Evaluation in Practice

Evaluation in Practice

Topics

	Managing evaluation projects
	Writing effective reports
	Pitfalls of evaluation
	Evaluation standards, guidelines, and ethics
	Utilizing evaluation results
	Political, social, ethical, and practical considerations
	Issues and future trends in evaluation research

Readings & Handouts

	Rossi, et al. Chapter 12
	Wholey, et al. Chapters 23 - 28
	Reserve #6, #10
	Handout - Cheating teachers (Star News - 9/08)
	More on Cheating Teachers - USA Today investigative report: Testing the System (Mar. '11)
	Handouts - Read this article in the MailOnline that describes the results of a study on the importance of eating more vegetables and a rebuttal of the study's conclusions from January '11
	Sometimes studies raise ethical questions or are otherwise controversial

Read this article on the ethical implications of separating students by race rather than sex to boost academic success (Jan '11)

See this NY Times article about the debate surrounding a study examining the impacts of gay parents (6/11/12)

Lecture Notes

Download as a PDF file (Added at a future date)

Web Resources

Report - Program Evaluation: Experienced Agencies Follow a Similar Model For Prioritizing Research Needs - GAO-11-176

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