An Innovative Method for Evaluating Strategic Goals in a Public Agency: Conservation Leadership in the U.S. Forest Service.

Bengston, David N.; Fan, David P.

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ERIC Number: EJ596275

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1999

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An Innovative Method for Evaluating Strategic Goals in a Public Agency: Conservation Leadership in the U.S. Forest Service.

Bengston, David N.; Fan, David P.

Evaluation Review, v23 n1 p77-100 Feb 1999

Presents an innovative methodology for evaluating strategic goals in a public agency. The method involves computer content analysis of online news media text to evaluate expressed attitudes. Provides a way to assess the views of a wide range of stakeholders quickly and efficiently. (SLD)

Descriptors: Attitudes, Computer Software, Conservation (Environment), Content Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Innovation, Leadership, News Media, Objectives, Public Agencies, Public Opinion, Research Methodology, Stakeholders

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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