Evaluating School Programs

An Educator's Guide
Third Edition
Carolyn D. Sullins - Western Michigan University, USA
Evaluating School Programs
November 2005 | 104 pages | Corwin
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Achieve lasting educational benefits through masterfully administered school program evaluations!

The annual process of evaluating school programs raises a legitimate question: how to implement quality program evaluations that will not drain a school's resources, but instead help create a school culture that promotes inspired teaching and high academic achievement-and meets NCLB guidelines? In this updated edition of the bestselling text, authors James R. Sanders and Carolyn D. Sullins demonstrate how an effective program evaluation process can conserve resources while yielding substantial benefits for teachers, parents, students, and schools.

This user-friendly resource provides concise yet comprehensive coverage of school program evaluation through a highly regarded five-step program. Illustrated by examples and case studies, this approach is designed to help educators develop competence and confidence in program evaluation. Both practicing and aspiring educators can learn to:

  • Successfully manage logistical and scheduling problems
  • Strategically approach school politics, ethical considerations, and interpersonal relations
  • Comprehensively organize and analyze information regarding school programs
  • Effectively respond to the No Child Left Behind Act

Discover how to skillfully administer school evaluations that produce lasting educational results!

Contents

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

About the Authors

Introduction: The Purpose of This Guide and How to Use It

Introduction: The Purpose of This Guide and How to Use It

1. Why Evaluate Your School Programs?

1. Why Evaluate Your School Programs?

2. Focusing the Evaluation

2. Focusing the Evaluation

3. Collecting Information

3. Collecting Information

4. Organizing and Analyzing Information

4. Organizing and Analyzing Information

5. Reporting Information

5. Reporting Information

6. Administering the Evaluation

6. Administering the Evaluation

Epilogue

Epilogue

Resource A: Annotated Bibliography on Program Evaluation

Resource A: Annotated Bibliography on Program Evaluation

Resource B: Evaluation-Related Web Sites

Resource B: Evaluation-Related Web Sites

Resource C: Taxonomy of Cognitive Objectives

Resource C: Taxonomy of Cognitive Objectives

Resource D: Standards for Program Evaluations

Resource D: Standards for Program Evaluations

References

References

Index

Index

Additional materials

Description

Achieve lasting educational benefits through masterfully administered school program evaluations!

The annual process of evaluating school programs raises a legitimate question: how to implement quality program evaluations that will not drain a school's resources, but instead help create a school culture that promotes inspired teaching and high academic achievement-and meets NCLB guidelines? In this updated edition of the bestselling text, authors James R. Sanders and Carolyn D. Sullins demonstrate how an effective program evaluation process can conserve resources while yielding substantial benefits for teachers, parents, students, and schools.

This user-friendly resource provides concise yet comprehensive coverage of school program evaluation through a highly regarded five-step program. Illustrated by examples and case studies, this approach is designed to help educators develop competence and confidence in program evaluation. Both practicing and aspiring educators can learn to:

  • Successfully manage logistical and scheduling problems
  • Strategically approach school politics, ethical considerations, and interpersonal relations
  • Comprehensively organize and analyze information regarding school programs
  • Effectively respond to the No Child Left Behind Act

Discover how to skillfully administer school evaluations that produce lasting educational results!

Contents

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

About the Authors

Introduction: The Purpose of This Guide and How to Use It

Introduction: The Purpose of This Guide and How to Use It

1. Why Evaluate Your School Programs?

1. Why Evaluate Your School Programs?

2. Focusing the Evaluation

2. Focusing the Evaluation

3. Collecting Information

3. Collecting Information

4. Organizing and Analyzing Information

4. Organizing and Analyzing Information

5. Reporting Information

5. Reporting Information

6. Administering the Evaluation

6. Administering the Evaluation

Epilogue

Epilogue

Resource A: Annotated Bibliography on Program Evaluation

Resource A: Annotated Bibliography on Program Evaluation

Resource B: Evaluation-Related Web Sites

Resource B: Evaluation-Related Web Sites

Resource C: Taxonomy of Cognitive Objectives

Resource C: Taxonomy of Cognitive Objectives

Resource D: Standards for Program Evaluations

Resource D: Standards for Program Evaluations

References

References

Index

Index

Additional materials

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An Educator's Guide


November 2005 | 104 pages | Corwin

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Achieve lasting educational benefits through masterfully administered school program evaluations!

The annual process of evaluating school programs raises a legitimate question: how to implement quality program evaluations that will not drain a school's resources, but instead help create a school culture that promotes inspired teaching and high academic achievement-and meets NCLB guidelines? In this updated edition of the bestselling text, authors James R. Sanders and Carolyn D. Sullins demonstrate how an effective program evaluation process can conserve resources while yielding substantial benefits for teachers, parents, students, and schools.

This user-friendly resource provides concise yet comprehensive coverage of school program evaluation through a highly regarded five-step program. Illustrated by examples and case studies, this approach is designed to help educators develop competence and confidence in program evaluation. Both practicing and aspiring educators can learn to:

  • Successfully manage logistical and scheduling problems
  • Strategically approach school politics, ethical considerations, and interpersonal relations
  • Comprehensively organize and analyze information regarding school programs
  • Effectively respond to the No Child Left Behind Act

Discover how to skillfully administer school evaluations that produce lasting educational results!


Table Of Contents:

  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Authors
  • Introduction: The Purpose of This Guide and How to Use It
  • 1. Why Evaluate Your School Programs?
  • 2. Focusing the Evaluation
  • 3. Collecting Information
  • 4. Organizing and Analyzing Information
  • 5. Reporting Information
  • 6. Administering the Evaluation
  • Epilogue
  • Resource A: Annotated Bibliography on Program Evaluation
  • Resource B: Evaluation-Related Web Sites
  • Resource C: Taxonomy of Cognitive Objectives
  • Resource D: Standards for Program Evaluations
  • References
  • Index

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