ALCE 5204: Evaluation of Extension and Outreach Programs
| Concentration: Education Credits: 3 graduate credit(s) |
Description
Theory and practice of program evaluation in community education settings such as extension and outreach programs. Evaluation concepts and methods to plan and execute well-constructed program evaluations. Major traditions, current controversies, and new directions in evaluation and extension outlets.
Learning Objectives
Having successfully completed this course, the student will be able to:
- Summarize the principles and practices central to the field of program evaluation
- Practice evaluative thinking
- Classify the major epistemological and methodological branches of program evaluation
- Apply the technical processes involved in planning and implementing an evaluation in an extension, outreach, or community education context, including:
- Entering the system
- Stakeholder analysis
- Logic modeling
- Evaluation questions
- Data collection
- Sampling and design
- Analysis and interpretation
- Reporting and use
- Articulate and justify personal epistemological and methodological evaluation stances
- Analyze at least one controversy or emerging trend in evaluation
Prerequisites and Corequisites
Graduate Standing