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Program Evaluation An Evaluation Culture And Collaborative Partnerships Help Build Agency Capacity
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Book Synopsis Program Evaluation by : U S Government Accountability Office (G
Download or read book Program Evaluation written by U S Government Accountability Office (G and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agencies are increasingly asked to demonstrate results, but many programs lack credible performance information and the capacity to rigorously evaluate program results. To assist agency efforts to provide credible information, GAO examined the experiences of five agencies that demonstrated evaluation capacity in their performance reports: the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), the Coast Guard, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and the National Science Foundation (NSF). In the five agencies GAO reviewed, the key elements of evaluation capacity were an evaluation culture--a commitment to self-examination, data quality, analytic expertise, and collaborative partnerships. ACF, NHTSA, and NSF initiated evaluations regularly, through a formal process, while HUD and the Coast Guard conducted them as specific questions arose. Access to credible, reliable, and consistent data was critical to ensure findings were trustworthy. These agencies needed access to expertise in both research methods and subject matter to produce rigorous and objective assessments. Collaborative partnerships leveraged resources and expertise. ACF, HUD, and NHTSA primarily partnered with state and local agencies; the Coast Guard partnered primarily with federal agencies and the private sector. The five agencies used various strategies to develop and improve evaluation: Commitment to learning from evaluation developed to support policy debates and demands for accountability. Some agencies improved administrative systems to improve data quality. Others turned to specialized data collection. All five agencies typically contracted with experts for specialized analyses. Some agencies provided their state partners with technical assistance. These five agencies used creative strategies to leverage resources and obtain useful evaluations. Other agencies could adopt these strategies--with leadership commitment--to develop evaluation capacity, despite possible impediments: constraints on spending, local control over flexible programs, and restrictions on federal information collection. The agencies agreed with our descriptions of their programs and evaluations.
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Book Synopsis Program Evaluation by : United States Government Accountability Office
Download or read book Program Evaluation written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Program Evaluation: An Evaluation Culture and Collaborative Partnerships Help Build Agency Capacity
Book Synopsis Program Evaluation by : United States. General Accounting Office
Download or read book Program Evaluation written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Report that examines experiences of five agencies that demonstrated evaluation capacity (e.g. a commitment to self-examination, data quality, analytic expertise, and collaborative partnerships) in their performance reports.
Book Synopsis Program Evaluation by : United States. General Accounting Office
Download or read book Program Evaluation written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Report that examines experiences of five agencies that demonstrated evaluation capacity (e.g. a commitment to self-examination, data quality, analytic expertise, and collaborative partnerships) in their performance reports.
Book Synopsis Program Evaluation by : United States Government Accountability
Download or read book Program Evaluation written by United States Government Accountability and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-14 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis Program Evaluation by : U.s. Government Accountability Office
Download or read book Program Evaluation written by U.s. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-28 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "To improve federal government performance and accountability, GPRAMA aims to ensure that agencies use performance information in decision making and holds them accountable for achieving results. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has encouraged agencies to strengthen their program evaluations- systematic studies of program performance-and expand their use in management and policy making. This report is one of a series in which GAO, as required by GPRAMA, examines the act's implementation. GAO examined federal agencies' capacity to conduct and use program evaluations and the activities and resources, including some related to GPRAMA, agencies found useful for building that capacity.GAO reviewed the literature to identify the key components and measures of evaluation capacity. GAO surveyed the PIOs of the 24 federal agencies subject to the Chief Financial Officers Act regarding their organizations' characteristics, expertise, and policies, and their observations on the usefulness of various resources and activities for building evaluation capacity. All 24 responded. GAO also interviewed OMB and Office of Personnel Management (OPM) staff about their capacity-building efforts."
Book Synopsis Evidence-Building and Evaluation in Government by : Kathryn Newcomer
Download or read book Evidence-Building and Evaluation in Government written by Kathryn Newcomer and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2021-11-26 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public managers, contractors, and grantees conducting evaluations for government operate in complex environment where policymakers and commissioners of evaluation expect different types of “evidence” and simultaneously employ different criteria in judging the quality of that evidence. This text provides a road map for evaluators doing business within or for government, and public managers who are expected to assess and use evidence generated by a large variety of evaluation approaches. The book provides checklists and how-to guidance to help students and other readers develop skills in important activities such as: assessing the quality of evidence claims; developing theories of change to guide the design and evaluation of programs and policies; developing learning agendas to bridge the gap between evidence producers and potential evidence users; and increasing the support of public leaders and executives in the generation and use of evidence to inform their decision-making. The authors include end-of-chapter exercises for readers to test their ability to apply the skills described.
Book Synopsis Evaluability Assessment by : Michael S. Trevisan
Download or read book Evaluability Assessment written by Michael S. Trevisan and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2014-08-06 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evaluability assessment (EA) can lead to development of sound program theory, increased stakeholder involvement and empowerment, better understanding of program culture and context, enhanced collaboration and communication, process and findings use, and organizational learning and evaluation capacity building. This book provides an up-to-date treatment of EA, clarifies what it actually is and how it can be used, demonstrates EA as an approach to evaluative inquiry with multidisciplinary and global appeal, and identifies and describes the purposes and benefits to using EA. Using case examples contributed by EA practitioners, the text illustrates important features of EA use, and showcases how EA is used in a variety of disciplines and evaluation contexts. This text is appropriate as an instructional text for graduate level evaluation courses and training, and as a resource for evaluation practitioners, policymakers, funding agencies, and professional training.
