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King, Jean A.; Alkin, Marvin C. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2019
Our third article on the history of evaluation use affirms its importance in evaluation practice and related literature. It first highlights the centrality of use in the field's professionalizing documents, extant theories, and the persistence of continuing research. Next, it discusses the challenge of evaluation theories in general, including the…
Descriptors: Evaluation Utilization, Theories, Influences, Evaluation Research
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Alkin, Marvin C.; King, Jean A. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2017
The second article in this series on the history of evaluation use has three sections. The first and longest develops a functional definition of the term "use," noting that a thorough definition of evaluation use includes the initial stimulus (i.e., evaluation findings or process), the user, the way people use the information, the aspect…
Descriptors: Definitions, Users (Information), Ethics, Evaluation
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Alkin, Marvin C.; King, Jean A. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2016
The first article in this series traces the initial development of the concept of evaluation use. As a field, evaluation has always paid attention to the potential for use, both in decision-making and in changing people's thinking. The broad history of the field as we know it today stemmed from two streams: one focused on tests and measurement,…
Descriptors: Evaluation Utilization, Educational Development, Educational History, Measurement Objectives
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Alkin, Marvin C.; Vo, Anne T.; Christie, Christina A. – New Directions for Evaluation, 2012
The act of valuing in an evaluation may be perceived in different ways. We consider the multiple theoretic perspectives that govern an evaluator's behavior and present a typology of evaluator valuing roles. Within this typology we describe three ways in which value judgments are typically reached--by stakeholders alone, stakeholders and evaluators…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Classification, Value Judgment, Role
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Heberger, Anne E.; Christie, Christina A.; Alkin, Marvin C. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2010
As is the case with other fields, there is motivation for studying the impact that the body of evaluation theory literature has within and outside the field. The authors used journal articles written by theorists included on the evaluation theory tree by Alkin and Christie (2004; Christie & Alkin, 2008) and published in the Web of Science, an…
Descriptors: Multidimensional Scaling, Journal Articles, Bibliometrics, Educational Theories
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Christie, Christina A.; Alkin, Marvin C. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 2008
When examining various evaluation prescriptive theories comparatively, we find it helpful to have a framework showing how they are related that highlights features that distinguish theoretical perspectives, thus a "theory" about theories. The evaluation theory tree that we presented in Alkin's recent book, "Evaluation Roots"…
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Comparative Analysis, Concept Mapping, Evaluation Research
Alkin, Marvin C.; Ellett, Frederick S., Jr. – CEDR Quarterly, 1979
Classification or category systems are important for defining and introducing new concepts, such as decision management/facilitative v judgmental evaluations. Furthermore, category systems can lead to a reexamination or restatement of views of evaluation. (CP)
Descriptors: Classification, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs
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Taut, Sandy M.; Alkin, Marvin C. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2003
Studied the nature of barriers to the implementation of external program evaluation through interviews with 18 staff members of a university outreach program. Findings reinforce the importance of a trusting relationship to avoid barriers to evaluation implementation. (SLD)
Descriptors: Evaluation Problems, Evaluation Utilization, Interviews, Professional Personnel
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Christie, Christina A.; Alkin, Marvin C. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1999
Discusses the misuse of evaluation by exploring the ethics of those using the evaluation. Characterizes various misuse situations, including financial misuse, and provides insight into why misuse of evaluation takes place. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ethics, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
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Alkin, Marvin C.; Patton, Michael Quinn – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1987
The user-oriented and utilization-focused evaluation design of the two-year Caribbean Agricultural Extension Project, funded by Aid to International Development, is reviewed. The evaluation scope, stakeholders, evaluation team credibility, official approval of evaluation, and confidence in the evaluation process are addressed, within a…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Evaluators
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Alkin, Marvin C.; Christie, Christina A. – New Directions for Evaluation, 2005
The theorists whose work appears in this issue have confronted the exercise presented to them in vastly different ways. The editors of this journal asked these theorists to consider how they would evaluate the Bunche-Da Vinci program, and to make and specify assumptions about the program context. The primary task, however, was to describe "a…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Program Evaluation, Comparative Analysis, Participation
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Alkin, Marvin C. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1982
This introduction to a special section on evaluation utilization decribes the charge presented to the commissioned authors: to clarify what is meant by evaluation utilization. The resulting papers are described as presenting a clear rejection of the term utilization and as providing substantial assistance in distinguishing between utilization and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Definitions, Educational Principles, Evaluation
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Alkin, Marvin C.; Christie, Christina A.; Greene, Jennifer C.; Henry, Gary T.; Donaldson, Stewart I.; King, Jean A. – New Directions for Evaluation, 2005
The editors give each of the theorists a chance to respond to questions posed about the context of the situation in relation to their own experience in the field, exploring how the exercise had an impact on their evaluation designs.
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Context Effect, Evaluators
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Alkin, Marvin C.; Ellett, Frederick – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1979
This essay discusses principles which govern evaluation theorizing, describing theorizing as a subjective, informal, and dynamic process. The papers of Rippey, Guba, and Wolf are used to illustrate the process of theory development, with special reference to evaluation as rhetoric. (See TM 504 630-635). (CTM)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Conceptual Schemes, Development, Educational Assessment
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Alkin, Marvin C.; Coyle, Karin – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1988
Definitional issues on misuse of evaluation results are discussed, and examples from the research literature are presented. It is concluded that the concept of misutilization is insufficiently delineated and that a systematic exploration of the subject is warranted. (TJH)
Descriptors: Definitions, Evaluation Utilization
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