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The workshop focused on reviews of existing policies of the Administration for Children and Families, the Institute for Education Sciences, the Chief Evaluation Office in the U.S. Department of Labor, and other federal agencies; and considered ways to strengthen existing practices and institutionalize the principles. The goal was to bolster the integrity and protect the objectivity of the evaluation function in federal agencies—which is essential for evidence-based policy making.
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Principles and Practices for Federal Program Evaluation: Proceedings of a Workshop
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In October 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a 1-day public workshop on Principles and Practices for Federal Program Evaluation. The workshop was organized to consider ways to bolster the integrity and protect the objectivity of the evaluation function in f...
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