SQUARE PEGS IN ROUND HOLES: PROGRAM EVALUATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL UNCERTAINTY
In: Policy studies journal: an international journal of public policy, Band 9, Heft 5, S. 644-666
ISSN: 0190-292X
EXAMINATION OF 18 PROMINENT EVALUATION REPORTS FOUND THAT THE ACTUAL DESIGN, MEASUREMENT, AND ANALYSIS PROCEDURES WERE OFTEN DIFFERENT FROM PROCEDURES COMPATIBLE WITH THE KINDS OF PROGRAM UNCERTAINTY DESCRIBED IN THE EVALUATION REPORTS. IMPROVEMENT IS SUGGESTED BY INCORPORATING ORGANIZATIONAL CONCEPTS THAT WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE SELECTION OF EVALUATION METHODS.