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Peer reviewedCaplan, Nathan – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1980
Ethical issues; institutional characteristics and organizational arrangements; and roles and skills of the researcher must be considered if the government is to apply social science research findings more widely for the public good. (Available from: Jossey-Bass, Inc., 433 California St., San Francisco, CA 94104, single issue, $6.95.) (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Government Role, Information Utilization, Program Evaluation, Research Needs
Peer reviewedStalford, Charles – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1980
In one federally funded program, the third-party evaluator was under contract with the program evaluated and not the federal funding agency. The social structure of this arrangement has implications for information utilization. (Available from: Jossey-Bass, Inc., 433 California St., San Francisco, CA 94104, single issue, $6.95.) (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Case Studies, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators
Peer reviewedSaks, Michael J. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1980
The judicial branches of government have unique needs for evaluative information and limited resources; this must be recognized in order to increase the utilization of applied social research by courts and lawyers. (Available from: Jossey-Bass, Inc., 433 California St., San Francisco, CA 94104, single issue, $6.95.) (GDC)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Court Litigation, Court Role, Courts
