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CHAPTER ONE
Understanding the Evaluation Function and Process
Because you are reading this book, you have probably already decided you are interested in evaluating leadership development, but you may not be clear about the purpose of the evaluation or how you want to go about evaluating an initiative. There are many reasons to evaluate leadership development and many ways to go about it. A significant portion of this book is designed to help uncover the purposes specific to your situation; this is because understanding the underlying purpose of an evaluation is the first step in designing an effective evaluation.
Evaluation Approaches and Purposes
Evaluation approaches are often categorized as developmental, formative, or summative.
Developmental ...
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