Michael John Scriven (/ˈskrɪvən/; 28 March 1928 – 28 August 2023) was a British-born Australian polymath and academic philosopher, best known for his contributions to the theory and practice of evaluation.[1][2]
He spent most of his career in the United States. He became a full Professor at the age of 32. His major appointments were:
Swarthmore College (Assistant Professor, 1956–60)
Indiana University (Professor of Philosophy, 1960–1966)
University of California, Berkeley (Professor of Philosophy and later of Education 1966–78)
University of San Francisco (Professor, 1978–82)
University of Western Australia (Professor of Education 1982–89)
Pacific Graduate School of Psychology (1989–1992)
Western Michigan University (1994–95, 2004–07)
Claremont Graduate University (1997–2002 and 2007–)
University of Auckland (Professor of Evaluation 2003–4)
Scholarly contributionsedit
Scriven made significant contributions in the fields of philosophy, psychology, critical thinking, mathematics, and, most notably, evaluation theory and the establishment of evaluation as a transdiscipline.[1] In 1971, he called for the replacement of 'goal achievement' in evaluation with the evaluation of whether a programme is able to meet the needs of its intended beneficiaries. "It seemed to me, in short, that consideration and evaluation of goals was an unnecessary but also a possibly contaminating step. I began to work on an alternative approach – simply, the evaluation of actual effects against (typically) a profile of demonstrated needs in this region of education." (1972, p.1)
He wrote over 400 scholarly publications and served on the editorial review boards of 42 journals.
Awardsedit
Scriven received numerous awards, including:
Lazarfeld Prize, awarded by the American Evaluation Association for outstanding research contributions to the field of evaluation (1986)
Donald Campbell Award of the Policy Studies Association (citation reads "...as an outstanding methodological innovator in public policy studies") (1996)
Wilbert J. McKeachie award for lifetime contribution to the study of faculty evaluation and development, awarded by the Special Interest Group on Faculty Evaluation and Development of the American Educational Research Association (1996+)
Honorary Fellow of the American Education Research Association (AERA) for lifetime contributions to education research (1996+)
Jason Millman award for lifetime contribution to evaluation, awarded by CREATE (Coalition for Research and Evaluation on Teacher Education) (1996+)
Robert Ingle award for outstanding service to the American Evaluation Association (1996+)
Award for Lifetime Contribution to the Teaching of Philosophy, American Association of Teachers of Philosophy, Toledo, Ohio (2004)
Member, Academy of Social Sciences in Australia
Honorary Member, Phi Beta Kappa, Theta chapter of Michigan (2006)
Festschrift volume: S. Donaldson (Ed.) (2013) The future of evaluation in society: A tribute to Michael Scriven. Information Age Publishing.
Listingsedit
Who's Who in America
Who's Who in Australia
American Men of Education
International Scholars Directory, The Writers Directory
Directory of American Scholars
Dictionary of International Biography
Major publicationsedit
Moncrieff, W. & Scriven, M. (1956). The gas turbine in automobile design. Minnesota. Privately published.
Feigl, H., & Scriven, M. (eds.) (1956). The foundations of science and the concepts of psychology and psychoanalysis. Minnesota Studies in the Philosophy of Science, Vol. 1. University of Minnesota.
Feigl, H., Maxwell, G., & Scriven, M. (eds.) (1958). Concepts, theories, and the mind-body problem. Minnesota Studies in the Philosophy of Science, Vol. 2. University of Minnesota.
Feigl, H., Maxwell, G., & Scriven, M. (eds.) (1962). Scientific explanation, space, and time. Minnesota Studies in the Philosophy of Science, Vol. 3. University of Minnesota.
Scriven, M. (1964). Computers and comprehension. RAND monograph.
Scriven, M. (1965). Applied logic: An introduction to scientific method. Behavioral Research Laboratories.
Scriven, M. (1966, reprinted). Primary philosophy. McGraw-Hill.