Book Synopsis Collaborative Approaches to Evaluation by : J. Bradley Cousins
Download or read book Collaborative Approaches to Evaluation written by J. Bradley Cousins and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2019-06-25 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Editor J. Bradley Cousins and colleagues meet the needs of evaluators seeking to implement collaborative and participatory approaches to evaluation in Collaborative Approaches to Evaluation: Principles in Use. Using a multi-phase empirical process to develop and validate a set of principles to guide collaborative approaches to evaluation, the book outlines the principles that the team developed, and then provides case studies of how these principles have been applied in practice. The case studies draw on programs globally in education, health, and community development. The book is an invaluable supplementary text for program evaluation courses where students’ projects are focused on more collaborative and participatory approaches, and it is an essential resource for practicing evaluators and those who commission program evaluations.
Book Synopsis Investments in Federal Facilities by : National Research Council
Download or read book Investments in Federal Facilities written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2004-05-24 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Facilities now owned by the Federal Government are valued at over $300 billion. It also spends over $25 billion per year for acquisition, renovation, and upkeep. Despite the size of these sums, there is a growing litany of problems with federal facilities that continues to put a drain on the federal budget and compromise the effectiveness of federal services. To examine ways to address these problems, the sponsoring agencies of the Federal Facilities Council (FFC) asked the National Research Council (NRC) to develop guidelines for making improved decisions about investment in and renewal, maintenance, and replacement of federal facilities. This report provides the result of that assessment. It presents a review of both public and private practices used to support such decision making and identifies appropriate objectives, practices, and performance measures. The report presents a series of recommendations designed to assist federal agencies and departments improve management of and investment decision making for their facilities.
Book Synopsis Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Initiative by : Kay E. Brown
Download or read book Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Initiative written by Kay E. Brown and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strengthening marriages and relationships in low-income families has emerged as a national strategy for enhancing the well-being of children. The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 appropriated $150 million in grants each year from 2006 through 2010 to implement the Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Initiative. This report provides insight into how these programs are being implemented and monitored, and reports on: (1) how the Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded grants and the types of org. that received funding; (2) what activities and services grantees are providing, incl. those for domestic violence victims; (3) how HHS monitors and assesses program implementation and use of funds; and (4) how program impact is measured. Illus.
Book Synopsis Welfare Reform by : David D. Bellis (au)
Download or read book Welfare Reform written by David D. Bellis (au) and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2006-08 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following major welfare reform in 1996, the number of families receiving cash assistance was cut in half to 2 million. While many former recipients now rely more on their earnings, they often work at low-wage jobs with limited benefits & advancement opportunities. To better understand how to help these individuals & their families attain economic self-sufficiency, this is a report on: (1) strategies designed to increase income for TANF recipients through employment; (2) the key factors related to implementing & operating such strategies; & (3) actions the Dept. of Health & Human Services has taken to facilitate the use of these strategies. Experts were consulted to gather info. about promising strategies; 26 programs were visited. Charts & tables.
Book Synopsis Welfare Reform by : United States. Government Accountability Office
Download or read book Welfare Reform written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Employment and Training Administration (ETA) by : George A. Scott
Download or read book Employment and Training Administration (ETA) written by George A. Scott and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ETA must invest in sound research that identifies the most effective and efficient ways to train and employ workers for 21st cent. jobs. ETA has been criticized for not focusing sufficient attention on its research program, conducting policy-relevant research, and disseminating key research findings in a timely way. This report examined the structure and processes of ETA's research and evaluation center. It addressed the following questions: (1) How does ETA's org. structure provide for research independence? (2) What steps has ETA taken to promote transparency and accountability in its research program? (3) How does ETA ensure that its research is relevant to workforce development policy and practice? Illus. A print on demand report.
Book Synopsis Ten Steps to a Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation System by : Jody Zall Kusek
Download or read book Ten Steps to a Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation System written by Jody Zall Kusek and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2004-06-15 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Handbook provides a comprehensive ten-step model that will help guide development practitioners through the process of designing and building a results-based monitoring and evaluation system.
Download or read book The Evidence Book written by Olaf Rieper and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knowledge grows as ideas are tested against each other. Agreement is not resolved simply by naming concepts but in the dialectical process of thesis, antithesis, and synthesis. There are many echoes of these debates in The Evidence Book. The contributors make claims for both practitioner wisdom and the voice of experience. Against this is posed the authority of experimental science and the randomized controlled trial.The contributors are concerned, in their own ways, with collecting, ranking, and analyzing evidence and using this to deliver evaluations. As an expert group, they are aware that the concept of evidence has been increasingly important in the last decade. As with other concepts, it too often escapes precise definition. Despite this, the growing importance of evidence has been advocated with enthusiasm by supporters who see it as a way of increasing the effectiveness and quality of decisions and of professional life.The willingness to engage in evidence-based policy and the means to do so is heavily constrained by economic, political, and cultural climates. This book is a marvelously comprehensive and utterly unique treatise on evidence-based policy. It is a wide-ranging contribution to the field of evaluation.
