Evaluation and Program Planning

1978 - 2025

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Volume 64, issue C, 2017

Dismissing the goals: A comparison of four goal-dismissive goal-free evaluations pp. 1-6

Brandon W. Youker, Ken Ford and Nicholas Bayer

(Almost) a slam dunk: Assessing the experiences and opinions of participants in a National Basketball Association (NBA)-funded dropout prevention program pp. 7-19

Tray J. Geiger and Audrey Amrein-Beardsley

Team effectiveness in Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) projects pp. 20-32

Khawaja Fawad Latif and Nigel Williams

Lessons learned using a values-engaged approach to attend to culture, diversity, and equity in a STEM program evaluation pp. 33-43

Ayesha S. Boyce

Characteristics, needs, and experiences of U.S. veterans on a specialized prison unit pp. 44-48

Jack Tsai and Elizabeth Goggin

Seattle’s Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD): Program effects on recidivism outcomes pp. 49-56

Susan E. Collins, Heather S. Lonczak and Seema L. Clifasefi

A regional, market oriented governance for disaster management: A new planning approach pp. 57-68

Erwin Blackstone, Simon Hakim and Brian Meehan

Evaluation of a multi-site program designed to strengthen relational bonds for siblings separated by foster care pp. 69-77

Jeffrey Waid and Armeda Stevenson Wojciak

Planning a mentorship initiative for foster parents: Does gender matter? pp. 78-84

J. Jay Miller, Kalea Benner, Shawndaya Thrasher, Natalie Pope, Tamikia Dumas, Larry J. Damron, Melissa Segress and Chunling Niu

Delivering an empowerment intervention to a remote Indigenous child safety workforce: Its economic cost from an agency perspective pp. 85-89

Irina Kinchin, Christopher M. Doran, Janya McCalman, Susan Jacups, Komla Tsey, Katrina Lines, Kieran Smith and Andrew Searles

Feasibility of bidirectional text messages in evaluating a text-based nutrition education program for low-income parents: Results from the Text2BHealthy program pp. 90-94

Stephanie K. Grutzmacher, Ashley L. Munger, Katherine E. Speirs, Lindsey A. Zemeir, Kate C. Richard and Laryessa Worthington

Introduction: Social Return On Investment (SROI) pp. 95-97

Brian T. Yates and Mita Marra

Using cost-benefit analysis and social return on investment to evaluate the impact of social enterprise: Promises, implementation, and limitations pp. 98-104

Joseph J. Cordes

SROI in the pay for success context: Are they at odds? pp. 105-109

Robert L. Fischer and Francisca García-Cobián Richter

Legitimation dynamics: How SROI could mobilize resources for new constituencies pp. 110-115

Kate Cooney

The leap from ROI to SROI: Farther than expected? pp. 116-126

John Gargani

Social return on investment—Development and convergence pp. 127-135

Jeremy Nicholls

Social Return On Investment (SROI): Problems, solutions … and is SROI a good investment? pp. 136-144

Brian T. Yates and Mita Marra

Volume 63, issue C, 2017

The cost of developing a computerized tailored interactive multimedia intervention vs. a print based Photonovella intervention for HPV vaccine education pp. 1-6

Siddharth S. Karanth, David R. Lairson, Lara S. Savas, Sally W. Vernon and María E. Fernández

Use of a mixed-method approach to evaluate the implementation of retention promotion strategies in the New York State WIC program pp. 7-17

Jackson P. Sekhobo, Sanya R. Peck, Youjung Byun, Marie A.K. Allsopp, MaryEllen K. Holbrook, Lynn S. Edmunds and Chengxuan Yu

Development of an evaluation framework for publicly funded R&D projects: The case of Korea's Next Generation Network pp. 18-28

Eungdo Kim, Soyoung Kim and Hongbum Kim

Application of mixed-methods design in community-engaged research: Lessons learned from an evidence-based intervention for Latinos with chronic illness and minor depression pp. 29-38

Claudia X. Aguado Loi, Moya L. Alfonso, Isabella Chan, Kelsey Anderson, Tyson, Dinorah (Dina) Martinez, Junius Gonzales and Jaime Corvin

Stakeholder evaluation of an online program to promote physical activity and workplace safety for individuals with disability pp. 39-44

Mara Nery-Hurwit, Laurel Kincl, Simon Driver and Brittany Heller

Developing a community-level anti-HIV/AIDS stigma and homophobia intervention in new York city: The project CHHANGE model pp. 45-53

