Participatory Evaluation in Education: Studies of Evaluation Use and Organizational Learning

ISBN-13: 9780750704021 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 208 str.

J. Cousins; J. Bradley Cousins; Lorna M. Earl

Opis

This text examines participatory evaluation which involves teachers and educational administrators along with researchers in a range of education- based evaluation tasks with the aim of improving quality. Topics covered include variations in the approach, its viability and its likely impact.

Spis treści

Part 1 Why Participatory Evaluation?: The Case for Participatory Evaluation: Theory, Research and Practice, J. Bradley Cousins and Lorna M. Earl. Part 2 Participatory Evaluation in Schools and School Systems: District- wide Evaluation of School Improvement: A System Partners Approach, Lorna M. Earl; A Participatory Approach to District-level Program Evaluation: The Dynamics of Internal Evaluation, Clay Lafleur; Assessing Program Needs Using Participatory Evaluation: A Comparison of High and Marginal Success Cases, J. Bradley Cousins; Participation in Evaluation of Funded School Improvements: Effects and Supporting Conditions, Linda E. Lee and J. Bradley Cousins; Involving Practitioners in Evaluation Studies: How Viable is Collaborative Evaluation in Schools?, Jean A. King; The Many Modes of Participatory Evaluation, Michael Huberman. Part 3 Educational Participatory Evaluation: Variations in Form: Inviting Collaboration: Insights into Researcher-School Community Partnerships, Lyn M. Shulha and Robert J. Wilson; Using Participatory Evaluation in an International Context, Donna M. Mertens, Terry R. Berkeley and Susan D. Lopez. Part 4 Themes and Conclusions: Participatory Evaluation in Education: What Do We Know? Where Do We Go?, J. Bradley Cousins and Lorna M. Earl.

O autorze

Lorna M. Earl, J. Bradley Cousins