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Direct linkRobinson, Lauren; Dudensing, Rebekka; Granovsky, Nancy L. – Journal of Extension, 2016
Program evaluation often suffers due to time constraints, imperfect instruments, incomplete data, and the need to report standardized metrics. This article about the evaluation process for the Wi$eUp financial education program showcases the difficulties inherent in evaluation and suggests best practices for assessing program effectiveness. We…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Research, Error of Measurement, Money Management
Download full textRymer, Les – Group of Eight (NJ1), 2011
Current economic conditions and the increasing competition for government funding are leading to an increased focus on the impact of research. Measuring the impact of research is difficult because not all impacts are direct and some can be negative or result from the identification of problems that require a non-research response. The time between…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness, Research Utilization, Measurement
Nichols, Geoff – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Leadership, 1994
Examines principles to consider when evaluating the impact of outdoor-based experiences, including developing a rationale for the evaluation, determining the emphasis of the evaluation, and applying appropriate criteria to the evaluation process. Discusses difficulties associated with control groups, sampling bias, time period of evaluation, and…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Evaluation Utilization
Peer reviewedBinnendijk, Annette L. – Evaluation Review, 1989
The experience of development assistance (donor) agencies with the monitoring and evaluation of their projects in the developing countries is reviewed. The concepts and definitions of monitoring and evaluation are traced and problems and issues that emerged in the 1970's are reviewed. Future directions are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Developmental Programs, Donors, Economic Development
Sherman, Joel D.; Condelli, Larry – 1991
This publication provides a framework that is designed for use by state agencies as a guide for planning and conducting evaluation of different aspects of the State Adult Education Program. The evaluation framework is presented using a set of design tables that offer different approaches states can use to address the Adult Education Act's…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1998
Healthy Start is a 5-year program that encourages community-based strategies for reducing infant mortality. This report addresses Congressional concerns of preliminary evaluation results reported by the press concerning the program's efficacy. The report strives to answer three Congressional concerns: (1) the plan for the national program…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Evaluation Utilization, Federal Programs
Peer reviewedDeStefano, Lizanne – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1992
Citing the signaling and charged use distinction, examines federal expectations and need for evaluation data and extent of local capabilities to meet those expectations when secondary/transition model demonstration projects, funded by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services, were obligated to improve amount, quality, and use of…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Goodyear, Leslie, Ed.; Horsch, Karen, Ed. – The Evaluation Exchange: Emerging Strategies in Evaluating Child and Family Services, 2000
This document is comprised of the single 2000 issue of a newsletter of the Harvard Family Research Project, designed to share new ideas and experiences in evaluating systems reform and comprehensive child and family services. The issue focuses on after-school programs and includes the following articles: (1) "Building the After School…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Child Welfare, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs
Evaluation Exchange: Emerging Strategies in Evaluating Child and Family Services, 1998
This document is comprised of the 1998 issues (issues 3 and 4 are combined) of a quarterly newsletter produced by the Harvard Family Research Project to share new ideas and experiences in evaluating systems reform and comprehensive child and family services. Regular columns include: "From the Director's Desk,""Theory and…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Evaluation Problems
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Program Evaluation and Methodology Div. – 1990
A study examined the information collected by the Department of Defense on both the quality of its new recruits and the effectiveness of its training in preparing recruits to operate in a technologically sophisticated environment. It found that data were collected at a recruit's entrance to military life, during and upon completion of formal…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Data Collection, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
The Evaluation Exchange: Emerging Strategies in Evaluating Child and Family Services, 1999
This document is comprised of the 1999 issues (issues 2 and 3 are combined) of a newsletter of the Harvard Family Research Project, designed to share new ideas and experiences in evaluating systems reform and comprehensive child and family services. The first issue focuses on the evaluation of youth programs and includes the following articles:…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Cost Effectiveness, Empowerment, Evaluation Methods
Goodyear, Leslie, Ed.; Bohan-Baker, Marielle, Ed. – The Evaluation Exchange: Emerging Strategies in Evaluating Child & Family Services, 2001
This document is comprised of the two 2001 issues of a newsletter of the Harvard Family Research Project, designed to share new ideas and experiences in evaluating systems reform and comprehensive child and family services. The first issue focuses on strategic communications and efforts of nonprofit agencies to evaluate strategic communication…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Change Strategies, Child Welfare, Evaluation Methods
Lopez, M. Elena, Ed. – The Evaluation Exchange, 2002., 2002
This document is comprised of the three 2002 issues of a newsletter of the Harvard Family Research Project, designed to share new ideas and experiences in evaluating systems reform and comprehensive child and family services. The Spring issue focuses on family support evaluations and their role in advancing the field of family support and includes…
Descriptors: Accountability, Change Strategies, Child Welfare, Community Programs
