How to be Involved in Program Evaluation
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How to be Involved in Program Evaluation

What Every Adminstrator Needs to Know

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eBook - ePub

How to be Involved in Program Evaluation

What Every Adminstrator Needs to Know

About this book

The purpose of this book is to improve the direction and utility of the evaluation by program directors in charge, and the implementation of the evaluation by the evaluator. The authors contend that both of these goals can best be met by understanding each individual role.

How to be Involved in Program Evaluation:
Ā·Provides a framework for understanding evaluation and the value of working within an evaluation model
Ā·Provides an overview of the General Evaluation Model (GEM)
Ā·Reviews the components of GEM from the viewpoint of the Evaluator and the Program Director-to emphasize the joint effort of the two persons
Ā·Presents aspects of evaluation as a profession, including standards developed by professional organizations, desired traits of the Evaluator, and advantages and disadvantages of the Evaluator coming from outside the organization as compared to inside the organization
Ā·Discusses the need for data collection instruments, and presents various examples, along with the advantages and disadvantages of the various evaluation instruments
Ā·Discusses the crucial role of reporting evaluation results
Ā·Discusses how the General Evaluation Model can be used to evaluate an entire school

This book will be a valuable reference to program directors and evaluators.

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Yes, you can access How to be Involved in Program Evaluation by Keith McNeil,Isadore Newman,Jim Steinhauser in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Education & Education Administration. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
R&L Education
Year
2005
eBook ISBN
9781461649380

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. 1 What Is Evaluation?
  7. 2 Overview of GEM
  8. 3 Needs Assessment
  9. 4 Baseline
  10. 5 Procedures to Achieve Objectives
  11. 6 Program Implementation Assessment
  12. 7 Post Assessment
  13. 8 Review of GEM From the Viewpoint of the Evaluator and the Program Director
  14. 9 Evaluation as a Profession
  15. 10 Evaluation Instruments
  16. 11 Reporting
  17. 12 Application of GEM to Evaluating Schools
  18. Appendixes
  19. Glossary
  20. References
  21. Index
  22. About the Authors