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Peer reviewedAllen, Natalie J. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1987
This paper discusses social and organizational differences between client-focused, volunteer-staffed programs and comparable paid-personnel programs. Particular attention is given to the effects of these differences on three aspects of the evaluation process: initiation of the evaluation, need for process evaluation, and utilization of evaluation…
Descriptors: Employees, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Institutional Evaluation
Peer reviewedClifford, David L. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1987
The focus of this article is on the contextual nature of structure and its influence on organizational assessment and learning. Assessment mechanisms are part of the organization's learning system, whereby it reflects on its actions and alters its notions of how the internal and external world work. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Community Centers, Cost Effectiveness, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Problems
Peer reviewedLyon, Eleanor – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1989
Advantages of internal evaluation are illustrated through an in-house study of the familiarity of clinicians at a social service agency with the Tarasoff decision about responsibility concerning potentially dangerous clients. Advantages include multiple alliances among staff and researchers, increased cooperation, and an improved likelihood of the…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Research, Evaluation Utilization, Evaluators
