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Morell, Jonathan A. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2019
Project schedules are logic models that focus on the timing of program activities. Value derives from the fact that schedule changes are not random. Why they occur, and how long they last, can reveal information that would not be easily revealed with other approaches to evaluation. Also, using project schedules as logic models forges a strong link…
Descriptors: Scheduling, Program Administration, Models, Logical Thinking
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Gee, Kevin A. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2014
The growth in the availability of longitudinal data--data collected over time on the same individuals--as part of program evaluations has opened up exciting possibilities for evaluators to ask more nuanced questions about how individuals' outcomes change over time. However, in order to leverage longitudinal data to glean these important insights,…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Data Analysis, Statistical Studies, Program Evaluation
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Williams, Andrew P.; Morris, John C. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2009
The use of theory-driven evaluation is an emerging practice in the military--an aspect generally unknown in the civilian evaluation community. First developed during the 1991 Gulf War and applied in both the Balkans and Afghanistan, these techniques are now being examined in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) as a means to evaluate the…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Foreign Countries, Evaluation Methods, Developmental Stages
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Yang, Huilan; Shen, Jianping; Cao, Honggao; Warfield, Charles – American Journal of Evaluation, 2004
Using the evaluation work on the W.K. Kellogg Foundation's Unleashing Resources Initiative as an example, in this article we explicate a general four-step model appropriate for multilevel evaluation alignment. We review the relevant literature, argue for the need for evaluation alignment in a multilevel context, explain the four-step model,…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Models, Data Collection, Data Analysis