Politics and Ethics of Evaluation

First published in 1984, this book considers, from the vantage point of the authors considerable experience of a wide range of evaluation, the ways in which they, and others, have coped with ethical and political problems that inherently arise during the evaluation process, particularly that of the responsive or democratic type.

List of contents

Introduction: the Ethics of Evaluation 1. Confidentiality and the Right to Know 2. Methodology and Ethics 3. Handling Value Issues 4. Understudy - Evaluator Seeks Authors 5. Negotiating Conditions for Independent Evaluators 6. Evaluation: A Case of Research in Chains 7. Evaluating Curriculum Evaluation Guidelines I: Principles and Procedures for the Conduct of an Independent Evaluation Guidelines II: What Can be Said; What Must be Said

About the author

Clem Adelman, at the time of this publication, was a Research Co-ordinator at Bulmershe College of Higher Education, Reading, UK.

Summary

First published in 1984, this book considers, from the vantage point of the authors considerable experience of a wide range of evaluation, the ways in which they, and others, have coped with ethical and political problems that inherently arise during the evaluation process, particularly that of the responsive or democratic type.

Product details

• Authors: Clem Adelman
• Assisted by: Clem Adelman (Editor), Adelman Clem (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032824796
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3282479-6
• No. of pages: 120
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / Testing & Measurement, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, EDUCATION / Evaluation & Assessment, Philosophy & theory of education, Educational strategies & policy, Philosophy and theory of education, Teaching of a specific subject, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, Educational strategies and policy, Education: examinations and assessment, Examinations & assessment, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / General