Outcomes, the Size of the Impacts, and Program Evaluation.

Ball, Samuel

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Publication Date: 1981

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Outcomes, the Size of the Impacts, and Program Evaluation.

Ball, Samuel

New Directions for Program Evaluation, n9 p71-86 1981

The variety of contexts, the politics of each situation, and the availability of resources all dictate variations in assessing outcomes. Seven major principles of program evaluation are considered, along with a cautionary note to the ambitious who expect large program effects. (Author)

Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Evaluation Methods, Program Evaluation, Summative Evaluation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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