GSE Faculty Research
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
12-2016
Publication Source
Contemporary Educational Research Quarterly
Volume
24
Issue
4
Start Page
71
Last Page
90
DOI
10.6151/CERQ.2016.2404.03
Abstract
This scholarly commentary addresses the basic questions that underlie program evaluation policy and practice in education, as well as the conditions that must be met for the evaluation evidence to be used. The evaluation questions concern evidence on the nature and severity of problems, the programs deployed to address the issues, the programs’ relative effects and cost-effectiveness, and the accumulation of evidence. The basic conditions for the use of evidence include potential users’ awareness of the evidence, their understanding of it, as well as their capacity and incentives for its use. Examples are drawn from studies conducted in the United States and other countries, focusing on evaluation methods that address the questions above.
Keywords
evaluation policy and practice, use of evidence, randomized controlled trials, quasi-experiments, meta-analysis, education
Recommended Citation
Boruch, R., Chao, J. L., & Lee, S. S. (2016). Program Evaluation Policy, Practice, and the Use of Results. Contemporary Educational Research Quarterly, 24 (4), 71-90. http://dx.doi.org/10.6151/CERQ.2016.2404.03
Date Posted: 20 April 2017