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CHAPTER TWO<br />

REVIEW OF LITERATURE<br />

Introduction<br />

Problem, Purpose, Significance, and Delimitations <strong>of</strong> the Study<br />

Problem. The School District has not yet determined how to implement program<br />

evaluations that are routinely capable <strong>of</strong> maximizing the use <strong>of</strong> stakeholder time,<br />

overcoming geographic constraints, and providing anonymity where necessary while still<br />

promoting organizational knowledge creation. The School District needs a program<br />

evaluation model that balances organizational knowledge creation with cost<br />

effectiveness, efficiency, and compliance.<br />

Purpose. The purpose <strong>of</strong> this study was to provide a Utilization-Focused<br />

Evaluation (Patton, 1997) <strong>of</strong> The School District’s program evaluation process. The study<br />

provided The School District a site-specific process and model for program evaluations in<br />

the future.<br />

Significance. This evaluation was designed to provide a program evaluation<br />

model for The School District. The model provided the district with a transportable<br />

process, one which can be used on future program evaluations to support several non-<br />

exclusive outcomes: compliance with federal, state, and local mandates, process analysis,<br />

and organizational knowledge creation. This evaluation might also be <strong>of</strong> benefit to other<br />

organizations within the K-12 arena.<br />

Delimitations <strong>of</strong> the Study. There were several parameters on the study. The study<br />

was confined to one school district. The School District was selected based upon its<br />

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