| Autor: |
Carpinello, Sharon E., Newman, Dianna L., Jatulis, Linnea L., Carpinello, S E, Newman, D L, Jatulis, L L |
| Zdroj: |
Evaluation & the Health Professions; 12/ 1/1992, Vol. 15 Issue 4, p405-419, 15p |
| Abstrakt: |
This study investigates alternate reasons for conducting program evaluation in community health care settings and their relationships with information needs. One hundred thirty-six community health care decision makers were used in this survey. Results of a factor analysis indicated three major purposes for conducting program evaluation, listed in order of use: accreditation, true evaluation, and pseudo-evaluation. A second analysis on need for information showed little differences in responses. Five factors were identified: descriptive information for validity/credibility, opinions, financial information, action information, and empirical information for validity/credibility. There was no relationship between the five types of information needs and accreditation, suggesting that accreditation was a symbolic use of evaluation; however, information needs were predictors of true evaluation and pseudo/quasi evaluation. Regression analyses indicated that descriptive information providing evidence of validity/credibility was predictive of the purpose of true evaluation whereas empirical and descriptive evidence of validity/credibility were predictors of quasi/pseudo evaluation. Information for decision makers acted as a suppressor variable on the latter. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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