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Evaluation Innovations for Environments of Systemic Social Change

Indiana University of Pennsylvania (329 Davis Hall, Indiana, PA 15705

Transformed societal relationships in nations emerging from former Soviet influence present unique evaluation challenges. Altered links between governance and instruction create a climate in which the instruments for evaluation must differ not only in their scope but also in their intent. A central question in evaluating educational reform is how classroom, local school and community data can be made accessible to policy-makers who may not have the time, the training or the inclination to search through what has been traditionally regarded as ethnographic data. This article shares frameworks designed to: frame qualitative evaluation data in a manner that addresses both macro perspectives of communities and micro concerns of individuals; illuminate educational obstacles and conflicts surrounding the conditions and consequences of reformed social policies; portray the social, cultural and psychological concerns of participants in their acceptance or rejection of changed policies; and develop clarity in representing the transactional nature of evaluation.

Evaluation, Vol. 1, No. 2, 155-169 (1995)
DOI: 10.1177/135638909500100203


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