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PIE à la Mode: Mainstreaming Evaluation and Accountability in Each Program in Every County of a Statewide School Readiness Initiative
Author(s) -
Wandersman Abraham,
Flaspohler Paul,
Ace April,
Ford Laurie,
Imm Pamela S.,
Chinman Matthew J.,
Sheldon Jeffrey,
Bowers Andrews Arlene,
Crusto Cindy A.,
Kaufman Joy S.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
new directions for evaluation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.374
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1534-875X
pISSN - 1097-6736
DOI - 10.1002/ev.92
Subject(s) - accountability , mandate , mainstreaming , legislature , program evaluation , plan (archaeology) , mainstream , benchmarking , quality (philosophy) , public administration , political science , public relations , medical education , psychology , business , pedagogy , special education , medicine , philosophy , archaeology , epistemology , marketing , law , history
This chapter describes the framework and implementation of a program accountability system in a statewide initiative (South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness), which was developed (1) to enable practitioners to provide evaluation information required by legislative mandate and (2) to develop the capacity of practitioners to systematically plan their program, implement with quality, and self‐evaluate. The components of this program are reflected in its name: Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation (PIE). The chapter describes PIE in relation to program theory, usage, and efforts to mainstream.