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Peer reviewedRussek, Bernadette E.; Weinberg, Sharon L. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1993
An ethnographic approach with added quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis was used to study the extent and nature of technology-based materials in 15 elementary school mathematics classrooms. The blend of methods provided rich and varied information and gave insights either type of analysis could not provide alone. (SLD)
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Data Collection, Difficulty Level, Educational Technology
Peer reviewedPearsol, James A., Ed. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1987
This collection of seven short articles discusses the role of naturalistic observation in program evaluation. There are criteria that evaluators explicitly or implicitly use to reach conclusions. These papers discuss these criteria and try to determine what constitutes legitimate evaluation knowledge. (RB)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Evaluation Methods, Information Dissemination, Management Systems
Peer reviewedMathison, Sandra, Ed. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1991
Five papers and an introduction discuss internal evaluation (IE), concentrating on the various sources of authority for IE and ways of enhancing IE authority. The roles of internal evaluators, conflicts in the evaluation process, and evaluation in a state education agency are reviewed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Evaluators
Peer reviewedRyan, Alan G. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1993
The status of formal recommendations is different in the naturalistic evaluation model than in the traditional empirical model. The evaluation of a high school peer support program for alcohol abuse prevention illustrates that reader-generated recommendations may have more usefulness and impact than do evaluator-generated ideas. (SLD)
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Evaluators
