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Making Evaluation Meaningful to All Education Stakeholders

Making Evaluation Meaningful to All Education Stakeholders
by Paula Gangopadhyay
published by The Evlaluation Center at the University of Michigan

This short paper provides suggestions for making evaluation findings meaningful and understandable to the diverse makeup of education stakeholders, which includes businesses, parents, legislators, media, and various community partners. Recommendations, with supporting rationales, are provided with regard to (1) assessing the customer base, (2) formatting the evaluation report, and (3) disseminating information and educating stakeholders. Special attention is given to steps that will help evaluations impact policy decisions.




Last Updated: Wednesday, Jan 28, 2004


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