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Pearson product–moment correlations were computed for Research Question 13 to determine relationships within and between organizational subscales and utilization subscales, and a linear regression was used to analyze Research Question 14 to determine whether the organizational subscales predicted the utilization subscales. Last, open-ended responses were analyzed to identify recurring themes for Research Question 15. The conceptual framework for this study was based on Shadish, Cook, and Leviton (1991) who identified five processes that undergird program review, which are: evaluation practice, knowledge construction, values, social programming, and utilization of evaluation results. Their theory attempted to clarify the relationships between evaluation activities and the process of evaluation and propositions pertaining to evaluation. 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