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Peer reviewedTorres, Rosalie T.; Stone, Sharon Padilla; Butkus, Deborah L.; Hook, Barbara B.; Casey, Jill; Arens, Sheila A. – New Directions for Evaluation, 2000
Uses the evaluation of a family literacy program as the basis for an analysis of the benefits of collaborative evaluation. Identifies enhanced learning, efficient data collection and problem planning, deepened professional and personal relationships, and strengthened convictions as results of the collaboration. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Data Collection, Democracy, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedJohnson, Robert L.; Willeke, Marjorie J.; Steiner, Deila J. – American Journal of Evaluation, 1998
Describes the collaborative process and the lessons learned when the staff of a family-literacy program and an evaluator worked together to design and implement a portfolio assessment that was used to collect program-evaluation information for the Even Start program over two years. Discusses opportunities to collaborate in the development of this…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators, Family Literacy
Peer reviewedRyan, Katherine E.; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1996
The implementation of a collaborative approach to evaluating family literacy programs was studied using a conceptual framework and applied to 36 family literacy programs from a midwestern state. Evaluation participants learned how results could be used to develop curriculum in addition to reporting to funding agencies. (SLD)
Descriptors: Accountability, Cooperation, Curriculum Development, Evaluation Methods
Download full textDaniels, Susan J.; Hess, Caryl A. – 1992
The University of Akron's Reading Assessment Component (RAC) research study assessed the effectiveness of a computer-based literacy program, Principles of the Alphabet Literacy System (PALS), as an alternative to classroom instruction for functionally illiterate adults living in Summit County, Ohio. The RAC study assessed four objectives: (1)…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction
Johnson, Robert L.; Bergman, Teresa – 1996
During the 1994-95 program year, the staff of Even Start, a family literacy program in Lincoln (Nebraska), and an evaluator collaborated to create a low-stakes, small-scale portfolio assessment to collect information on program impact. The small scale of the evaluation offered opportunities to involve the staff in each step of the portfolio…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cooperation, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods
Kraft, Kathy M.; Woodle, Robert M. – 2001
In 1995, the North Dakota Head Start-State Collaboration Project (HSSCP) was initiated to create a statewide early childhood system to increase access to comprehensive services and support for all low-income children. This report details the project's accomplishments over its initial 5-year period, emphasizing accomplishments of the final year.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Agency Cooperation, Child Welfare, Cooperation
Tao, Fumiyo; Ricciuti, Anne; St.Pierre, Robert – US Department of Education, 2003
The Even Start Family Literacy Program addresses the basic educational needs of parents and children from birth through age seven from low-income families. The program provides unified, multi-component services consisting of (1) interactive literacy activities between parents and their children; (2) training for parents to be the primary teachers…
Descriptors: Expertise, Educational Needs, Low Income, Program Improvement
