EVALUATION AS ILLUMINATION - A NEW APPROACH TO THE STUDY OF INNOVATORY PROGRAMS (FROM EVALUATION STUDIES REVIEW ANNUAL, V 1, N 1976 BY GENE V GLASS - SEE NCJ-38147)

• NCJ Number: 38150
• Author(s): M PARLETT; D HAMILTON
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 18 pages
• Corporate Author: Sage Publications, Inc
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS PAPER ADVOCATES A TOTAL REAPPRAISAL OF THE RATIONALE AND TECHNIQUES OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM EVALUATION.

Abstract

THE CONCEPT OF ILLUMINATIVE EVALUATION IS DEFINED AND ITS METHODOLOGICAL STRATEGIES ARE DESCRIBED. THESE STRATEGIES INCLUDE OBSERVATION, PARTICIPANT INTERVIEWS, QUESTIONNAIRES, AND ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTS AND BACKGROUND STRATEGIES TO ILLUMINATE PROBLEMS, ISSUES, AND SIGNIFICANT PROGRAM FEATURES. THE PAPER CONCLUDES WITH A DISCUSSION OF THE PROBLEMS AND POTENTIALITIES OF THE NEW APPROACH SUCH AS ITS RANGE OF APPLICABILITY, THE VALIDITY AND GENERALIZABILITY OF EVIDENCE, AND THE PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE RESEARCH WORKER. IN ADDITION, THE WAYS IN WHICH THE ILLUMINATIVE APPROACH CAN MEET THE NEED FOR THEORETICAL ADVANCE IN THE LEARNING MILIEU AND CLARIFY AND INTERPRET THE PROGRAM FOR DECISION MAKERS ARE EXAMINED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)