TY - CHAP AB - Evaluation is claimed to be an important component of the Advanced Technology Education (ATE) program. However an issue exists about the ATE evaluation. Evidence is provided that suggests some evaluation is taking place, however the information is limited and some findings are contradictory.Based on the findings, it is recommended that additional information be gathered to fill the knowledge gaps. There is uncertainty about the nature of the evaluation work, who is doing it, and how useful has it been to the projects and centers. A research design is presented to address these and other questions. VL - 9 SN - 978-0-76231-120-0, 978-1-84950-283-2/1474-7863 DO - 10.1016/S1474-7863(04)09010-6 UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-7863(04)09010-6 AU - Welch Wayne AU - Lawrenz Frances ED - Frances Lawrenz ED - Nanette Keiser ED - Arlen R. Gullickson PY - 2004 Y1 - 2004/01/01 TI - The use of evaluation T2 - Evaluating the Upgrading of Technical Courses at Two-year Colleges: NSF's Advanced Technological Education Program T3 - Advances in Program Evaluation PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 201 EP - 215 Y2 - 2024/04/25 ER -