation issues (such as evaluation criteria and the decision-making process) in evaluation theory and practice in The Netherlands is discussed. (BS)
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Educational Innovation, Educational Research
Chelimsky, Eleanor – 1986
The politics of program evaluation are discussed from the personal perspective of the Director of the General Accounting Office's Program Evaluation and Methodology Division, which has produced reports for committees of the United States Congress. It is concluded that successful evaluations must be useful to others and must understand the…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Research, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods