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Light, Richard J., Ed. – New Directions for Evaluation, 2001
The seven chapters of this volume demonstrate that evaluation evidence can overturn widely held beliefs and result in changes in programs and policies. These chapters show that policymakers can welcome findings that challenge long-established ideas and use them to Improve programs and services. (SLD)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Evaluation Utilization, Policy Formation, Program Evaluation

Hopson, Rodney K., Ed. – New Directions for Evaluation, 2000
The six chapters of this issue consider how language shapes the meaning of social policies and programs that are evaluated. Offers interdisciplinary perspectives on these language issues and highlights the practical issues involved in language function in evaluation. (SLD)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Interdisciplinary Approach, Language Usage, Policy Formation

Henry, Gary T., Ed.; Julnes, George, Ed.; Mark, Melvin M., Ed. – New Directions for Evaluation, 1998
The five articles of this sourcebook, organized around the five-component framework for evaluation described by W. Shadish, T. Cook, and L. Leviton (1991), present a new theory of realist evaluation that captures the sensemaking contributions of postpositivism and the sensitivity to values from the constructivist traditions. (SLD)
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Models

Scriven, Michael – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1993
Seven chapters present 31 propositions challenging traditional ideas about the nature and practice of program evaluation. Methods to improve evaluation models and approaches and ways to address intermediate and advanced evaluation issues are explored. The discussion also serves as an introduction to the most analytical and comprehensive of the…
Descriptors: Bias, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Evaluation Utilization

Smith, Nick L., Ed. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1992
Seven articles highlight evaluations that are especially investigative in nature to examine how common elements in these studies can be used to improve evaluation and practice. The evaluator is seen as detective, ethnographer and management consultant, national program monitor and analyst, and international development specialist. (SLD)
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Case Studies, Court Litigation, Ethnography

Bickman, Leonard, Ed.; Rog, Debra J., Ed. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1992
Seven articles focus on child and adolescent mental health services, highlighting major evaluation issues, considering the contribution of evaluation to improvement of these services, and describing efforts to overcome distinctive problems in these areas. Policymakers and providers of services are optimistic about the use of evaluation of program…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Cost Effectiveness
Lumsden, Linda S. – OSSC Bulletin, 1992
One reason all 50 states have passed laws requiring school personnel to report suspected child abuse is that the school may be the primary setting in which children interact on a regular basis with nonfamily members. Because teachers interact with children on a daily basis, they are particularly well positioned to spot unusual behaviors in…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Board of Education Policy, Child Abuse, Court Litigation
Bromley, James; Wardle, Larry – 1978
This monograph, one of a series prepared for the Employment and Training Administration, attempts to provide a new approach to on-the-job training (OJT) and to offer the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) prime sponsors a basis for new programmatic directions. The monograph is divided into seven chapters. Subject areas included are…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Budgeting, Contracts, Educational Administration
Wolf, Kathy Goetz – Family Resource Coalition Report, 1996
This special issue of the Family Resource Coalition Report presents personal experiences and reflections regarding parent involvement and leadership in family support. Articles in this issue are: (1) "The Vaughn Family Center: It's My Story" (Jorge Lara and Matt Oppenheim); (2) "Asking the Right Questions is Key to Developing Parent…
Descriptors: Activism, Advocacy, Children, Community Involvement
Schrader, William B., Ed. – New Directions for Testing and Measurement, 1979
This conference was organized around four policy concerns: (1) the needs of handicapped, gifted, and bilingual students; (2) the use of test results to allocate federal compensatory education funds; (3) the validity of minimum competency testing; and (4) the demand for increasingly sophisticated evaluations. Garry L. McDaniels discussed the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Accountability, Bilingual Students, Compensatory Education
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1977
The document, written in French, presents an overview of educational programs in Senegal where ten to 17-year-old students are taught practical skills. The monograph is intended for UNESCO staff members and educational advisors as they collaborate with governments in developing nations to improve educational programs. The document is presented in…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Basic Skills, Case Studies, Curriculum Development