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The Dissemination of Evaluation

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  • William F. Stevens

    (Michigan Department of Commerce)

  • Louis G. Tornatzky

    (National Science Foundation)

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The utilization of program evaluation methodology in human service agencies was reviewed from the perspective of organizational contingency theory. Adoption of program evaluation was seen as an innovation which would arouse uncertainty in an organization. A 2 x 2 factorial experiment, with a sample of 37 drug abuse programs, was conducted to test two hypotheses: (1) Group consultations with staff would produce more innovation adoption than private consultations with a program director; (2) on-site consultations with face-to-face interactions would produce more innovation adoption than telephone consultations. Results indicated strong support for the first hypothesis, and more ambiguous support for the second.

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  • William F. Stevens & Louis G. Tornatzky, 1980. "The Dissemination of Evaluation," Evaluation Review, , vol. 4(3), pages 339-354, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:evarev:v:4:y:1980:i:3:p:339-354
    DOI: 10.1177/0193841X8000400304
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