Contexts and Constraints: An Analysis of the Evolution of Evaluation in Ireland with Particular Reference to the Education System

• Egile Nagusiak: Joe O'Hara (Egilea), Gerry McNamara (Egilea), Richard Boyle (Egilea), Connor Sullivan (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: The Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University, 2007-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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This paper is a case study of the emergence of an evaluation culture in the public sector and particularly in education in Ireland over the past three decades. It suggests that the emergence of this culture was strongly influenced by external factors, particularly the European Union (EU), and to a l...