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Peer reviewedMeyers, James M. – Education and Urban Society, 1980
Describes the evaluation design employed by the 4-H program in response to the Congressional evaluation mandate of 1977. Discusses difficulties encountered in design integrity and practicality in choosing an appropriate format for the national-scale evaluation. (CS)
Descriptors: Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Extension Education
Peer reviewedPigg, Kenneth E. – Education and Urban Society, 1980
Addresses the evaluation problem posed by the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 which directed that "social and economic consequences" or agricultural extension programs be reported. Presents a consequences-treatment matrix used in the national evaluation of the program, presenting operational definitions and discussing major variables.…
Descriptors: Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Extension Education
Peer reviewedBunda, Mary Anne – Education and Urban Society, 1980
Examines the model used for the national evaluation for the 4-H program, discussing both strong and weak features of the model. (CS)
Descriptors: Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Extension Education
Peer reviewedScriven, Michael – Education and Urban Society, 1980
Discusses the evaluation matrix used in the national evaluation of the 4-H program and identifies where the payoffs for society in terms of learning for children are likely to occur, revealing results of the evaluation in comparison to expected payoffs. (CS)
Descriptors: Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Extension Education
