The Historical Development of Evaluation Use

Autor/inn/en	Alkin, Marvin C.; King, Jean A.
Titel	The Historical Development of Evaluation Use
Quelle	In: American Journal of Evaluation, 37 (2016) 4, S.568-579 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1098-2140
DOI	10.1177/1098214016665164
Schlagwörter	Evaluation Utilization; Educational Development; Educational History; Measurement Objectives; Social Science Research; Intellectual History; Use Studies; Educational Practices + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsentwicklung; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Social scientific research; Sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung; Geistesgeschichte; Benutzerschulung; Bildungspraxis
Abstract	The first article in this series traces the initial development of the concept of evaluation use. As a field, evaluation has always paid attention to the potential for use, both in decision-making and in changing people's thinking. The broad history of the field as we know it today stemmed from two streams: one focused on tests and measurement, primarily in education, and a second focused on social research methods, primarily concerning knowledge utilization. Evaluation use had its roots in both streams, resulting in three broad categories for discussing the use of evaluation findings: instrumental use, conceptual use or enlightenment, and symbolic use. The additional category of process use, added years later, highlighted the potential utility of people's participation in the evaluation process. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01