| Bibliography: | By case studies, this book considers forces that make the information produced in evaluations increasing "open to the public." The book provide insights into the many factors that influence evaluations and its use in the public arena. The case studies includes such current topics as "spin doctoring" of information by the media and this practice's relationship to evaluation studies, the hotly debated issue of school performance, and information about it airesd in the public arena, and the controversial link between budget processing and government performance. |