Graduate students in a program evaluation class carried out small case-study evaluations, and examined the participants' reactions to the evaluation report. The programs included an experimental high school drama course, a high school music apprenticeship program, and a sixth grade computer course on problem solving. There were three phases of data collection: (1) before the graduate students presented the case study report, they interviewed the teacher and the most closely involved administrator concerning their expectations of any evaluation report; (2) a sheet for recording reactions to the report was left with the participant; and (3) a week after the report was delivered, participants were interviewed concerning their opinions of the report's truthfulness and their plans to use the information. The teachers indicated that they often assessed truthfulness by consulting with their colleagues. Three types of truth--confirmatory, affirmational, and inherent--were listed. Additional factors included the empathy of the evaluator and the power of a well-written report. (GDC)