Concluding Thoughts and Reflections on the Special Issue on Program Evaluation Standards

Abstract

This paper seeks to address the issue of relevance of the current edition of the Program Evaluation Standards published by the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation. The paper addresses concerns related to the nature of the standards, their current applicability to practice, their comprehensiveness and completeness. The presented conclusions are that the standards are applicable, relevant, complete, and comprehensive.

Keywords

• Program Evaluation Standards
• Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation