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Parsons, Jennifer Gail; Brinkerhoff, Robert O. – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 1997
Parsons describes benefits and limitations of using financial analysis tools to evaluate human resource development programs, suggesting the additional dimension of values. Brinkerhoff's reaction emphasizes the flaws of impact evaluation, suggesting ways to reframe training evaluation. (SK)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Labor Force Development, Program Evaluation, Training
Brinkerhoff, Robert O. – Training and Development Journal, 1981
Summarizes major concepts and approaches of the Evaluation Training Consortium project, showing how they relate to evaluation in the human resources development context. (CT)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Job Training, Labor Force Development, Program Evaluation