ERIC Number: EJ967494
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 3
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-651X
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Program Evaluation: Where Instruction and School Business Meet
Ayers, Steven V.
School Business Affairs, v77 n7 p14-16 Jul-Aug 2011
In this article, the author talks about program evaluation, a strategy commonly used by instructional leaders that can help school business officials improve their budget process. As districts struggle to develop budgets in these challenging economic times, school business officials might consider turning to program evaluation for help. Program evaluation gives school business officials an opportunity to improve the budgeting process by examining the cost-effectiveness of the district's programs and initiatives. For purposes of this overview, the author discusses four key elements he used to conduct a quantitative evaluation of a class size reduction initiative: (1) literature review; (2) logic model/program theory; (3) data identification, compilation, and testing; and (4) evaluation of results and conclusion. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Class Size, Budgeting, Program Evaluation, Models, School Business Officials, Cost Effectiveness, Statistical Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Program Budgeting, Program Design
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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