Moore, W., & Scriven, M. (eds.) (1966). Collected papers of Eugene R. Wigner. Indiana University.
Scriven, M. (ed.) (1966). Morality. Social Science Education Consortium.
Tyler, R. W., Gagne, R. M., & Scriven, M. (Eds.). 1967. Perspectives of Curriculum Evaluation. American Educational Research Association Monograph Series on Curriculum Evaluation, Vol. 1. Rand McNally.
Scriven, M. (1970). Philosophy of science. NETCHE.
Scriven, M. (1974). Evaluation: A study guide for educational administrators. Nova University.
Scriven, M. & Roth, J. (1977, reprinted).Evaluation thesaurus. EdgePress and Sage.
Davis, B., Thomas, S. & Scriven, M. (1981). The evaluation of composition instruction. EdgePress (for the Carnegie Corporation).
Scriven, M. (1981). The logic of evaluation. EdgePress.
Manus, S. & Scriven, M. (1982). How to buy a word processor: Electronic typewriters, personal computers, and dedicated systems. Alfred Publishing Company.
Scriven, M. (1987). Word magic: Evaluating and selecting word processing. Wadsworth and van Nostrand.
Scriven, M. (1987). Theory and practice of evaluation. EdgePress.
McConney, A., Scriven, M., Stronge, J., Stufflebeam, D., & Webster, W. (1995). Toward a unified model: The foundations of educational personnel evaluation. Center for Research on Educational Accountability and Teacher Evaluation.
Madaus, G., Scriven,M., & Stufflebeam, D. (Eds.). (1983).Evaluation Models.Kluwer-Nijhoff Publishing.
Scriven, M. (1991). Evaluation Thesaurus. Sage.
Scriven, M. (1993). Hard won lessons in program evaluation. Jossey-Bass.
Fisher, A. & Scriven, M. (1997). Critical thinking: Its definition and assessment. UK: Centre for Research in Critical Thinking, and EdgePress.
Donaldson, S.I. & Scriven, M. (Eds.). (2003). Evaluating social programs and problems: Visions for the new millennium. Erlbaum.
Coryn C.L.S. and M. Scriven (eds.) (2008). Reforming the Evaluation of Research: New Directions for Evaluation, Number 118. Jossey-Bass.
Scriven numberedit
In 2012, an article published in the Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation[7] posed the necessity of a Scriven number. Similar to an Erdős number, a Scriven number describes a person's degree of separation from Dr. Scriven through published collaborations directly with him or with others who have collaborated with him. Michael Scriven holds the unique Scriven number of 0 while any persons publishing directly with him hold a Scriven number of 1. In addition, those who have published with those individuals who have directly published with Dr. Scriven hold a Scriven number of 2. This algorithmic format continues indefinitely. For those published with multiple papers with paths to Dr. Scriven, the shortest path will serve as the Scriven number. This type of number is hypothesized to help centralize the field of evaluation.
Notesedit
^ abE. Jane Davidson (2005). Evaluation Methodology Basics. Sage. p. xiii. ...the pioneering work of Scriven on the conceptualization of evaluation's unique logic and methodology has provided a solid theoretical foundation for what I have attempted here...
^"Salvete, 1946", The Fleur-de-Lys, Dec. 1946, p. 50.
^(PDF). University Secretary. University of Melbourne. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
^"Michael Scriven". Division of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences. Claremont Graduate University. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
^(PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^Roy, Abhik; Hobson, Kristin A (2012). "What's in a Scriven Number?". Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation. 8 (19): 41–45. ISSN 1556-8180.
External linksedit
"The Scriven Project". The Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation. Retrieved 20 August 2014.. Hosts several videos and lectures, as well as dozens of papers.
