Abstract
The authors discuss evaluation studies of the community mental health centers program. They emphasize that program evaluation is a political activity to influence the allocation of public resources. They examine its relationship to decision making, power conflicts, and bureaucratic goals. They point out that the evaluator is seldom totally objective. They also emphasize the increasing use of evaluation by politicians.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 650-653 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Hospital and Community Psychiatry |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1976 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychiatry and Mental health