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Peer reviewedSmith, Andrew; Spenlehauer, Vincent – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1994
The manner in which evaluation has been translated by a number of West European political cultures is explored. The importance of determining whether policy evaluation is being used as an instrument of improved integration of policies or as an agent for disintegration of policies is emphasized. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedTurnbull, B. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1999
Used an intervening mechanism design (H. Chen, 1990) in conjunction with structural equation modeling to test the plausibility of a model of participatory evaluation in a study involving 315 teachers participating in the British Columbia (Canada) school-accreditation program. Results support the model as an explanation of how participatory…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Evaluation Utilization, Foreign Countries, Structural Equation Models
Peer reviewedTorres, Rosalie T., Ed. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1994
The seven articles of this special feature consider the role of evaluation in learning organizations. They draw on applications in business and industry, public schools, higher education, a community arts agency, and a foreign township to illustrate the importance of evaluation in the growth of learning organizations. (SLD)
Descriptors: Business, Community, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedThompson, Randal Joy – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1991
Four key entities participating in foreign assistance projects are (1) donors; (2) technical advisors; (3) host country counterparts; and (4) beneficiaries. Resistance to collaborative evaluation that each may exhibit is discussed, along with ways evaluators can overcome resistance and enhance evaluation outcomes, credibility, and utilization.…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Credibility, Developing Nations, Donors
Peer reviewedMaxwell, Graham S. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1985
A responsive illuminative approach was used to evaluate a program for training motorcycle riders. This approach provided interaction between evaluators and participants, and attempted to provide a detailed report reflecting stakeholders' views. The design, implementation, and reporting of the evaluation are described, as are implications for…
Descriptors: Adults, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Evaluators
Peer reviewedXu, Xinyi – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1993
Evaluation activities in China are examined, focusing on housing reform. How evaluation functions in justifying the political initiatives of the Chinese Communist Party is explored, and the possibility that evaluation research can become an academic field in China using Western methodology is discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Evaluation Needs, Evaluation Research, Evaluation Utilization, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedChambers, Fred – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1994
The purpose of evaluation in education projects is explored, through examples from English Language Teaching aid projects in developing countries. The distinction between formative and summative evaluation is conceptualized in terms of purpose rather than temporality, and the role of evaluation in program improvement is stressed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Federal Aid
Peer reviewedThomason, Jane A.; Karel, Stephen G. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1994
The process used in Papua New Guinea to integrate national and district health planning in a decentralized setting is described, highlighting the key elements of participation, learning by doing, and integration. The importance of this three-pronged approach for program development and application is discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Decentralization, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
Peer reviewedShera, Wes – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1992
The role that evaluation can play in educational reform in China is discussed, drawing on an ongoing study of present evaluation practices and the identification, development, and evaluation of texts and materials for teaching university students about evaluation. Case studies of evaluation in Shanghai illustrate current practices. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Policy
