The Role of Evaluation in the Decision-making Process
Author : John Kincaid Coster
Publisher :
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 21,23 MB
Release : 1969
Category : Vocational education
ISBN :
Evaluation in Decision Making
Author : Naftaly S. Glasman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 34,4 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9400926693
Book Description
This book is about the practice of decision making by school principals and about ways to improve this practice by capitalizing on evaluation dimensions. Much has been written on decision making but surprisingly little on decision making in the school principalship. Much has been also written on evaluation as well as on evaluation and decision making, but not much has been written on evaluation in decision making, especially decision making in the principalship. This book presents two messages. One is that decision making in the principalship can be studied and improved and not only talked about in abstract terms. The other message is that evaluation can contribute to the understanding of decision making in the principalship and to the improvement of its practice. In this book we call for the conception of an evaluation-minded principal, a principal who has a wide perspective on the nature of evaluation and its potential benefits, a principal who is also inclined to use evaluation perceptions and techniques as part of his/her decision-making process. This book was conceived in 1985 with the idea to combine thoughts about educational administration with thoughts about educational evaluation. Studies of decision making in the principalship had already been on their way. We decided to await the findings, and in the meantime we wrote a first conceptual version of evaluation in decision making. As the studies were completed we wrote a first empirical version of same.
Models in Environmental Regulatory Decision Making
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 36,65 MB
Release : 2007-08-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0309110009
Book Description
Many regulations issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are based on the results of computer models. Models help EPA explain environmental phenomena in settings where direct observations are limited or unavailable, and anticipate the effects of agency policies on the environment, human health and the economy. Given the critical role played by models, the EPA asked the National Research Council to assess scientific issues related to the agency's selection and use of models in its decisions. The book recommends a series of guidelines and principles for improving agency models and decision-making processes. The centerpiece of the book's recommended vision is a life-cycle approach to model evaluation which includes peer review, corroboration of results, and other activities. This will enhance the agency's ability to respond to requirements from a 2001 law on information quality and improve policy development and implementation.
Evaluation Use and Decision-Making in Society
Author : Christina A. Christie
Publisher : IAP
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 39,84 MB
Release : 2015-06-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 1681230062
Book Description
This volume addresses a fundamental and highly debated issue in the evaluation field – the use of evaluation information for decision-making. Chapter authors honor the contributions of Professor Marvin C. Alkin to the evaluation use literature and advance our thinking on the topic by exploring a wide range of issues related to the theoretical and practical challenges of using evaluation information to make informed, evidence-based decisions. Readers will come away from this volume with a new and clearer understanding of the theoretical, contextual, methodological, and political dimensions of use and with direction for practice. Chapters are written by leading evaluation scholars, including Ernest House; Stewart Donaldson and Tarek Azzam; Eric Barela; Richard D. Nunneley, Jr., Jean A. King, Kelli Johnson, and Laura Pejsa; Eleanor Chelimsky; Michael Quinn Patton; and Wanda D. Casillas, Rodney K. Hopson and Ricardo L. Gomez. Evaluation Use and Decision-Making in Society: A Tribute to Marvin C. Alkin will be of great interest to evaluation students, scholars and practitioners. This volume has scholarly application for those who desire a state-of-the-art resource for the latest insights and perspectives on one of the most pressing issues that the evaluation field faces today, while also serving as a useful guide for both novice and experienced evaluation practitioners. It is appropriate for use in a variety of evaluation courses including Introduction to Evaluation and Procedural Issues in Evaluation as well as topical seminars such as Evaluation Use and Decision-Making.
Give Yourself a Nudge
Author : Ralph L. Keeney
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 15,6 MB
Release : 2020-04-23
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1108803989
Book Description
The best way to improve your quality of life is through the decisions you make. This book teaches several fundamental decision-making skills, provides numerous applications and examples, and ultimately nudges you toward smarter decisions. These nudges frame more desirable decisions for you to face by identifying the objectives for your decisions and generating superior alternatives to those initially considered. All of the nudges are based on psychology and behavioral economics research and are accessible to all readers. The new concept of a decision opportunity is introduced, which involves creating a decision that you desire to face. Solving a decision opportunity improves your life, whereas resolving a decision problem only restores the quality of your life to that before the decision problem occurred. We all can improve our decision-making and reap the better quality of life that results. This book shows you how.
Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research
Author : Laura W. Perna
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,7 MB
Release : 2020-04-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030313647
Book Description
Published annually since 1985, the Handbook series provides a compendium of thorough and integrative literature reviews on a diverse array of topics of interest to the higher education scholarly and policy communities. Each annual volume contains chapters that discuss salient dimensions of scholarly and policy inquiries on topics pertaining to college students and faculty, organization and administration, curriculum and instruction, policy, diversity issues, economics and finance, history and philosophy, community colleges, advances in research methodology and more. Each chapter provides a comprehensive review of research findings on a selected topic, critiques the research literature in terms of its conceptual and methodological rigor and sets forth an agenda for future research intended to advance knowledge on the chosen topic. The series is fortunate to have attracted annual contributions from distinguished scholars throughout the world.
Evaluation and Library Decision Making
Author : Peter Hernon
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 12,72 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Education
ISBN :
Book Description
Evaluation, which is a critical component of the planning process, assesses the effectiveness and efficiency of library programs and services in the context of stated goals and objectives. This book views evaluation as a type of research study in which evaluators collect either research or management data. Chapters discuss steps of the evaluation process and provide practical examples of the application of these steps to specific library problems. The overall objectives of the volume are to introduce readers to the relationship between planning and evaluation; to discuss the components of an evaluation study in clear prose so that readers can easily understand the different steps; to foster an attitude that recognizes the importance of evaluation for the development of library programs and services; to offer examples of each component of the evaluation process; to identify writings on evaluation in libraries and information centers; and to encourage organizational change and underscore the importance of evaluation to library decision making.
Evaluation and the Decision Making Process in Higher Education
Author : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 26,39 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Education
ISBN :
Book Description
Interest in evaluating higher education is growing in OECD countries today. This report focuses on evaluation as an essential element of an institution's decision-making processes aimed at improving the quality of activities. It reviews higher education evaluation in France, Germany and Spain - three countries with a common tradition of strong government authority in higher education.
Evaluation and Decision Models
Author : Denis Bouyssou
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 35,29 MB
Release : 2000-11-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780792372509
Book Description
This text provides a critical thinking framework for all individuals utilizing decision and evaluation models. It argues that there is no best decision or evaluation model but that decision-makers must understand the principles of formal evaluation and decision models and apply them critically.
Evaluation/decision-making in Health Planning and Administration
Author : Morris Schaefer
Publisher :
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 49,95 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Community health services
ISBN :
