The FlashlightÔ
Oath
(from the Flashlight Evaluation Handbook and Current Student Inventory, Version
1.0)
(from the Flashlight Evaluation Handbook and Current Student Inventory, Version 1.0)
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[1]
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.
[1] Terms such as "evaluation" have many meanings. This Handbook uses specific definitions for such terms, and they are all described in the dictionary at the end of this volume. As used in this handbook, for example, "evaluation" refers to any rigorous inquiry into the functioning and/or effectiveness of an educational program or educational idea.
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