Program Evaluation: A Practitioner’s Guide for Trainers and Educators

Brinkerhoff, Robert O.; Brethower, D.M.; Nowakowski, Jeri; Hluchyj, T.

Please glance over the questions that follow and read the answers to those that are of interest. Q: What does this manual do? A: This manual guides the user through designing an evaluation. A: Who can use it? A: Anyone interested or involved in evaluating professional trammg or inservice education programs. The primary users will be staff members who are doing their own program evaluation-maybe for the first time. (Experienced evaluators or other professional educators can find useful guides and worksheets in it.) Q: If I work through this manual, what will I accomplish? A: You will develop one or more evaluation designs, and perhaps you'll also use the designs to evaluate something to make it better or to document its current value. Q: What is an evaluation design? A: An evaluation design is a conceptual and procedural map for getting important information about training efforts to people who can use it, as shown in the graphic below.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 1983-04-30

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9780898381221

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-009-6667-3

Dimensions: 235.0cm x191.0cm

Pages: 128.0