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Program Evaluation And Political Environment

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Program evaluation has to be objective, methodological, and scientific. Still, program evaluation is overshadow by political, interpersonal, and ethical issues. However, an evaluator needs to navigate between the objectivity required in a program evaluation and the political interests of stakeholders. Therefore, a program evaluation should listen and observe carefully to learn the perspective and to understand the political environment where the evaluation is taking place. Objectivity and political interest are two important elements in program evaluation, without considering them an evaluation could lose considerable validity, credibility, or usability. (Fitzpatrick, et al., 2012).
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