Victoria Frye, Mark Q. Paige, Steven Gordon, David Matthews, Geneva Musgrave, Mark Kornegay, Emily Greene, Jo C. Phelan, Beryl A. Koblin and Vaughn Taylor-Akutagawa

Examining implementation and preliminary performance indicators of veterans treatment courts: The Kentucky experience pp. 54-66

Lisa M. Shannon, Shira Birdwhistell, Shelia K. Hulbig, Afton Jackson Jones, Jennifer Newell and Connie Payne

A conceptual model for the pathways of effect for intermediary organizations: A case study from maternal and child health pp. 69-73

Nancy L. Weaver, Jill Thompson, Catherine R. Shoff, Kendra Copanas and Stephen Edward McMillin

Diversity training for the community aged care workers: A conceptual framework for evaluation pp. 74-81

Arti Appannah, Claudia Meyer, Rajna Ogrin, Sally McMillan, Elizabeth Barrett and Colette Browning

Stakeholder driven indicators for eHealth performance management pp. 82-92

Tomas Vedlūga and Birutė Mikulskienė

An AHP-based evaluation method for teacher training workshop on information and communication technology pp. 93-100

Rochelle Irene Lucas, Michael Angelo Promentilla, Aristotle Ubando, Raymond Girard Tan, Kathleen Aviso and Krista Danielle Yu

Building evaluation capacity of local substance abuse prevention programs serving LGBQ populations pp. 101-108

Maria Valenti, Randi Campetti, Nicole Schoenborn, Kristen Quinlan and Kim Dash

Internship training in computer science: Exploring student satisfaction levels pp. 109-115

Ghaith M. Jaradat

Evaluation of the impact of intervention programmes on education organisations: Application to a Quality Management System pp. 116-122

Mª. Jose Fernández-Díaz, Jesús Miguel Rodríguez-Mantilla and Gonzalo Jover-Olmeda

Coincidence of role expectations between staff and volunteer members of drug free community coalitions pp. 123-130

Marc B. Goldstein, Heather Sapere and John Daviau

Celebrating the 21st anniversary of empowerment evaluation with our critical friends pp. 132-135

David Fetterman and Abraham Wandersman

Empowerment evaluation: An approach that has literally altered the landscape of evaluation pp. 136-137

Stewart I. Donaldson

Empowerment evaluation: Exemplary is its openness to dialogue, reflective practice, and process use pp. 139-140

Michael Quinn Patton

When is a theory a theory? A case example pp. 141-142

Marvin C. Alkin

Celebratory reflections, appreciations, clarifications, and comments pp. 143-146

David Fetterman and Abraham Wandersman

Volume 62, issue C, 2017

Implementation evaluation of early intensive behavioral intervention programs for children with autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review of studies in the last decade pp. 1-8

Valérie Caron, Annie Bérubé and Annie Paquet

Core competency requirements among extension workers in peninsular Malaysia: Use of Borich’s needs assessment model pp. 9-14

Sulaiman Umar, Norsida Man, Nolila Mohd Nawi, Ismail Abd. Latif and Bahaman Abu Samah

Kind discipline: Developing a conceptual model of a promising school discipline approach pp. 15-24

Jennifer L. Winkler, Michele E. Walsh, Madeleine de Blois, Jeannette Maré and Scott C. Carvajal

Evaluation of a cross-cultural training program for Pakistani educators: Lessons learned and implications for program planning pp. 25-34

Rebecca Mazur and Rebecca H. Woodland

Emotionalized learning experiences: Tapping into the affective domain pp. 35-48

Zane Asher Green and Sadia Batool

Relational conflict and outcomes from an online divorce education program pp. 49-55

Sarah Cronin, Emily H. Becher, Ellie McCann, Jenifer McGuire and Sharon Powell

Concept mapping internal validity: A case of misconceived mapping? pp. 56-63

Normand Péladeau, Christian Dagenais and Valéry Ridde

Costs of promoting cancer screening: Evidence from CDC’s Colorectal Cancer Control Program (CRCCP) pp. 67-72

Florence K.L. Tangka, Sujha Subramanian, Sonja Hoover, Janet Royalty, Kristy Joseph, Amy DeGroff, Djenaba Joseph and Sajal Chattopadhyay

Costs of colorectal cancer screening provision in CDC’s Colorectal Cancer Control Program: Comparisons of colonoscopy and FOBT/FIT based screening pp. 73-80

Sujha Subramanian, Florence K.L. Tangka, Sonja Hoover, Janet Royalty, Amy DeGroff and Djenaba Joseph

Patients and caregivers costs for colonoscopy-based colorectal cancer screening: Experience of low-income individuals undergoing free colonoscopies pp. 81-86

Sonja Hoover, Sujha Subramanian, Florence K.L. Tangka, Maggie Cole-Beebe, Amy Sun, Cheryl L. Kramer and Gina Pacillio

Volume 61, issue C, 2017

An evaluation of transit procurement training pp. 1-7

Robert Noland, Marc D. Weiner, Nicholas J. Klein and Orin D. Puniello

A formative evaluation of the recovery public works programme in Blantyre City, Malawi pp. 8-21

Felix Khembo and Sarah Chapman

Innovation evaluation model for macro-construction sector companies: A study in Spain pp. 22-37

Mikel Zubizarreta, Jesús Cuadrado, Jon Iradi, Harkaitz García and Aimar Orbe

Measurement and evaluation practices of factors that contribute to effective health promotion collaboration functioning: A scoping review pp. 38-44

Sean Stolp, Joan L. Bottorff, Cherisse L. Seaton, Margaret Jones-Bricker, John L. Oliffe, Steven T. Johnson, Sally Errey, Kerensa Medhurst and Sonia Lamont

Social learning within a community of practice: Investigating interactions about evaluation among zoo education professionals pp. 45-54

Kathayoon Khalil, Nicole M. Ardoin and Deborah Wojcik

Factors contributing to eviction from permanent supportive housing: Lessons from HUD-VASH pp. 55-63

Ann Elizabeth Montgomery, Meagan Cusack, Dorota Szymkowiak, Jamison Fargo and O’Toole, Thomas

Knowing what research organizations actually do, with whom, where, how and for what purpose: Monitoring research portfolios and collaborations pp. 64-75

Javier Ekboir, Genowefa Blundo Canto and Cristina Sette

Strategies for fostering basic psychological needs support in high quality youth leadership programs pp. 76-85

Corliss Bean, Meghan Harlow and Kelsey Kendellen

Justice involvement among homeless individuals with mental illnesses: Are self-report and administrative measures comparable? pp. 86-95

Ashley J. Lemieux, Laurence Roy, Michael S. Martin, Eric A. Latimer and Anne G. Crocker

Using a logic model to evaluate the Kids Together early education inclusion program for children with disabilities and additional needs pp. 96-105

Kathleen Clapham, Claire Manning, Kathryn Williams, O’Brien, Ginger and Margaret Sutherland

An investigation of perceptions of programme quality support of adult basic education programmes pp. 106-112

Gary Udouj, Kenda Grover, Greg Belcher and Kit Kacirek

Assessing local capacity to expand rural breast cancer screening and patient navigation: An iterative mixed-method tool pp. 113-124

Stephen J. Inrig, Robin T. Higashi, Jasmin A. Tiro, Keith E. Argenbright and Simon J. Craddock Lee

Being smart about writing SMART objectives pp. 125-127

May Britt Bjerke and Ralph Renger

Physical activity and nutrition program for adults with metabolic syndrome: Process evaluation pp. 128-133

Van Dinh Tran, Jonine Jancey, Andy Lee, Anthony James, Peter Howat and Le Thi Phuong Mai

Movement integration in elementary classrooms: Teacher perceptions and implications for program planning pp. 134-143

Collin A. Webster, Nicole Zarrett, Brittany S. Cook, Cate Egan, Danielle Nesbitt and R. Glenn Weaver

People’s reasons for wanting to complete probation: Use and predictive validity in an e-health intervention pp. 144-149

Stephanie A. Spohr, Faye S. Taxman and Scott T. Walters

Using health promotion guidelines for persons with disabilities to develop and evaluate a physical activity program for individuals with multiple sclerosis: A feasibility study pp. 150-159

Alicia Dixon-Ibarra, Mara Nery-Hurwit, Simon Driver and Megan MacDonald

Evaluation in the field of social services for minors: Measuring the efficacy of interventions in the Italian service for health protection and promotion pp. 160-168

Antonio Iudici and Agnese Gagliardo Corsi

Use of concurrent mixed methods combining concept mapping and focus groups to adapt a health equity tool in Canada pp. 169-177

Anne Guichard, Émilie Tardieu, Christian Dagenais, Kareen Nour, Ginette Lafontaine and Valéry Ridde