Discussion:
Fiona's Case: An Ethical Dilemma for a Program Evaluator Ethical dilemmas represent an important consideration for public policy and administration professionals. Organizational stakeholders and their values and principles present unique challenges for program evaluators.
Review "Fiona's Choice: An Ethical Dilemma for a Program Evaluator" in the McDavid course text.
Post a response to the following:
•List values and principles that would be important to the main stakeholders in this situation, both for Fiona and the organization.
Use the AEA's guiding principles for evaluators as a guide.
Explain the values and principles that you selected as important to the main stakeholders and how you would handle this situation.
•McDavid, J. C., Huse, I., & Hawthorn, L. R. L. (2013). Program evaluation and performance measurement: An introduction to practice (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
?Chapter 1, "The Nature and Practice of Professional Judgment in Program Evaluation" (pp. 439-478)
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