The teaching of evaluation in schools of management

Perloff, Robert; Rich, Robert F.

doi:10.1002/ev.1417

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“…Although this makes it difficult to target specific students based on their academic backgrounds, it implies that there is an opportunity for evaluation to be perceived well by a range of students. Perhaps, then, students from a variety of fields could be exposed to evaluation, such as business (e.g., Perloff & Rich, 1986), political science, arts and humanities, and well as health and human performance (e.g., Wortman & Yeaton, 1986).…”

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Planning for Evaluation’s Future

LaVelle

2011

American Journal of Evaluation

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Undergraduate students are a potential pool of future evaluators, but little is known about their level of interest in pursuing a career in program evaluation (PE). This two-stage study collected survey data on 249 undergraduate students' knowledge, interest, and attitudes toward various descriptions of PE. Qualitative analysis indicated participants had an understanding of PE’s intent. Correlations suggest that knowledge of PE was related with a perceived match with professional interests (r = .41) as well as general attitude toward PE (r = .44), and factorial ANOVA indicates that (a) participants from diverse disciplines (e.g., education, psychology, and business) were equally interested in PE and (b) average participant attitudes were more positive than would be expected by chance. Given this study’s findings regarding students' knowledge, interest, and attitudes about PE, it is proposed that undergraduate students may be a viable source of future program evaluators.

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confidence: 99%