<p>Seminar, four hours. Requisites: courses 10, 35. Introduction to various theories concerning evaluation of educational and social programs. Examination of how these theories differ with respect to goals, priorities, and associated procedures. Development of evaluation plan for specific program. In developing this plan, students consider core features of program, engage program stakeholders to understand needs and priorities, and connect their proposed approach to specific evaluation theories. Through parallel development of multiple plans to evaluate single program, students observe extent and manner in which differences in theory are manifested in evaluation design. Letter grading.</p>

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The school engages in fundamental work on what matters most in education and information studies in the 21st century: the discovery and application of usable knowledge at the crossroads of policy and practice.

School of Education and Information Studies

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The department is a leader in the study and practice of urban education and issues of access, equity, and quality facing early childhood, K-12, and higher education.

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Program Evaluation Theories and Practice

EDUC 166

5 units