Research Planning and Evaluation in the U.S. Forest Service

David N. Bengston and H. Fred Kaiser
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David N. Bengston: USDA Forest Service and University of Minnesota
H. Fred Kaiser: USDA Forest Service

Evaluation Review, 1988, vol. 12, issue 3, 276-290

Abstract: As public agency budgets have tightened in recent years, research policymakers and administrators have recognized the need to improve the planning and evaluation of research projects and programs. This article describes the current planning and evaluation process in U.S. Forest Service research. Options for improving this process are then discussed, including strengthening medium-range research planning, introducing formal preevaluation, monitoring research progress more closely, and strengthening postevaluation of research investments. Refinements in research planning and evaluation such as these will help strengthen the case for public support, improve the allocation of scarce research dollars, and help direct research programs into the most socially profitable areas.

Date: 1988
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DOI: 10.1177/0193841X8801200304

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