The Evaluation Exchange

June 11, 2004 Jack Shonkoff, from the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University writes that it might be useful to think about the early childhood evaluation enterprise as a succession of three stages. The first could be named "Don't just stand there, do something!" as the compelling nature of the needs focused on the urgency for action rather than the value of research. The second stage could be labeled "Don't just do something, stand there!" During this period, thoughtful leadership focuses on the need to step back and reflect on a core set of . . .