Designing Evaluations of Educational and Social Progress by Lee J. Cronbach

Abstract

During the past 40 years, Lee J. Cronbach has concerned himself with many aspects of evaluation of social science programs. Much of his thinking in these areas has culminated in a book entitled Designing Evaluations of Educational and Social Programs (Cronbach, 1982), a lengthy and erudite work, the preliminary version of which was completed in April 1978. Containing 374 pages, the book includes some new aspects for the design of educational evaluations, while discussing the pros and cons of some of the design concepts already in use.