Evaluation as Scientific Management in U.S. School Reform.

House, Ernest R.

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Publication Date: 1978-Oct

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Evaluation as Scientific Management in U.S. School Reform.

House, Ernest R.

Comparative Education Review, v22 n3 p388-401 Oct 1978

In 1965, Robert Kennedy initiated federal evaluation policy with ESEA. His conception of political accountability was converted into a system of cost benefit analysis, which periodically justified funding curtailments. This systems approach, similar to Taylor's Scientific Management, is inadequate as the sole evaluation tool for federal programs. (SJL)

Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Policy, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Government School Relationship, Historical Reviews, Program Evaluation, Systems Analysis

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Elementary and Secondary Education Act; Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I

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