Permission is freely given for stakeholders to use them. Program director the individual responsible for the overall management of an alcoholism or drug abuse treatment or recovery program. For the last ten years, it has been used successfully to strengthen and harmonize evaluation practice and has served as a key reference for evaluators around the world. U1 evaluator credibility evaluations should be conducted by qualified people who establish and maintain credibility in the evaluation context. Support what is proper, fair, legal, right and just in evaluations. What is evaluation back to determining the evaluation question. To achieve this, a basic familiarity with the program evaluation standards, or simply the standards, is essential. Helping you use program evaluation standards most effectively. Evaluation ethics, politics, standards, and guiding principles international program for development evaluation training. The utility standards are intended to increase the extent to which program stakeholders find evaluation processes and products valuable in meeting their needs.
The standards are recommended as criteria for judging the quality of program evaluation efforts in public health. Its purpose is to make judgments about a program, to improve its effectiveness, andor to inform programming decisions patton, 1987. A guide for evaluators and evaluation users third edition bydonaldb. Program evaluation standards the joint committee on standards for educational evaluation, 1994. The book begins with an overview of the evaluation field and program evaluation standards, and proceeds to cover the most widely used evaluation approaches.
With new evaluation designs and the inclusion of the latest literature from the field, this second edition is an essential update for professionals and students who want to stay current. The standards are grouped into five specific categories. The 30 standards are organized into the following four groups. Naeyc has set 10 standards for early childhood programs that can help families make the right choice when they are looking for a child care center, preschool, or kindergarten.
A guide for evaluators and evaluation users 3rd ed. Program evaluation standards, joint committee on standards for educational evaluation 65 appendix ii gao contact and staff acknowledgments 66 other papers in this series 67. Meta evaluation a critical assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the evaluation itself e. Accreditation standards for dental education programs. A1 program documentation the program being evaluated should. With oversight from the joint committee on standards for educational evaluation, yarbrough, schulha, hopson, and caruthers have revised and illustrated this new edition of the program evaluation standards.
Ers had previously adopted a set of standards for program evaluation published in new directions for program evaluation in 1982. Head start program performance standards 45 cfr chapter xiii rin 0970ac63 department of health and human services administration for children and families. Chapter 6 standards for nursing education programs section 1. The accuracy standards are intended to ensure that an evaluation will reveal and convey technically adequate information about the features that determine worth or merit of the program being evaluated. Evaluation is a process that critically examines a program. In 1986, the evaluation network enet and the evaluation research society ers merged to create the american evaluation association. Program evaluation standards statements better evaluation. Ethics are a set of values and beliefs that guide choices. Adhering to these steps and standards will allow an understanding of each program s context and will improve how program evaluations are conceived and conducted. The program evaluation standards download pdfepub ebook.
Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the the program evaluation standards, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. A guide for evaluators and evaluation users pdf,, download ebookee alternative successful tips for a better ebook reading experience. Dac guidelines and reference series quality standards for. Evaluation procedures should be practical and responsive to the way the program operates. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Get ebooks the program evaluation standards on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free. The dac quality standards for development evaluation reflect this evolving framework and provide a guide to good practice in development evaluation.
The framework comprises steps in program evaluation and standards for effective program evaluation. For each step, there are a subset of standards that are generally most relevant to consider. The program evaluation standards sage publications inc. Common evaluation questions asked at different stages of program development 15 table 2. Effective program evaluation is a carefully planned and systematic approach to documenting the nature and results of program implementation. Evaluation information should serve the identified and emergent needs of stakeholders u5. Many of these new organizations have undertaken efforts to develop their own standards or to modify existing setsmost typically, the program evaluation standards of the joint committee on standards for educational evaluationfor use in their own cultural context. The standards and criteria are also the foundation of the naeyc accreditation system for early childhood programs. Dep standards 4 table of contents mission statement of the commission on dental accreditation 5 accreditation status definition 6 introduction 7 goals 9 education environment 12 definition of terms used in accreditation standards 17 accreditation standards for dental education programs 20 1 institutional effectiveness 20 2 educational program 23 21. The book is an invaluable resource for practicing evaluators, students, evaluation users, and clients.
Alcohol andor other drug program certification standards. Evaluation ethics, politics, standards, and guiding principles. Joint committee on standards for educational evaluations. This description helps to identify how the program should lead to the. G a draft of the site visit report, approved by the oard, shall be made b. The steps and standards are used together throughout the evaluation process. Persons involved in or affected by the evaluation should be identified, so that their needs can be addressed. Planning the evaluation determining the evaluation questions. It is a way to evaluate the specific projects and activities community groups may take part in, rather than to evaluate an entire organization or comprehensive community initiative. The program managers guide to evaluation, this updated edition explains what program evaluation is, why evaluation is important, how to conduct an evaluation and understand the results, how to report evaluation findings, and how to use evaluation results to improve programs that benefit children and families. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader. Checklist of the program evaluation standards statements. The intention of bringing these approaches together was to orchestrate a quality and. Judgments are made about the status of a program using program evaluation standards and criteria that are derived directly from the.
