The Program Evaluation Standards A Guide for Evaluators and Evaluation Users [Hardcover]

With oversight from the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation, Yarbrough, Schulha, Hopson, and Caruthers have revised and illustrated this new edition of the Program Evaluation Standards. These thirty standards support the core attributes of evaluation quality: utility, feasibility, propriety, accuracy, and accountability, and provide guidance to anyone interested in planning, implementing, or using program evaluations. The book is an invaluable resource for practicing evaluators, students, evaluation users, and clients.With oversight from the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation, Yarbrough, Schulha, Hopson, and Caruthers have revised and illustrated this new edition of the Program Evaluation Standards. These thirty standards support the core attributes of evaluation quality: utility, feasibility, propriety, accuracy, and accountability, and provide guidance to anyone interested in planning, implementing, or using program evaluations. The book is an invaluable resource for practicing evaluators, students, evaluation users, and clients.The Joint Committee
Acknowledgements
Preface
Author Page
Introduction
Applying the Standards
The Functional Table of Standards
THE STANDARDS
Utility
Feasibility
Propriety
Accuracy
Evaluation Accountability
Notes
Documentation Reference Lists
Glossary
Index
Appendix A: The 1981 Program Evaluation Standards
Appendix B: The 1994 Program Evaluation Standards