In:
Evaluation Review, SAGE Publications, Vol. 12, No. 3 ( 1988-06), p. 276-290
Abstract:
As public agency budgets have tightened in recent years, research policymakers and administrators have recognized the need to improve the planning and evaluation of research projects and programs. This article describes the current planning and evaluation process in U.S. Forest Service research. Options for improving this process are then discussed, including strengthening medium-range research planning, introducing formal preevaluation, monitoring research progress more closely, and strengthening postevaluation of research investments. Refinements in research planning and evaluation such as these will help strengthen the case for public support, improve the allocation of scarce research dollars, and help direct research programs into the most socially profitable areas.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0193-841X
,
1552-3926
DOI:
10.1177/0193841X8801200304
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
1988
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1500138-6
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