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Peer reviewedHendricks, Michael, Ed.; And Others – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1990
Six papers discuss the increasing role of federal Offices of Inspectors General (OIGs) in program evaluation. This issue presents an overview of such inspections, case studies from three federal agencies, and a review of questions and concerns about inspections by OIGs. (SLD)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Federal Government, Federal Programs, Government Role
Peer reviewedRutman, Len; Mayne, John – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1985
The substantial differences in program evaluation practices in Canada and the United States are discussed focussing on the historical context and the political and cultural environments. Program evaluation has developed in Canada to address the concerns of accountability of public funds in a context of economic restraint. (Author/BS)
Descriptors: Accountability, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedWye, Christopher G., Ed.; Sonnichsen, Richard C., Ed. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1992
Sixteen articles describe the status of program evaluation in the federal government by showing how evaluation is organized in the government. A review of evaluation in the legislative and executive branches is followed by a review of the major organizations producing evaluation work. (SLD)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Evaluation, Change, Cost Effectiveness
