| Description |
xiv, 228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction: The Need for Ethics in Program Evaluation -- 2. Ethical Theories and Principles -- 3. Ethical Issues Related to Program Evaluation: Research on Practice -- 4. A Framework for Making Ethical Decisions -- 5. The Effect of Evaluator Role Perceptions on Ethical Decision Making -- 6. Context, Methodology, and Ethics -- 7. Improving the Ethical Practice of Evaluation: A Working Agenda for the Profession -- Appendix A: Joint Committee on Standards Program Evaluation Standards -- Appendix B: Evaluation Research Society Standards for Program Evaluation -- Appendix C: American Evaluation Association Guiding Principles for Evaluators |
| Summary |
How can an evaluator deal with ethical value issues in a way that does not smack of "ethical imperialism" or a knee-jerk prescriptive stance? Applied Ethics for Program Evaluation is aimed at sensitizing evaluators, potential clients, and stakeholders in program evaluation. Through use of vignettes, the authors provide the readers with ethical dilemmas and questions to stimulate thinking about the positive and negative consequences of each option. Following an introduction to ethical theories and principles, the authors propose a framework (based on Kitchner's five ethical principles) that can be used in weighing these options. The book concludes by providing valuable suggestions on how evaluators can make informed ethical decisions in their own evaluation practice |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-220) and index |
| Subject |
Evaluation research (Social action programs) -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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| Author |
Brown, Robert Donald, 1931-
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| LC no. |
95036416 |
| ISBN |
080395185X (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0803951868 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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