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Presentation
Using Community-Based Learning in the Teaching of and Research on Program Evaluation
14th Annual Lilly Conference - Traverse City (2014)
  • Brandon W. Youker, Ph.D
  • Nicholas Bayer, B.S., Grand Valley State University
Abstract

This presentation describes a graduate-level service learning course on program evaluation. Students were divided into small evaluation teams and assigned one of two distinct models (i.e., goal-free evaluation or success case method) by which to independently and simultaneously evaluate the same non-profit organization. At the conclusion of the course, the students were administered an attitude survey regarding their service learning experience; and after reading the evaluation reports, program stakeholders were surveyed regarding the perceived utility of each of the evaluations. The presenters will discuss the course structure, evaluation methodology, research on evaluation methodology, and findings of the evaluation models’ utility.

Keywords
  • Community-based learning,
  • goal-free evaluation,
  • pedagogy
Publication Date
Fall October 18, 2014
Citation Information
Brandon W. Youker and Nicholas Bayer. "Using Community-Based Learning in the Teaching of and Research on Program Evaluation" 14th Annual Lilly Conference - Traverse City (2014)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/brandon_youker/20/