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Organizations in Transition: Opportunities and Challenges for Evaluation.
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Larson, Colleen L.; Preskill, Hallie, Eds. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1991
Seven papers are presented, which are designed to introduce evaluators and other consultants to the complex realities of the changing world of business and industry. Topics include how the practice of evaluation is changing in organizations in transition, and evaluation from the perspective of its role in changing organizations. (SLD)
Descriptors: Administration, Business, Change Strategies, Evaluation Methods
The Challange of Cross-Cultural Evaluation: Some Views from the Field.
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Merryfield, Merry M. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1985
Interviews with 26 experienced international evaluators are reported to identify problems and possible solutions in cross cultural evaluations (evaluations of programs or projects in developing countries by persons from the industrialized West). It is concluded that understanding cultural norms and values increases an evaluator's ability to…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Developing Nations, Ethnocentrism, Evaluation Methods
International Innovations in Evaluation Methodology.
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Conner, Ross F., Ed.; Hendricks, Michael, Ed. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1989
Examples of innovative program evaluation techniques developed in several foreign and international settings are presented in a collection of 10 essays. Methods for understanding programs to be evaluated, focusing evaluation, gathering information, analyzing information, and communicating findings and recommendations are discussed. (TJH)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluators, Feedback, Foreign Countries