The Program Evaluation Standards A Guide for Evaluators and Evaluation Users
The Program Evaluation Standards: A Guide for Evaluators and Evaluation Users by Lyn M. Shulha is a comprehensive resource published by SAGE Publications on July 29, 2010. This third edition spans 334 pages and is presented in English. It focuses on the thirty standards developed by the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation, which are designed to enhance the quality of evaluations in various contexts.
Readers will find that this edition emphasizes the importance of cultural and contextual considerations in evaluations, promoting reflective practice and a deeper understanding of the standards. It introduces a new section on Evaluation Accountability, which highlights metaevaluation for improvement and accountability, supported by three new metaevaluation standards. Additionally, the book includes case scenarios and applications that illustrate how to effectively apply the standards, along with updated documentation reference lists to assist users in their evaluation efforts.
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The Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation (JCSEE.org) is an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited standards developer, sponsored by 17 North American professional organizations. With oversight from the JCSEE, Yarbrough, Schula, 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.
This new edition:
– Provides extensive attention to cultures and contexts in evaluations
– Encourages reflective practice based on in-depth understanding of standards and their applications
– Suggests flexible approaches for learning how to use the standards
– Includes a new section, Evaluation Accountability, emphasizing metaevaluation for improvement and accountability guided by three new metaevaluation standards
– Includes case scenarios and applications across multiple standards to help users apply the standards individually and in concert
– Offers updated documentation reference lists.
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