Arkansas Code Title 6. Education § 6-5-701. Legislative findings

(1) Effective evaluation serves to enhance quality in existing services and programs by:

(2) The general focus of effective evaluation is on programs and services, but effective evaluation can be applied also to individuals, organizations, communities, and societies or cultures;

(3) In a state where resources are often scarce, effective and credible evaluation is the heart of a healthy system and is critical to ensure that necessary programs and services are delivered and ineffective programs and practices eliminated; and

(4) To help groups accomplish their objectives, empowerment evaluation and other collaborative forms of evaluation are particularly useful in collaborative endeavors that require complex systems and diverse groups.