U of A University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Research and Extension University of Arkansas System

Pictures of people attending a presentation, Moodle courses.uaex.edu, hands stacked together, training in a computer classroom, photo of a woman, a group learning in a field, a picture of aperson standing in front of a sticky wall, e-extension, employees sitting at a conference table,.

Cooperative Extension Service

Cooperative Extension Service

Agricultural Experiment Station


Search | Publications | Jobs | Personnel Directory | Links
County Offices | Departments


For Faculty & Staff

Program & Staff Development

Who We Are



Dale Bumpers College
of Agricultural, Food &
Life Sciences


Division Home


Agricultural Experiment
      Station Home


Cooperative Extension
      Service Home

 

 

Cooperative Extension Service Departments
Program and Staff Development
Program Evaluation Roadmap

Other External Resources

1. Southern Region Program and Staff Development Committee: Program Development and Evaluation Resources

Provided by the University of Kentucky, Extension, Program and Staff Development, the site provides useful tip-sheets and educational resources for the following topic areas:

  • Program Development

  • Integrating Research & Extension Programming

  • Program Determination/Needs Assessment

  • Program Plan Development

  • Program Delivery

  • Program Evaluation

  • Accountability & Writing Program Impact Statements

2. Logic Model Development Guide (PDF)

3. Rutgers: Evaluation Fact Sheets & Bulletins

4. Penn State Cooperative Extension Program Evaluation Site

This site provides over 87 TIPSHEETS that provide practical information for planning and conducting Extension program needs assessments and evaluation including the following subjects:

  • Creating Questions

  • Data Collection Methods

  • Needs Assessments

  • Program Objectives

  • Reporting Results

  • Research Design

  • Sampling

  • Special Audiences

  • Validity & Reliability Issues

5. CDC Evaluation Working Group: Framework for Program Evaluation (Steps & Standards))

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Framework for Program Evaluation in Public Health. MMWR 1999;48(No. RR-11).

6. CDC Evaluation Working Group: Resource Directory

Evaluation Resources are divided into the following groups:

  • Ethics, Principles, and Standards

  • Organizations, Societies, Foundations, Associations

  • Journals and On-Line Publications

  • Step-by-Step Manuals

  • Logic Model Resources

  • Planning and Performance Improvement Tools

  • Reports and Publications: General

  • Reports and Publications: GPRA

7. Iowa State University, Extension: "Targeting Life Skills" Model for Youth Development Evaluationn

8. National Science Foundation: The User Friendly Handbook for Project Evaluation

9. American Evaluation Association: Guiding Principles for Evaluation

10. Journal of Extension

The Journal of Extension (JOE) is the official refereed journal of the U.S. Cooperative Extension System. It seeks to expand and update the research and knowledge base for Extension professionals and other adult educators to improve their effectiveness. JOE is an electronic journal, available only on the World Wide Web.


 

Back to Program Evaluation Roadmap


© 2006
University of Arkansas
Division of Agriculture
All rights reserved.
Last Date Modified 06/03/2011
Webmaster

University of Arkansas • Division of Agriculture
Cooperative Extension Service
2301 South University Avenue
Little Rock, Arkansas 72204 • USA
Phone (501) 671-2000
 

MissionDisclaimerEEO
PrivacyFOI