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Cummings, Oliver W.; And Others – 1987
The role and methods of an evaluator of program effectiveness are discussed. Responses to questions prepared by academicians were obtained from three evaluation practitioners; an external, independent evaluator; and an internal evaluator with program implementation responsibilities. Practitioners uniformly indicated that internal evaluators were…
Descriptors: Accountability, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems
Peer reviewedStufflebeam, Daniel L. – Evaluation Practice, 1994
Serious issues in empowerment evaluation are articulated to help ensure that this enthusiastically presented concept will not mislead evaluators and result in lowering the field's professional standards. Analysis and recommendations are provided for the adoption, development, and implementation of an objectivist evaluation that conforms to…
Descriptors: Definitions, Empowerment, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems
Anderson, Scarvia B. – 1984
It has been two years since the Evaluation Research Society (ERS) published its Standards for Program Evaluation. The standards have influenced professional activities, such as panel discussions, and have been useful in training evaluators. However, the question arises as to whether the standards have been consulted by practicing evaluators or…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Evaluators, Financial Problems
Peer reviewedBrown, Robert D.; Newman, Dianna L. – Evaluation Review, 1992
A broad set of ethical principles is examined to determine their relevance for evaluation. The five principles of K. S. Kitchener (autonomy, nonmaleficience, beneficence, justice, and fidelity) are relevant to evaluation and are fully represented in the evaluation standards of the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Ethics, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems
Peer reviewedNewman, Dianna L.; Brown, Robert D. – Evaluation Review, 1992
Survey items representing 30 standards of the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation were used to examine violations in program evaluations. Twenty-nine novice graduate students, 57 graduate students with moderate knowledge about evaluation, and 61 expert evaluators viewed propriety and accuracy standards as suffering the most…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Ethics, Evaluation Criteria
Download full textShadish, William – 1998
This digest illustrates the variety of basic and theoretical issues in evaluation with which aspiring evaluators should be conversant in order to claim that they know the knowledge base of their profession. Coverage of the issues includes: the four steps in the logic of evaluation; whether qualitative evaluations are valid; whether it matters if…
Descriptors: Causal Models, Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems
Hayman, Brian; Sussman, Susan – 1986
This report assesses the current state of the art of personnel performance appraisal in education to provide guidelines for new initiatives and developments in the use of personnel evaluation systems in Ontario schools. It is organized in such a way that the major issues related to performance appraisal are presented in the order in which an…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Lawton, S. B.; And Others – 1986
This study addresses four questions: (1) What types of performance appraisal policy for educational staff have been adopted by Ontario school boards? (2) To what extent have these policies been implemented in practice? (3) What types of appraisal policies are most effective? and (4) What processes have school boards used to develop and implement…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Educational Administration, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Lawton, S. B.; And Others – 1986
This report, the fourth and final volume of a series, examines in a summary fashion the results from a massive study of performance appraisal policies and procedures currently used in Ontario school boards. The study, a two-year undertaking, focused on appraisal practices for certified educational personnel in Ontario: teachers, principals,…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Educational Administration, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
