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ERIC Number: EJ297501
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Program Evaluation as a Political Tool.
Farley, Michael
Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, v55 n4 p64-67 Apr 1984
Program evaluation is a process of determining program performance for the purpose of improvement. Objectives essential to an effective program are accountability, public support, legitimacy, and communication of results. As a political tool, program evaluation must involve participants in the evaluation and decision-making processes of allocating resources. (DF)
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Guides, Evaluation Utilization, Information Processing, Political Influences, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Public Support
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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