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Toal, Stacie A.; Gullickson, Arlen R. – New Directions for Evaluation, 2011
In 1999, the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded funds to the Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University to conduct an external evaluation of the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program. ATE, a federally mandated program designed to increase the number and quality of skilled technicians in the U.S. workforce, has funded over 346…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Program Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Technology Education
Volkov, Boris B. – New Directions for Evaluation, 2011
This chapter features a recent conversation with Dr. Arnold J. Love, a long-time proponent of internal evaluation and one of the most cited internal evaluation authors. In 1983, Love edited the first issue of "New Directions for Program Evaluation" on the topic of internal evaluation. He is the author of the book "Internal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Evaluation, Interviews, Organizational Development
Lambur, Michael T. – New Directions for Evaluation, 2008
This chapter explores how the structure of large complex organizations such as Cooperative Extension affects their ability to support internal evaluation of their programs and activities. Following a literature review of organizational structure and its relation to internal evaluation capacity, the chapter presents the results of interviews with…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Extension Education, Program Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
Alaimo, Salvatore P. – New Directions for Evaluation, 2008
The role of nonprofit human service executive directors in their organizations' program evaluation process is described. Recognizing that the leader's perspective from within the organization is fundamental to building capacity for and utilizing program evaluation, this study examines 42 executive directors to determine how they view program…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Nonprofit Organizations, Personnel Directors, Administrator Attitudes
Bowman, Ruth A.; Johnson, Kelli – New Directions for Evaluation, 2005
To provide another perspective on evaluation within nonformal settings, "New Directions for Evaluation" recently interviewed David Smith, the coordinator of the Professional Learning to Close the Achievement Gap program for the Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools, who has extensive background in education and educational research. He formerly held…
Descriptors: Nonformal Education, Program Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Interviews
Carden, Fred; Earl, Sarah – New Directions for Evaluation, 2007
Until the recent introduction of a dynamic interview-based process, the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), a Canadian development research funding agency, faced a challenge: project completion reports (PCRs) were not being completed in a timely and quality manner. This is a common problem many organizations face in completing…
Descriptors: Management Systems, Foreign Countries, Evaluative Thinking, Evaluation Methods
Fredericks, Kimberly A. – New Directions for Evaluation, 2005
This chapter presents the findings from a network analysis of a demonstration program for the developmentally disabled to show the application of graphical network analysis in program evaluation. The developmentally disabled demonstration (DDD) program was a five-year pilot project to provide person-centered service environments to people with …
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Network Analysis, Demonstration Programs, Developmental Disabilities
Barrington, Gail V. – New Directions for Evaluation, 2006
The purpose of the study reported in this chapter was to determine if senior evaluation consultants experienced stages of growth in their practice similar to the small business development stages described by Bruce and Scott, to identify the stimuli that led to those changes, to determine what the consultants learned from these incidents, and to…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Career Development, Program Evaluation, Evaluators