A Course Model for Building Evaluation Capacity through a University-Community Partnership

Autor/inn/en	Bakken, Lori L.; Núñez, Jennifer; Couture, Cathy
Titel	A Course Model for Building Evaluation Capacity through a University-Community Partnership
Quelle	In: American Journal of Evaluation, 35 (2014) 4, S.579-593 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1098-2140
DOI	10.1177/1098214014523671
Schlagwörter	Partnerships in Education; School Community Programs; School Community Relationship; Models; Program Evaluation; Skill Development; Capacity Building; Services; Curriculum Design; Integrated Activities; Educational Principles; Adult Learning; Participatory Research; Research Skills; Evaluation Methods; Experiential Learning; College Students; Professional Personnel; Nonprofit Organizations; Training Methods; Course Descriptions; Service Learning; Assignments; Program Effectiveness; Evidence; Achievement Gains + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulpartnerschaft; Analogiemodell; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Dienstleistung; Lehrplangestaltung; Integrierender Unterricht; Bildungsprinzip; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Forschungstätigkeit; Forschungsleistung; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Collegestudent; Personalbestand; Nonprofit-Organisation; Didaktik; Trainingsmaßnahme; Kursstrukturplan; Service-Learning; Assignment; Auftrag; Zuweisung; Evidenz; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung
Abstract	Program evaluation is recognized as an essential skill set for practitioners in service-related fields, such as education, nonprofit management, social work, and public health. Recently, the need for a public workforce trained in evaluation has increased and is driven primarily by our nation's emphasis on accountability during a time when financial resources are limited. However, many of these professionals lack the necessary skills to conduct evaluations of their programs and often rely on a much smaller number of evaluation consultants to perform this task. How then can we educate students and professionals in ways that build evaluation capacity among service organizations and meet these growing needs? A novel course design that integrates principles of adult learning, participatory evaluation approaches, and experiential forms of learning to build evaluation capacity among students and a nonprofit organization is presented. Evidence is provided to demonstrate student learning and the impact of the course on the nonprofit service organization's evaluation capacity. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10