Toward Clarification of Program Evaluation
A Proposal with Implications for the Possible Certification of Evaluators
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12470830 |
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| Authors | Enoch I Sawin (San Francisco State University, 800 N. Delaware St., Apt. 309, San Mateo, CA 94401-1511, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 231-237 |
| Publication date | 2000-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Evaluation (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1098-2140 • E-ISSN: 1557-0878 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/109821400002100212 |
| OpenAlex | W4245526253 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 29 |
Recent attention to the topic of the possible certification of evaluators highlights several of the central problems facing the field. Controversies exist regarding the purposes and methods of evaluation. Indeed, there is no generally accepted definition of the term evaluation. Such problems would make it very difficult to formulate criteria for certification, if that step is taken eventually. Some plausible procedures are described for classifying different approaches to evaluation, and for subsequent elaboration in terms of philosophical foundations, theory, definitions, purposes, methodology, and ethical guidelines for each major category or cluster of categories. Such work could act as the foundation for subsequent efforts on certification and, in any case, would be enlightening about the current state and potential future directions of evaluation
Certification · Elaboration · Engineering ethics · Evaluation methods · Field (mathematics · Foundation (evidence · Management science · Political science · Risk analysis (engineering · Term (time · Computer Science · Educational Assessment and Improvement · Engineering · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation · Law · Medicine
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| Highly cited | No |
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