Involving Program Beneficiaries in the Early Stages of Evaluation: Issues of Consequential Validity and Influence.

Brandon, Paul R.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ476866

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Publication Date: 1993

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Involving Program Beneficiaries in the Early Stages of Evaluation: Issues of Consequential Validity and Influence.

Brandon, Paul R.; And Others

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v15 n4 p420-28 Win 1993

An approach for involving beneficiaries in specifying program attributes for evaluators to address is discussed. Methods are outlined for sharing influence among program decision makers and beneficiaries. Application of this approach in the evaluation of a problem-based medical school curriculum is described, with evidence on the enhancement of validity. (SLD)

Descriptors: Curriculum, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Formative Evaluation, Higher Education, Medical Education, Participative Decision Making, Policy Formation, Program Evaluation, Validity

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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