ABSTRACT

Evaluation, whether in schools and colleges, LEAs or TECs is now universally recognised as an essential part of any effective educational and training system. There are, however, two major problems in its implementation: lack of time and a perceived lack among middle and senior managers of the special skills necessary for an evaluation to have external validity.
This book provides a solution to both problems. It offers evaluation processes which accept time limitations and work within them an it strips away the mystique of evaluation to describe methods and procedures which will enable educational and training staff at all levels to organise and carry out useful evaluations. Administrators, teachers and trainers as well as the staff of local and national inspectorates will welcome its cogent and realistic guidance.

chapter 1|23 pages

EVALUATION: AN OVERVIEW

chapter 2|28 pages

INSPECTION

chapter 3|24 pages

ALTERNATIVES TO INSPECTION

chapter 4|16 pages

TOWARDS A SYNTHESIS

chapter |3 pages

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collecting information to identify the needs formulating criteria appropriate to the needs; determining the extent to which the needs are satisfied in practice; seeking improvements where the service fails to meet the specified criteria. These tasks would be accomplished by internal inspection, audits

chapter 5|36 pages

SYSTEM-WIDE EVALUATION

chapter 7|3 pages

DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: 1

chapter |18 pages

• • • • Is there any other documentation available that might corroborate

From what standpoint or perspective is the document written or record compiled? Is the document or record available in the form as originally written or compiled? Has it been edited, reduced or adjusted in any way? Is the original version available? To what extent are the professional and other interests of the

chapter 8|29 pages

DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: 2

chapter 9|22 pages

DEVELOPING TRUSTWORTHY CONCLUSIONS

chapter 10|9 pages

CONCLUSION AND SUMMARY