Evaluation Utilization (J-B PE Single Issue (Program) Evaluation)

McLaughlin, John A.; Weber, Larry J.; Covert, Robert W.; Ingle, Robert B.

ISBN 10: 1555428940 / ISBN 13: 9781555428945

Published by Jossey-Bass, 1988

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1988 rebound paperback exlibrary copy stamp on edge/ in book clean text 97 pages/// H-9.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Evaluation Utilization (J-B PE Single Issue (Program) Evaluation)
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1555428940
• ISBN 13: 9781555428945
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Used: Good

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Synopsis

This volume of New Directions for Program Evaluation serves as a vehicle to report the observations and practices of evaluators from a number of perspectives regarding the utilization of evaluations. Topical interest groups from the American Evaluation Association are represented in these chapters as well as authors engaged in research on evaluation. The sourcebook represents a review of factors that promote or inhibit utilization and a compAndium of new directions in examining utilization. It provides a forum for the continued examination of the issues and practices associated with the utilization of program evaluationsincluding a review of old concepts as well as new and emergent ideas about utilization. This is the 39th issue of New directions for Program Evaluation. For more infromation on the series, please see the Journals and Periodicals page.

About the Author

JOHN A. MCLAUGHLIN is an associate professor and director of Viginia Tech's Institute for the Study of Exceptionalites. His evaluation interests focus on educational programs and products, particularly those directed at special needs populations. LARRY J. WEBER is a professor of education at Virginia Tech. For twenty-five years he has been involved in teacher education, curriculum and program development, and evaluation activites. He has consulted with international, national state, and local educatonal agencies on matters petaining to testing, evaluation, and instruction. ROBERT W. COVERT is an associate professor in the Evaluation Research Center of Cury School of Education at the University of Virginia. He is the immediate past president of AEA, and his evaluation interests center on ethical considerations in the design, conduct, and reporting of evaluation studies. ROBERT B. INGLE is a professor of educational psychology at the University of Wisconsin. As the annual meeting chair for AEA and ENET, he has been a central figure in the organization since its inception. He has long been recognized for his work in the preparation of evaluation.