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Can Economic Development Programs Be Evaluated?

Bartik, Timothy J.; Bingham, Richard D. – 1996

The question of whether economic development programs can be evaluated seems simple, but the answer is not simple because of the nature of evaluation. Determining a program's effectiveness requires the evaluator to distinguish changes due to the program from changes due to nonprogram factors. The evaluator must focus on outcomes caused by the…

Descriptors: Community Development, Comparative Analysis, Demonstration Programs, Developmental Programs

Benchmarking the Performance of Employment and Training Programs: A Pilot Effort of the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Jobs Initiative.

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Welch, Doug – 2001

As part of its Jobs Initiative (JI) program in six metropolitan areas Denver, Milwaukee, New Orleans, Philadelphia, St. Louis, and Seattle the Annie E. Casey Foundation sought to develop and test a method for establishing benchmarks for workforce development agencies. Data collected from 10 projects in the JI from April through March, 2000,…

Descriptors: Benchmarking, Comparative Analysis, Employment Programs, Enrollment