An Empirical Examination of Evaluation's Presence in the Undergraduate Curriculum in the United States

Autor/inn/en	LaVelle, John M.; Sabarre, Nina; Umans, Haley
Titel	An Empirical Examination of Evaluation's Presence in the Undergraduate Curriculum in the United States
Quelle	In: American Journal of Evaluation, 41 (2020) 2, S.297-310 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (LaVelle, John M.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1098-2140
DOI	10.1177/1098214019860912
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Study; College Curriculum; Evaluation; Public Colleges; Private Colleges; Courses; Differences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Grundstudium; Evaluierung; Privathochschule; Kursangebot; Unterscheiden
Abstract	Evaluator education programs have developed to help support the growth of professional evaluators and improve evaluation practice. Empirical research has described where and how evaluation is taught at the graduate level of education, but little is known about the undergraduate level. This study empirically explores how, if at all, evaluation is taught at the undergraduate level by systematically analyzing the publicly available curricula of the top 40 public and top 40 private universities in the United States. Findings demonstrate that 470 evaluation-specific and associated courses were offered across public colleges and universities (335 courses offered) and private colleges (135 courses offered). However, among these 470 courses, the extent to which evaluation is taught varies from a specific method of systematic inquiry to a tool used for assessment or judgment, or minor topic within a broader subject. Implications for the field are discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01