Article
Four Approaches to Building Extension Program Evaluation Capacity
Journal of Extension
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
8-1-2018
Abstract
Extension educators are expected to more fully evaluate programs. In response, evaluation capacity building (ECB) is a necessary component of Extension educator professional development. One size rarely fits all; ECB more likely succeeds if it is well aligned with the educator's evaluation needs and the type of educational effort. Four approaches to Extension work have been documented—service, facilitation, content transmission, and transformative education. These approaches require different evaluation measures and therefore different forms of ECB.
Copyright Owner
Journal of Extension
Copyright Date
2018
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
Nancy K. Franz and Thomas Archibald. "Four Approaches to Building Extension Program Evaluation Capacity" Journal of Extension Vol. 56 Iss. 4 (2018) p. 4TOT5 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/nancy_franz/74/
This article is published as Franz, N. & Archibald, T. (2018). “Four Approaches to Building Extension Program Evaluation Capacity.” Journal of Extension, 56(4). 4TOT5. Posted with permission.