Cornell University Parenting in Context

The following list includes those organizations that have included extensive sections related to evaluation in their web sites.

Web Sites | On-line Texts | On-line Journals | Other Links

Web Sites

CYFERNET EVALUATION PAGE http://cyfernet.ces.ncsu.edu/cyfdb/browse_2.php?search=Evaluation

CYFERnet's Evaluation section includes practical tools that you can use to evaluate community-based programs; information on how community programs can be sustained; and assessments of organizational support for work in the areas of children, youth, and families. The site also includes sections on designing an evaluation, early childhood outcomes, parent and family outcomes and sample evaluations.

LIFE SKILLS EVALUATION SYSTEM, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/lifeskills/index.html

NATIONAL NETWORK FOR FAMILY RESILIENCY INTERACTIVE PROGRAM EVALUATION DEVELOPMENT SITE http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/fcs/nnfr/
The Extension Parenting Evaluation Decision Framework is an interactive program planning tool that allows you to step through a total process.

PENN STATE EXTENSION EVALUATION TIP SHEETS http://www.extension.psu.edu/evaluation/category.html Short, informative fact sheets on a wide range of basic evaluation topics as well as questions regarding methods and data collection.

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EVALUATION RESOURCES http://www.uwex.edu/ces/pdande/evaluation/index.html Evaluation is a core mission of University of Wisconsin-Extension Cooperative Extension and its Program Development and Evaluation Unit (PDE). PDE is charged with providing leadership and capacity building in program evaluation across the division through in-service education, resource material development, consultation, administrative support and managing high priority evaluations.

Evaluation Publications: “These publications are currently available for evaluating Extension programs. They are practical, easy-to-use guides designed to help Extension faculty better plan and implement credible and useful evaluations. They also may be useful to agencies or funders who are seeking assistance with realistic evaluation strategies.” http://www.uwex.edu/ces/pdande/evaluation/evaldocs.html

Quick tips – short fact sheets on evaluation: “easy-to-use, practical suggestions for improving their program development and evaluation practices. They are generally one or two pages in length, free of confusing jargon and based on basic, solid principles of program development and evaluation. Each suggests sources for further reading for people who are interested in greater detail.” http://www.uwex.edu/ces/pdande/resources/quicktipsubject.html#plan

GATEWAY TO EVALUATION TOOLS FROM “COMMUNITY TOOL BOX” AT UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS WEB SITE: Contains information on developing a plan for evaluation, methods for evaluation, and using evaluation to understand and improve programs. http://ctb.ku.edu/tools/en/sub_section_related_1338.htm

On-line evaluation texts

The Knowledge Base: An Online Research Methods Textbook written by Bill Trochim at Cornell University's Department of Policy Analysis and Management. Includes several chapters related to evaluation, experimental design, data collection and reporting evaluation results. Link: http://trochim.cornell.edu/kb.htm

User-Friendly Text on Program Evaluation (.pdf file)by the W.K. Kellogg Evaluation Handbook

Evaluation Cookbook (.pdf file) provides information on common evaluation tools and is also available as an interactive text at http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/ltdi/cookbook/contents.html#endhead

Essentials of Survey Research and Analysis, A Workbook for Community Researchers by Ronald Jay Polland, Ph.D. Available at : http://www.freenet.tlh.fl.us/~polland/qbook.html

On-line evaluation journals

Practical Assessment, Research and Evaluation (PARE) http://pareonline.net/

Practical Assessment, Research and Evaluation (PARE) is an on-line journal supported, in part, by the Department of Measurement, Statistics, and Evaluation at the University of Maryland, College Park. Its purpose is to provide education professionals access to refereed articles that can have a positive impact on assessment, research, evaluation, and teaching practice, especially at the local education agency (LEA) level.

Evaluation Exchange http://gseweb.harvard.edu/~hfrp/eval.html

Harvard Family Research Project's evaluation periodical, The Evaluation Exchange , addresses current issues facing program evaluators of all levels, with articles written by the most prominent evaluators in the field. Designed as an ongoing discussion among evaluators, program practitioners, funders, and policymakers, The Evaluation Exchange highlights innovative methods and approaches to evaluation, emerging trends in evaluation practice, and practical applications of evaluation theory. It goes out to its subscribers free of charge 3–4 times per year. FREE