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Evaluability Assessment: Reflections on the Process.
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Smith, M. F. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1990
Application of evaluability assessment by the Cooperative Extension Service of the Department of Agriculture is reviewed. The effort involved five states with six major programs since 1984. Underlying philosophy and methodological considerations are discussed, and background information is provided on the assessment processes and studies…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Research, Federal Programs, Program Evaluation
Working Both Sides of the Street.
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Alkin, Marvin C.; Patton, Michael Quinn – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1987
The user-oriented and utilization-focused evaluation design of the two-year Caribbean Agricultural Extension Project, funded by Aid to International Development, is reviewed. The evaluation scope, stakeholders, evaluation team credibility, official approval of evaluation, and confidence in the evaluation process are addressed, within a…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Evaluators
State Higher Education Finance FY 2008
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State Higher Education Executive Officers, 2009
Financing higher education requires political leaders, policymakers, and educators to address broad public policy questions, including ascertaining: the levels of state funding to colleges and universities that are necessary to maintain the economic and social well-being of the American people; the tuition levels that are appropriate given the…
Descriptors: Productivity, Higher Education, Taxes, Tax Effort
The Persuasive Impact of Two Evaluation Reports on Agricultural Extension Administrators from Two Countries.
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Russon, Craig; And Others – Evaluation Review, 1995
Because of increased aid to developing nations, cross-cultural evaluation has become more common. Whether culture has an influence on evaluation was studied by simulating a study of Mexican and U.S. agricultural administrators. Results demonstrate the effects of cultural differences on evaluation. (SLD)
Descriptors: Administrators, Agricultural Occupations, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
Qualitative Evaluation from a Utilization Focused Perspective: The Minnesota Experience.
Mueller, Marsha R.; Krueger, Richard A. – 1985
Two evaluation projects conducted for the Minnesota Agricultural Extension Service are examined from a user-focused perspective: (1) a needs assessment of large scale commercial farmers for program development by the Office of Special Programs; and (2) a review of the extension programs in Nicollet County. Each incorporated the focus group method…
Descriptors: Adults, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Evaluation Utilization
Evaluating the Objectives of Agricultural Extension Programs.
Nitsch, Ulrich – 1980
The traditional method of conducting evaluation studies of agricultural extension programs is not sufficient when evaluating the impact on rural development, and must, therefore, be complemented by qualitative studies and careful evaluations of program objectives based on farmer needs. Traditional experimental evaluation studies do not register…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Aspiration, Attitudes, Educational Quality
Results from the Mandated Evaluation of Extension's Community Resource Development Projects in the United States.
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Mulford, Charles L.; And Others – 1980
A 1979-1980 nation-wide study of 113 Community Resource Development (CRD) projects evaluated socio-economic impacts, as seen by CRD staff, state leaders, and knowledgeable citizens. Questionnaires were sent to the three groups to determine consequences of the programs in the categories of family income, community facilities and services, public…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Change, Community Development, Community Resources