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Michael John Scriven ˈ s k r ɪ v en 28 March 1928 28 August 2023 was a British born Australian polymath and academic philosopher best known for his contributions to the theory and practice of evaluation 1 2 Michael ScrivenBorn28 March 1928EnglandDied23 August 2023 2023 08 23 aged 95 California USAKnown forTheory and practice of evaluation Contents 1 Biography 2 Scholarly contributions 3 Awards 4 Listings 5 Major publications 6 Scriven number 7 Notes 8 External linksBiography editScriven was born in the UK and grew up in Melbourne Australia He held BSc 1948 and MS 1950 degrees in mathematics from the University of Melbourne where he was in residence at Trinity College from 1946 winning an entrance scholarship 3 He then completed a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Oxford 1956 4 5 Scriven was a president of the American Educational Research Association and the American Evaluation Association He was also an editor and co founder of the Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation He was latterly a distinguished professor at Claremont Graduate University in California He spent most of his career in the United States He became a full Professor at the age of 32 His major appointments were Swarthmore College Assistant Professor 1956 60 Indiana University Professor of Philosophy 1960 1966 University of California Berkeley Professor of Philosophy and later of Education 1966 78 University of San Francisco Professor 1978 82 University of Western Australia Professor of Education 1982 89 Pacific Graduate School of Psychology 1989 1992 Western Michigan University 1994 95 2004 07 Claremont Graduate University 1997 2002 and 2007 University of Auckland Professor of Evaluation 2003 4 Scholarly contributions editScriven made significant contributions in the fields of philosophy psychology critical thinking mathematics and most notably evaluation theory and the establishment of evaluation as a transdiscipline 1 In 1971 he called for the replacement of goal achievement in evaluation with the evaluation of whether a programme is able to meet the needs of its intended beneficiaries It seemed to me in short that consideration and evaluation of goals was an unnecessary but also a possibly contaminating step I began to work on an alternative approach simply the evaluation of actual effects against typically a profile of demonstrated needs in this region of education 1972 p 1 Scriven s work in education influenced the work of many scholars including that of Robert E Stake Ernest R House Benjamin Bloom and Gene V Glass He wrote over 400 scholarly publications and served on the editorial review boards of 42 journals Awards editScriven received numerous awards including Lazarfeld Prize awarded by the American Evaluation Association for outstanding research contributions to the field of evaluation 1986 Donald Campbell Award of the Policy Studies Association citation reads as an outstanding methodological innovator in public policy studies 1996 Wilbert J McKeachie award for lifetime contribution to the study of faculty evaluation and development awarded by the Special Interest Group on Faculty Evaluation and Development of the American Educational Research Association 1996 Honorary Fellow of the American Education Research Association AERA for lifetime contributions to education research 1996 Jason Millman award for lifetime contribution to evaluation awarded by CREATE Coalition for Research and Evaluation on Teacher Education 1996 Robert Ingle award for outstanding service to the American Evaluation Association 1996 Award for Lifetime Contribution to the Teaching of Philosophy American Association of Teachers of Philosophy Toledo Ohio 2004 Member Academy of Social Sciences in Australia Honorary Member Phi Beta Kappa Theta chapter of Michigan 2006 D Ed Honoris causa University of Melbourne 2013 6 Festschrift volume S Donaldson Ed 2013 The future of evaluation in society A tribute to Michael Scriven Information Age Publishing Listings editWho s Who in America Who s Who in Australia American Men of Education International Scholars Directory The Writers Directory Directory of American Scholars Dictionary of International BiographyMajor publications editMoncrieff W amp Scriven M 1956 The gas turbine in automobile design Minnesota Privately published Feigl H amp Scriven M eds 1956 The foundations of science and the concepts of psychology and psychoanalysis Minnesota Studies in the Philosophy of Science Vol 1 University of Minnesota Feigl H