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Flashlight Evaluation
Handbook -Table of Contents
(Physicians take an oath. Why shouldn't we?)
Above
all, I will do no harm. I know the value
of people's time, and so I will be ruthless in making my
surveys and interviews focused, brief,
and useful (in actuality and appearance) so that those who
answer my questions will have used their time well and will
be even more willing to collaborate with the next researcher
or evaluator who contacts them. If
people give me their information in confidence, or with the
expectation that it will not be used in certain ways, I will
honor those agreements and assure that other clients of my
work honor those agreements as well.
I
will honor evaluation
itself as an element of learning. My
study will help its respondents and other clients learn more
about the nature of their educational program. My study's
process, as well as its findings, will stimulate reflection
and learning.
I
will try to leave the world wiser than I found it, even
about failures and their causes. Bad
news can be good news, if my clients and I can use that news
to make a program better or to use scarce resources (time,
money) in more rewarding ways.
Flashlight Evaluation
Handbook -Table of Contents
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