When to "Hold Em" and When to "Fold Em": Ethical Problems of Internal Evaluators.

Autor/in	Adams, Kay A.
Titel	When to "Hold Em" and When to "Fold Em": Ethical Problems of Internal Evaluators.
Quelle	(1983), (15 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Communication Problems; Ethics; Evaluators; Interpersonal Communication; Persuasive Discourse; Problem Solving; Professional Development; Program Evaluation; Role Conflict + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kommunikationsbarriere; Ethik; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Persuasion; Persuasive Kommunikation; Problemlösen; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Rollenkonflikt
Abstract	This paper addresses the question: What is proper conduct for an internal evaluator? Selected ethical issues are examined, and strategies for responding effectively are proposed. Issues examined are: (1) pressure to downplay negative and emphasize positive findings; (2) reinforcement for nonthreatening evaluation activities; (3) greater interest in making the evaluation unit "visible" than in using evaluation results; and (4) access to privileged information and political inuendos. Next, several gamesmanship strategies for surviving as an internal evaluator are discussed including: (1) reciprocity of self-disclosure, (2) reciprocal favors, (3) establishing an internal support base, (4) maintaining external linkages, and (5) using effective communication skills. This paper has taken the position that evaluators should save head-to-head ethical conflicts for important issues. Day-to-day evaluation decisions should employ gamesmanship. By developing sensitivity to organizational dynamics, the savvy internal evaluator should be able to conduct both ethical and effective evaluations. (PN)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC