Further Readings and Resources
Suggested Evaluation Study
Stufflebeam, D. L., Gullickson, A., & Wingate, L. (2002). The spirit of Consuelo: An evaluation of Ke Aka Ho'ona. Kalamazoo: The Evaluation Center of Western Michigan University. http://rszarf.ips.uw.edu.pl/ewalps/teksty/consuelo_eval.pdf.
This is a classic, long-term evaluation of a nonprofit foundation's self-help housing and community development program. It is designed using the CIPP Evaluation Model and presents findings of all aspects of the program: antecedents, transactions, and outcomes.
Other Suggested Readings
Fitzpatrick, J. L., Sanders, J. R., & Worthen, B. R. (2003). Program evaluation: Alternative approaches and practical guidelines (3rd ed.). New York: Longman.
This is a comprehensive text, providing an overview of a wide variety of evaluation approaches and practical tips on designing and implementing a successful evaluation.
Patton, M. Q. (2008). Utilization-focused evaluation (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
This book provides expert, detailed advice on conducting program evaluations, including a unique utilization-focused evaluation checklist.
Scriven, M. (2007). Key evaluation checklist. www.wmich.edu/evalctr/archive_checklists/kec_feb07.pdf.
Created by the eminent evaluator Michael Scriven, this checklist is intended for use in designing and evaluating programs, plans, and policies; writing evaluation reports on them; assessing their evaluability; and evaluating evaluations of them.
Stufflebeam, D. L. (2002). CIPP Evaluation Model checklist. www.wmich.edu/evalctr/archive_checklists/cippchecklist_mar07.pdf.
The checklist assists evaluators, clients, and other stakeholders to review and assess a program's history; to provide timely reports for program stakeholders to plan, implement, and disseminate effective services to beneficiaries; and to issue a summative report on the program's merit, including lessons learned.
Organizations and Web Sites
American Educational Research Association (AERA)—Division H: Research, Evaluation, and Assessment in Schools (http://aera.net/divisions/Default.aspx?menu_id=94&id=73)
This organization has more than twenty-five thousand educational researchers as members. AERA's Division H focuses on applied research in schools, program evaluation in school settings, assessment in schools, and accountability in schools.
American Evaluation Association (AEA) (http://eval.org/)
This national organization of over 5, 500 professional evaluators from all disciplines, from all fifty U.S. states and sixty foreign countries, provides conferences, contacts, information, training, and other resources to support the work of evaluators.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Evaluation Working Group (www.cdc.gov/eval/index.htm)
This site provides a framework, steps, standards, and resources for program evaluation in public health.
The Evaluation Center of Western Michigan University (www.wmich.edu/evalctr/)
The center provides a wide variety of services and resources for evaluators that include publications, presentations, checklists, archived videos of the speakers at the “Evaluation Café,” and an interdisciplinary PhD in evaluation.
Research Methods Knowledge Base (www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/evaluation.php)
This is a comprehensive Web-based textbook covering the topics that are typically included in introductory social research methods courses. The section on evaluation research introduces several models as examples of this form of social research.
University of Wisconsin-Extension: Program Development and Evaluation Unit (www.uwex.edu/ces/pdande/index.html)
This Web site provides resources on planning evaluations and enhancing programs through the development of logic models, and offers many examples of tools and reports.