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Training and support for evaluability assessment methodology
Author(s) -
Osuji Thearis A.,
Dawkins Nicola,
Rice Starr M.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
new directions for evaluation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.374
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1534-875X
pISSN - 1097-6736
DOI - 10.1002/ev.320
Subject(s) - interview , consistency (knowledge bases) , psychology , medical education , logic model , training (meteorology) , set (abstract data type) , session (web analytics) , evaluation methods , program evaluation , medicine , political science , computer science , engineering , physics , public administration , artificial intelligence , meteorology , world wide web , law , reliability engineering , programming language
The authors describe training of a network of professionals to conduct evaluability assessments for the Early Assessment of Programs and Policies on Childhood Obesity Initiative (Early Assessment Initiative). We learned that (1) the professionals trained had a diverse set of skills and expertise, (2) a training refresher session solidified methods and concepts, (3) evaluability assessments were improved when training included content on qualitative interviewing and development and application of logic models, and (4) comprehensive and consistent training methods helped to ensure consistency and methodological integrity. © Wiley Periodicals, Inc., and the American Evaluation Association.