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Peer reviewedGrob, George – Evaluation Practice, 1992
How policy is developed and how evaluators can participate in the process are discussed, focusing on federal evaluators. The strongest weapon of an evaluator is a short, easy-to-read report with a simple, compelling message. Federal policy evaluators must learn to be content with slow gains. (SLD)
Descriptors: Evaluation Utilization, Evaluators, Federal Government, Government Role
Peer reviewedBenveniste, Guy – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1991
In the volume reviewed, papers from 15 international experts address how government can use evaluation to guide (or control) education while attempting to decentralize administrative structure and pedagogical content. Thoughtful analysis is provided in highly integrated coverage of theory and practice. (SLD)
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Conference Papers, Decentralization, Educational Assessment
Peer reviewedWye, Chris; Sonnichsen, Richard – Evaluation Practice, 1992
Views of five members of the evaluation community in Washington (D.C.) concerning the future of evaluation in the federal government are summarized. Evaluators include (1) E. Chelimsky; (2) M. F. Mangano; (3) J. S. Wholey; (4) R. C. Sonnichsen; and (5) C. Wye. (SLD)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Evaluation Utilization, Federal Government, Futures (of Society)