Utility standards ensure that an evaluation will serve the information needs of intended users. This tool kit should be read in conjunction with the u. Program evaluation hiring and managing an outside evaluator, project managers responsibilities educate the evaluator about the project provide timely feedback update and inform the evaluator of project changes monitor the contract supervisor inhouse evaluation activities provide program expertise. These standards are national in scope and represent the minimum requirements expected for a dental education program. The feasibility standards are intended to increase evaluation effectiveness and efficiency. Evaluation of each academic unit is required and normally takes place every ten years. Comprehensive guidance and counseling program evaluation. Identified five major attributes and 30 standards to guide evaluations. Early childhood curriculum, assessment, and program evaluation. Metaevaluation a critical assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the evaluation itself e. The third edition can be purchased from a variety of. Common designs for implementation or process evaluations 32. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. The program evaluation standards ebook download free pdf.
Early childhood curriculum, assessment, and program. It involves collecting and analyzing information about a programs activities, characteristics, and outcomes. One way to do this is for the evaluator and program people to develop a very good description of. To earn accreditation, programs must meet all 10 standards. The joint committee on standards for educational evaluation jcsee was founded in 1975 as a coalition of major professional associations concerned with the quality of evaluation. Program evaluation and evaluating community engagement. It is anticipated that the accreditation standards for dental education programs will strengthen the teaching, patient care, research and service missions of schools. Purpose of program evaluation documents program outcomes, successes, weaknesses. The program evaluation standards book yahrough et al. F1 practical procedures the evaluation procedures should be practical, to keep disruption to a minimum while needed information is obtained. The evaluation center at western michigan university, through their checklist project, seeks to advance excellence in evaluation by providing highquality checklists to guide practice. A1 program documentation the program being evaluated should be.
In the case of those departments or schools in which some programs are subject to evaluation by external accrediting groups, the scheduling of the evaluation may be. The program evaluation standards 10 provided a foundation to conduct an ethical and quality evaluation. The third edition of the program evaluation standards was published in 2010. Evaluation checklists the evaluation center western. First established in 1981 by the joint committee on standards for educational evaluation and updated most recently in 2011, the standards are the benchmarks used to address the quality of evaluation efforts yarbrough, 2011. An evaluation checklist distills and clarifies relevant elements of practitioner experience, theory, principles and research to support evaluators in their work. A accuracy standards the accuracy standards are intended to ensure that an evaluation will reveal and convey technically adequate information about the features that determine worth or merit of the program being evaluated. The standards names and statements are reproduced below in checklist form with permission of the joint committee on standards for educational evaluation jc see. A guide for evaluators and evaluation users yarbrough, donald b. A1 program documentation the program being evaluated should be described and.
For example, the institute of education sciences what works clearinghouse yields only two for the search term program results evaluation. Feasibility standards the feasibility standards are intended to ensure that an evaluation will be realistic, prudent, diplomatic, and frugal. The program evaluation standards 3rd edition request pdf. The sixyear development process relied on formal and informal needs assessments. Another concern centers on the perceived technical demands of designing and conducting an evaluation. The united nations evaluation group uneg norms and standards for evaluation, adopted in 2005, has served as a landmark document for the united nations and beyond. What is evaluation one main goal of program evaluation is. Wa 39 iii contents message from the directorgeneral v. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in the book search column. The purpose of this checklist version of the standards is to provide evaluation. Both of these documents are actual evaluation studies, and do not provide explicit commentary on how to construct effective program evaluations and report their. The evaluation process described below is designed to give you good information on your program and what it is doing for students, clients, the community and society.
Program evaluation the type of evaluation discussed in this section is an essential organizational practice for all types of community health and development work. Aea is one of those associations, and sends a representative to the joint committee. The program director must meet the requirements of section 00 of these standards and must otherwise fulfill the responsibilities set forth in these standards on behalf of the aod program. Built through international consensus, the standards are intended to serve as an incentive and inspiration to improve evaluation practice. Sage the standard names and statements, as reproduced below, are under to the jcsee and are approved as an american national standard. Evaluations should use effective project management strategies. Propriety encourage adequate documentation of evaluations and a metaevaluative perspective focused on improvement and accountability for evaluation processes and products. Adhering to these steps and standards will allow an understanding of each programs context and will improve how program evaluations are conceived and conducted. In recent years, how ever, the interest in curriculum evaluation in particular has seemed to increase markedly.
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