Maxwell G amp Scriven M eds 1958 Concepts theories and the mind body problem Minnesota Studies in the Philosophy of Science Vol 2 University of Minnesota Feigl H Maxwell G amp Scriven M eds 1962 Scientific explanation space and time Minnesota Studies in the Philosophy of Science Vol 3 University of Minnesota Scriven M 1964 Computers and comprehension RAND monograph Scriven M 1965 Applied logic An introduction to scientific method Behavioral Research Laboratories Scriven M 1966 reprinted Primary philosophy McGraw Hill Moore W amp Scriven M eds 1966 Collected papers of Eugene R Wigner Indiana University Scriven M ed 1966 Morality Social Science Education Consortium Tyler R W Gagne R M amp Scriven M Eds 1967 Perspectives of Curriculum Evaluation American Educational Research Association Monograph Series on Curriculum Evaluation Vol 1 Rand McNally Scriven M 1970 Philosophy of science NETCHE Scriven M 1974 Evaluation A study guide for educational administrators Nova University Scriven M 1976 Reasoning McGraw Hill ISBN 0 07 055882 5 Scriven M amp Roth J 1977 reprinted Evaluation thesaurus EdgePress and Sage Davis B Thomas S amp Scriven M 1981 The evaluation of composition instruction EdgePress for the Carnegie Corporation Scriven M 1981 The logic of evaluation EdgePress Manus S amp Scriven M 1982 How to buy a word processor Electronic typewriters personal computers and dedicated systems Alfred Publishing Company Scriven M 1987 Word magic Evaluating and selecting word processing Wadsworth and van Nostrand Scriven M 1987 Theory and practice of evaluation EdgePress McConney A Scriven M Stronge J Stufflebeam D amp Webster W 1995 Toward a unified model The foundations of educational personnel evaluation Center for Research on Educational Accountability and Teacher Evaluation Madaus G Scriven M amp Stufflebeam D Eds 1983 Evaluation Models Kluwer Nijhoff Publishing Scriven M 1991 Evaluation Thesaurus Sage Scriven M 1993 Hard won lessons in program evaluation Jossey Bass Fisher A amp Scriven M 1997 Critical thinking Its definition and assessment UK Centre for Research in Critical Thinking and EdgePress Donaldson S I amp Scriven M Eds 2003 Evaluating social programs and problems Visions for the new millennium Erlbaum Coryn C L S and M Scriven eds 2008 Reforming the Evaluation of Research New Directions for Evaluation Number 118 Jossey Bass Scriven number editIn 2012 an article published in the Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation 7 posed the necessity of a Scriven number Similar to an Erdos number a Scriven number describes a person s degree of separation from Dr Scriven through published collaborations directly with him or with others who have collaborated with him Michael Scriven holds the unique Scriven number of 0 while any persons publishing directly with him hold a Scriven number of 1 In addition those who have published with those individuals who have directly published with Dr Scriven hold a Scriven number of 2 This algorithmic format continues indefinitely For those published with multiple papers with paths to Dr Scriven the shortest path will serve as the Scriven number This type of number is hypothesized to help centralize the field of evaluation Notes edit a b E Jane Davidson 2005 Evaluation Methodology Basics Sage p xiii the pioneering work of Scriven on the conceptualization of evaluation s unique logic and methodology has provided a solid theoretical foundation for what I have attempted here https www cgu edu news 2023 08 passings michael scriven influential professor in the field of evaluation Salvete 1946 The Fleur de Lys Dec 1946 p 50 Honoris Causa Degree Citation Michael Scriven PDF University Secretary University of Melbourne 2013 Archived from the original PDF on 10 January 2014 Retrieved 20 August 2014 Michael Scriven Division of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences Claremont Graduate University Retrieved 20 August 2014 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 10 January 2014 Retrieved 20 August 2014 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Roy Abhik Hobson Kristin A 2012 What s in a Scriven Number Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation 8 19 41 45 ISSN 1556 8180 External links edit The Scriven Project The Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation Retrieved 20 August 2014 Hosts several videos and lectures as well as dozens of papers Scriven collection Educational officesPreceded byJames Popham President of the American Educational 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