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Abbato, Samantha – American Journal of Evaluation, 2023
The merit of narrative film methods to support participatory approaches and professional development has been increasingly demonstrated by research in several fields and education. However, the use of digital storytelling and other film methods in evaluation remains largely unchartered territory. This article provides a case study of a digital…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nonprofit Organizations, Community Organizations, Evaluators
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DuBow, Wendy M.; Litzler, Elizabeth – American Journal of Evaluation, 2019
In a complex, multisite initiative, a well-developed theory of change can help an organization's leadership make strategic decisions about program elements, organizational direction and priorities, as well as provide structure and accountability for evaluation. This article describes the multistep process used by the evaluation team of a large…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, National Programs, Nonprofit Organizations, Program Evaluation
Buitrag, Carolina – Harvard Family Research Project, 2015
Professionals in various fields have the opportunity to train in real-life situations before they take on a job by themselves. In program evaluation, however, preservice training usually focuses on coursework oriented to research design and methods. After completing these studies, evaluators go off to conduct evaluations guided primarily by their…
Descriptors: Field Experience Programs, Program Evaluation, Evaluators, Professional Education
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Vanderkruik, Rachel; McPherson, Marianne E. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2017
Evaluating initiatives implemented across multiple settings can elucidate how various contextual factors may influence both implementation and outcomes. Understanding context is especially critical when the same program has varying levels of success across settings. We present a framework for evaluating contextual factors affecting an initiative…
Descriptors: Public Health, Sustainability, Program Implementation, Context Effect
Wingate, Lori; Smith, Corey; Westine, Carl; Gullickson, Arlen – Evaluation Resource Center for Advanced Technological Education, 2012
This fact sheet summarizes data gathered in the 2012 survey of National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grant recipients. Conducted by EvaluATE, the evaluation resource center for the ATE program located at The Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University, this was the thirteenth annual survey of ATE projects…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Grants, Surveys, Research Projects
Wingate, Lori; Westine, Carl; Gullickson, Arlen – Evaluation Resource Center for Advanced Technological Education, 2011
This fact sheet summarizes data gathered in the 2011 survey of National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grant recipients. Conducted by EvaluATE, the evaluation resource center for the ATE program located at The Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University, this was the twelfth annual survey of ATE projects and…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Grants, Surveys, Research Projects
Wingate, Lori; Westine, Carl; Gullickson, Arlen – Evaluation Resource Center for Advanced Technological Education, 2010
This fact sheet summarizes data gathered in the 2010 survey of National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grant recipients. Conducted by EvaluATE, the evaluation resource center for the ATE program located at The Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University, this was the eleventh annual survey of ATE projects and…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Grants, Surveys, Research Projects
Wingate, Lori; Gullickson, Arlen – Evaluation Resource Center for Advanced Technological Education, 2009
This fact sheet summarizes data gathered in the 2009 survey of National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grant recipients. Conducted by The Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University, this was the tenth annual survey of ATE projects and centers. Included here are statistics about the program's grantees and…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Grants, Surveys, Research Projects
DeDeo, Carrie-Anne, Ed. – Harvard Family Research Project, 2007
This issue of "The Evaluation Exchange" describes new developments in evaluating advocacy and policy change efforts that attempt to inform or influence public policy at the local, state, or federal levels. Heather B. Weiss introduces the themes in this issue in "From the Director's Desk," examining how evaluation of advocacy…
Descriptors: Social Change, Public Policy, Logical Thinking, Interaction
Gullickson, Arlen R.; Wingate, Lori A. – Evaluation Center, Western Michigan University, 2008
This fact sheet summarizes data gathered in the 2008 survey of National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grant recipients. Conducted by The Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University, this was the ninth annual survey of ATE projects and centers. Included here are statistics about the program's grantees and…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Grants, Surveys, Research Projects
Ritchie, Liesel A.; Gullickson, Arlen R.; Wygant, Barbara – Evaluation Center, Western Michigan University, 2007
This fact sheet summarizes data gathered in the 2007 annual survey for the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program. This was the eighth annual survey of ATE projects and centers conducted by The Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University. Included here are statistics about the program's grantees and…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Grants, Surveys, Research Projects
Coryn, Chris L. S.; Ritchie, Liesel A.; Gullickson, Arlen R. – Evaluation Center, Western Michigan University, 2006
The 2006 survey is the seventh annual survey of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program conducted by The Evaluation Center. This survey collects information about the general characteristics of the ATE program's grantees and their work activities, accomplishments, and impacts. This fact sheet presents…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Grants, Surveys, Research Projects