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Step-by-Step Manuals
- Basic Guide to Program Evaluation Carter McNamara
- Designing Evaluations U.S. Government Accountability Office
- Developing an Effective Evaluation Plan CDC Office on Smoking and Health; CDC Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity
- Evaluation Cookbook Learning Technology Dissemination Initiative
- Evaluation Handbook W.K. Kellogg Foundation
- Guide to Program Evaluation Bureau of Justice Assistance
- Measuring Program Outcomes: A Practical Approach United Way
- Online Evaluation Briefs and Tutorials (CDC DASH Program)
- Practical Evaluation for Public Managers: Getting the Information You Need DHHS
- Practical Evaluation of Public Health Programs Public Health Training Network
- Precede-Proceed Model of Health Program Planning & Evaluation Lawrence W. Green and Marshall W. Kreuter
- Program Evaluation Tool Kit Ontario Ministry of Health
- Program Manager's Guide to Evaluation Administration for Children & Families
- Taking Stock: A Practical Guide to Evaluating Your Own Programs [PDF] Horizon Research, Inc.
- Understanding Evaluation: The Way to Better Prevention Programs [PDF] Westat
- User-friendly Handbook for Project Evaluation National Science Foundation
- What Is Program Evaluation: A Beginner’s Guide Gene Shackman
Manuals/Assistance with Specific Evaluation Steps – Logic Models
- Construct a Logic Model for Your Program [PDF] (in Step 2 of Measuring Program Outcomes) United Way
- Designing Projects and Project Evaluations Using The Logical Framework Approach
- Developing and Working with Program Logic Models Bureau of Justice Assistance
- Everything You Wanted to Know About Logic Models But Were Afraid to Ask Connie C. Schmitz and Beverly A. Parsons
- Learning from Logic Models: An Example of a Family/School Partnership Program Harvard Family Research Project
- Logic Model Development Guide W.K. Kellogg Foundation
- Logic Model Tools Univ. of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension
- Logical Framework and Performance Indicators [PDF] World Bank
- Successfully Enhancing Program Performance Through Logic Models Univ. of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension
Manuals/Assistance with Specific Evaluation Steps – Data Collection Methods and Sources
- Case Study Evaluations U.S. Government Accountability Office
- Content Analysis U.S. Government Accountability Office
- Easy-to-Use Evaluation Guides Univ. of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension
- Getting Smart, Getting Real: Using Research and Evaluation Information to Improve Programs and Policies [PDF] Anne E. Casey Foundation
- Measuring Health Objectives and Indicators--Performance Improvement Reports and Resources Public Health Foundation
- Post-then-Pre Evaluation S. Kay Rockwell and Harriet Kohn
- Quantitative Data AnalysisU.S. Government Accountability Office
- User-friendly Handbook for Mixed Method Evaluation National Science Foundation
Manuals/Assistance with Evaluation of Specific Types of Programs or Interventions
- Assessing Fundamental Science National Science Foundation
- Evaluating Comprehensive Community Change [PDF] Anne E. Casey Foundation
- Learning What Works: Evaluating Complex Social Interventions [PDF] Brookings Institution and Harvard Univ
- Learning & Growing Through Evaluation: State Asthma Program Evaluation Guide CDC
- Measuring Community Empowerment Phil Bartle
- New Approaches to Evaluating Community Initiatives, Vol 1: Concepts, Methods, and Contexts Aspen Institute
- New Approaches to Evaluating Community Initiatives, Vol 2: Theory, Measurement, and Analysis Aspen Institute
Websites Offering Comprehensive Evaluation Resources and Assistance
- Administration for Children & Families
- Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
- Anne E. Casey Foundation
- Bureau of Justice Assistance Evaluation Web
- Center for Health Promotion, University of Toronto
- Free Resources for Program Evaluation and Social Research Methods Gene Shackman
- Gateway to the Community Tool Box (Links to sections of the Community Tool Box)
- Government Accountability Office
- Prevention Platform (SAMHSA) SAMHSA/Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
- Programmatic On-Line Evaluation Resources National Science Foundation
- Some Practical Tools for Planning and Evaluation (Point K) InnoNet
- The Harvard Family Research Project
- University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension, Program Development and Evaluation Unit
- W.K. Kellogg Foundation: Tools and Resources
- World Bank Evaluation Unit – Independent Evaluation Group
Key Professional Associations
- American Evaluation Association
- Australasian Evaluation Society
- Canadian Evaluation Society
- Center for Continuous Quality Improvement
- Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement
- Center for Social Research Methods (Bill Trochim)
- European Evaluation Society
- Resources for Methods in Evaluation and Social Research Gene Shackman
- Southeast Evaluation Association
Key Journals
- American Journal of Evaluation
- Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation
- Education Policy Analysis Archives
- Evaluation and Program Planning
- Evaluation and the Health Professions
- Evaluation Exchange
- MandE (Monitoring and Evaluation) NEWS
- New Directions for Evaluation-AEA
- Practical
Assessment, Research, and Evaluation (PARE)
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