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Peer reviewedChelimsky, Eleanor – Evaluation Review, 1987
Some questions about the relationship between program evaluation and forecasting are raised. Contrasting the two fields in terms of mind-set, purpose, problems, advantages, and use shows that although their modes of inquiry are indeed very different in many ways, there is interdependence between the two in several areas. (Author/JAZ)
Descriptors: Evaluation Problems, Models, Policy, Prediction
Chelimsky, Eleanor – 1986
The politics of program evaluation are discussed from the personal perspective of the Director of the General Accounting Office's Program Evaluation and Methodology Division, which has produced reports for committees of the United States Congress. It is concluded that successful evaluations must be useful to others and must understand the…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Research, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
