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| Cluster Grouping | 1 |
| Definitions | 1 |
| Literature Reviews | 1 |
| Methods | 1 |
| Policy Formation | 1 |
| Program Evaluation | 1 |
| Program Improvement | 1 |
| Research Problems | 1 |
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| Evaluation Review | 1 |
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| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
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Peer reviewedLeviton, Laura C.; Hughes, Edward F. X. – Evaluation Review, 1981
The use of evaluations for policy and program development and change is critically reviewed. Existing conceptions of utilization are discussed and improvements in the methods of detecting use are suggested. Five clusters of variables affecting utilization are described and hypotheses about the reasons for their effects are outlined. (Author/AL)
Descriptors: Cluster Grouping, Definitions, Literature Reviews, Methods
