ERIC Number: EJ1035334
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Feb
Pages: 6
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ISSN: EISSN-1077-5315
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Multiple Year Extension Program Outcomes & Impacts through Evaluation
Hachfeld, Gary A.; Bau, David B.; Holcomb, C. Robert; Craig, J. William
Journal of Extension, v51 n1 Article 1FEA2 Feb 2013
Dwindling public funding as well as greater competition for grant dollars create a challenge for Extension. For Extension to remain a financially viable organization, educators have to be able to produce substantive, measurable program outcomes and impacts. Evaluative data can inform program development and delivery, and helps administrators report how funding is being allocated and the result of that allocation. Evaluative data can be shared with the public and other stakeholders as a means of garnering organizational support. The objective of this article is to highlight a multi-phase, multiple program year evaluation process resulting in substantive program outcomes and impacts.
Descriptors: Extension Education, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Program Development, Program Content, Delivery Systems, Workshops, Participant Characteristics, Participant Satisfaction, Outcomes of Education, Followup Studies, Praxis, Achievement Gains, Business Skills, Likert Scales
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Iowa; Minnesota; Montana; North Dakota; South Dakota; Wisconsin
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