Evaluating School Programs: An Educator′s Guide - Couverture souple

Sanders, James R.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0803960336 ISBN 13 : 9780803960336

Editeur : Corwin Press Inc, 1992

Synopsis

Today′s administrators and teachers must know how to evaluate their school programmes to demonstrate the effectiveness of their efforts. This general guide will help educators plan and conduct evaluations of any school programme. The book provides concise, yet comprehensive, coverage of a complex topic in a highly readable and usable format. Basic principles of evaluation are outlined, and examples are provided throughout to help the reader develop competence and confidence in evaluation.

This is the first of seven guidebooks in the series. It is intended to be used with each of the six companion guides.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

James R. Sanders is Professor of Education and Associate Director of the Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University. He received his master′s degree in educational research from Bucknell University and his PhD in educational research and evaluation from the University of Colorado. He has served as a visiting professor at St. Patrick′s College (in Dublin, Ireland), Utah State University, and the University of British Columbia. He is coauthor of Educational Evaluation:Theory and Practice (1973), Practices and Problems in Competency-Based Measurement (1979), Educational Evaluation: Alternative Approaches and Practical Guidelines (1987), and Program Evaluation (2004). He is author or coauthor of numerous articles, monographs, and technical reports in the area of program evaluation. His articles have appeared in Review of Educational Research, Educational Researcher, Educational and Psychological Measurement, Journal of Educational Psychology, Journal of School Psychology, New Directions for Program Evaluation, Evaluation News, Educational Technology, Journal of Research and Development in Education, Educational Measurement, and American Journal of Evaluation.           
James R. Sanders has served as director or codirector of training institutes in evaluation for the American Educational Research Association, the American Evaluation Association, the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, and the Western Michigan University Evaluation Center. He has served as a member of the board of directors for the Evaluation Network and the American Evaluation Association and on standing committees for the American Educational Research Association, the National Council on Measurement in Education, the National Science Foundation, Phi Delta Kappa, Independent Sector, and the United Way of America. He has directed research and evaluation projects funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Education, National Science Foundation, and several state agencies. He has consulted with numerous school districts, private industries, instructional businesses, government agencies, research and development corporations, community agencies, and major universities. From 1988 to 1998, he served as chair of the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation, a coalition of 16 professional organizations concerned with the quality of evaluations done in education. He was elected by the American Evaluation Association to serve as President-elect in 2000, President in 2001, and Past President in 2002.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Corwin Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 1992
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0803960336
• ISBN 13: 9780803960336
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 88
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible