NCJ Number
29698
Journal
JOURNAL OF EXTENSION Volume: 13 Issue: 2 Dated: (MARCH/APRIL 1975) Pages: 39-47
Date Published
1975
Length
9 pages
Annotation
EXAMINATION OF THE SPECIFIC KINDS OF CONSIDERATIONS THAT APPLY TO THE EVALUATION OF INNOVATIVE PROJECTS.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR MAKES A DISTINCTION BETWEEN ON-GOING PROJECTS AND INNOVATIVE PROJECTS BY CLASSIFYING A PROJECT AS INNOVATIVE IF IT IS OFFERED TO AN ENTIRELY NEW AUDIENCE, A DIFFERENT METHODOLOGY IS BEING EMPLOYED, OR THE CONTEXT IN WHICH THE PROJECT OPERATES HAS A NEW DIMENSION. THERE ARE CONSIDERATIONS SUCH AS SPECIFICATION OF THE PROJECTS OUTCOME, THE LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE, UNKNOWN SIDE EFFECTS, THE INCREASED LEVELS OF PRODUCTIVITY, AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE EXPERIMENTAL AND INNOVATIVE ENVIRONMENT (HAWTHORNE EFFECT) AND THE EVALUATOR-PROGRAMMER RELATIONSHIP THAT HAVE ADDED IMPACT DUE TO THE UNAVAILABILITY OF DATA OR EXPERIENCES FROM PRIOR PROJECTS. FINALLY, THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES THE APPLICABILITY OF FOUR EVALUATION MODELS: CONTROLLED EXPERIMENTAL; GOAL-FREE; TRANSACTIONAL; AND ADVERSARY MODELS.