This paper proposes the necessity for effective evaluation of educational programmes and suggests specifically that educational psychologists working within a consultancy model should carefully address the issue of evaluation if it is to be meaningful. The intention is to explore the concept of what is meaningful evaluation and how it can educational psychologists.
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