Linking Auditing and Meta-Evaluatiuon: Enhancing Quality in Applied Research, Vol. 11 Book

	Foreword	7
	Preface	13
1.	Linking Auditing and Metaevaluation	17
	Definitions and Applications of Auditing	19
	Auditing as a Tool for Metaevaluation	22
	Reasons for Making a Third-Party Examination	24
	Parties to an Examination	26
	Role and Qualifications of the Third-Party Examiner	28
	Characteristics of the Examination	30
	Summary	40
	Exercises	40
2.	Differentiating Standards, Procedures, and Accepted Principles	42
	Standards for Auditing and Metaevaluation	42
	Procedures for Auditing and Metaevaluation	45
	The Issue of Accepted Principles	50
	Auditing Evaluations	56
	Summary	58
	Exercises	59
3.	Preparing an Audit Report	60
	Elements of a Written Final Report	60
	Reporting Formats	66
	The Auditor's Responsibility	68
	Summary	70
	Exercises	70
4.	Constructing an Audit Trail	71
	Background to the Illustration	71
	Introduction	73
	Preparing an Audit Trail	75
	Audit Trail Elements	76
	Audit Trail Files Representing Phenomena (Actual Events)	86
	Audit Trail Files Representing Inquiry Procedures	95
	Summary	101
	Exercises	102
5.	Auditing an Inquiry	104
	Preparing for an Audit	105
	Assessing Auditability and Negotiating the Contract	116
	Formalizing the Contract	122
	Preparing and Implementing a Work Program to Determine Trustworthiness	125
	Preparing the Audit Report	139
	Summary	140
	Exercises	141
6.	Developing Other Applications	142
	Auditing Other Naturalistic Inquiries	142
	Auditing in Other Inquiry Paradigms	144
	Auditing for Different Objectives	149
	Summary	151
	Exercises	151
	References	152
	Author Index	157
	Subject Index	159
	About the Authors	160