Reports results of a formative evaluation of a consumer-homemaking program for low-income adults, including program content and procedures, evaluation instruments, progress of paraprofessional and professional staff, participant acceptance, program effectiveness, and implications of the evaluation. (MF)

In evaluating Federally-funded adult consumer-homemaking education programs in New York, ten programs were selected. A sample of participants was drawn through a process of random, unannounced visits. Evaluation techniques included interviews, systematic observation, ratings, and recording critical incidents. Several instruments were created for…