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Connors, Susan C.; Magilvy, Joan K. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2011
Evaluation research has been in progress to clarify the concept of participatory evaluation and to assess its impact. Recently, two theoretical frameworks have been offered--Daigneault and Jacob's participatory evaluation measurement index and Champagne and Smits' model of practical participatory evaluation. In this case report, we apply these…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Program Evaluation, College Programs, Evaluation Methods
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Ellis, Bruce; Alford, Aaron; Yu, Ping; Xiong, Sharon; Hill, Gary; Puckett, Marissa; Mannix, Danyelle; Wells, Michael E. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2012
A three-level growth-curve model was applied to estimate perceived impact growth trajectories, using multi-year data from project and school surveys on outcome and program implementation collected from 59 sites and approximately 1165 participating schools in the Safe Schools and Healthy Students Initiative. Primary interest is to determine whether…
Descriptors: School Safety, Child Health, Partnerships in Education, Federal Programs
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Visser, Maretha; Finestone, Michelle; Sikkema, Kathleen; Boeving-Allen, Alex; Ferreira, Ronel; Eloff, Irma; Forsyth, Brian – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2012
This paper describes the process of developing a parallel intervention for HIV-positive mothers and their young children (6-10 years) with a view to strengthening the relationship between them. Strong mother-child relationships can contribute to enhanced psychological resilience in children. The intervention was developed through action research,…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Intervention, Mothers, Action Research
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Cheung, Chau-kiu – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2009
The contribution of parental involvement in the parent-teacher association (PTA) to schoolchildren's performance is an issue for evaluation research. To resolve the issue, it is reasonable to differentiate people who benefit and others who do not benefit from the involvement. Such differentiation relied on survey data from 289 pairs of Hong Kong…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Participation, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Parent Associations
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Toal, Stacie A.; King, Jean A.; Johnson, Kelli; Lawrenz, Frances – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2009
As the number of large federal programs increases, so, too, does the need for a more complete understanding of how to conduct evaluations of such complex programs. The research literature has documented the benefits of stakeholder participation in smaller-scale program evaluations. However, given the scope and diversity of projects in multi-site…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Program Evaluation, Federal Programs, Stakeholders
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Holte-McKenzie, Merydth; Forde, Sarah; Theobald, Sally – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2006
This paper describes the process of developing a participatory monitoring and evaluation strategy for a Kenyan youth-based NGO. The iterative nature of the study including the process of narrowing down indicators to measure and methods to monitor/evaluate these is well documented. A discussion on the extent to which the process achieved…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Cultural Context, Nongovernmental Organizations