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Application of Logic Models in a Large Scientific Research Program
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O'Keefe, Christine M.; Head, Richard J. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2011
It is the purpose of this article to discuss the development and application of a logic model in the context of a large scientific research program within the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). CSIRO is Australia's national science agency and is a publicly funded part of Australia's innovation system. It conducts…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Research Projects, Logical Thinking, Models
Performance Evaluation of Extension Education Centers in Universities Based on the Balanced Scorecard
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Wu, Hung-Yi; Lin, Yi-Kuei; Chang, Chi-Hsiang – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2011
This study aims at developing a set of appropriate performance evaluation indices mainly based on balanced scorecard (BSC) for extension education centers in universities by utilizing multiple criteria decision making (MCDM). Through literature reviews and experts who have real practical experiences in extension education, adequate performance…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Foreign Countries, Decision Making, Evaluation
Optimizing an Immersion ESL Curriculum Using Analytic Hierarchy Process
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Tang, Hui-Wen Vivian – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2011
The main purpose of this study is to fill a substantial knowledge gap regarding reaching a uniform group decision in English curriculum design and planning. A comprehensive content-based course criterion model extracted from existing literature and expert opinions was developed. Analytical hierarchy process (AHP) was used to identify the relative…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Curriculum Design, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language)
Factors that Influence Acceptance of Web-Based E-Learning Systems for the In-Service Education of Junior High School Teachers in Taiwan
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Chen, Hong-Ren; Tseng, Hsiao-Fen – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2012
Web-based e-learning is not restricted by time or place and can provide teachers with a learning environment that is flexible and convenient, enabling them to efficiently learn, quickly develop their professional expertise, and advance professionally. Many research reports on web-based e-learning have neglected the role of the teacher's…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Web Based Instruction, Secondary School Teachers, Inservice Teacher Education
The Mediating Effect of Participation Efficacy on Evaluation Use.
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Turnbull, B. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1999
Used an intervening mechanism design (H. Chen, 1990) in conjunction with structural equation modeling to test the plausibility of a model of participatory evaluation in a study involving 315 teachers participating in the British Columbia (Canada) school-accreditation program. Results support the model as an explanation of how participatory…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Evaluation Utilization, Foreign Countries, Structural Equation Models
Key Considerations for Logic Model Development in Research Partnerships: A Canadian Case Study
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Fielden, Sarah J.; Rusch, Melanie L.; Masinda, Mambo Tabu; Sands, Jim; Frankish, Jim; Evoy, Brian – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2007
Community-academic partnership research is a fairly new genre of community-based participatory research. It has arisen in part, from recognition of the potential role of alliances in the development and translation of applied knowledge and the elimination of health disparities. This paper reports on the learning process of academic and community…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Program Design, Participatory Research