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Evaluating Child Welfare Training in Public Agencies: Status and Prospects
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Collins, Mary Elizabeth – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2008
Although staff training in public child welfare agencies is thought to be a critical component of effective practice, little is known about the delivery and effectiveness of training interventions. Few evaluations are published in the literature and it is uncertain how much evaluation activity is being conducted and utilized. This study collected…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Public Agencies, Welfare Services, Job Training
Facilitating Commitment, Consensus, Credibility, and Visibility through Collaborative Foreign Assistance Project Evaluations.
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Thompson, Randal Joy – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1991
Four key entities participating in foreign assistance projects are (1) donors; (2) technical advisors; (3) host country counterparts; and (4) beneficiaries. Resistance to collaborative evaluation that each may exhibit is discussed, along with ways evaluators can overcome resistance and enhance evaluation outcomes, credibility, and utilization.…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Credibility, Developing Nations, Donors
Progress and Accountability in Family Literacy: Lessons from a Collaborative Approach.
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Ryan, Katherine E.; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1996
The implementation of a collaborative approach to evaluating family literacy programs was studied using a conceptual framework and applied to 36 family literacy programs from a midwestern state. Evaluation participants learned how results could be used to develop curriculum in addition to reporting to funding agencies. (SLD)
Descriptors: Accountability, Cooperation, Curriculum Development, Evaluation Methods
Stakeholder Conflict in an Alternative Sentencing Program: Implications for Evaluation and Implementation.
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McGarrell, Edmund F.; Sabath, Michael J. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1994
Partial results of an evaluation of an alternative criminal-sentencing program indicate considerable disagreement among stakeholders over perceived program effectiveness. It is argued that these disagreements are not isolated events but are likely to be inherent in any program with the potential to change established systems within a complex…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Change, Conflict, Correctional Rehabilitation
Conflict versus Consensus Models in Policy Evaluation and Implementation.
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Palumbo, Dennis J.; Hallett, Michael A. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1993
Traditional evaluation approaches assume that consensus can be reached among policymakers, managers, and staff about goals that should guide a program. Evaluations of juvenile detention facilities and a home arrest program illustrate that consensus is not always possible. A constructionist evaluation approach is recommended for such situations.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Conflict, Decision Making, Delinquency