Developing a conceptual evaluation framework for gender equality interventions in research and innovation
Publication date: Available online 12 November 2019Source: Evaluation and Program PlanningAuthor(s): Evanthia Kalpazidou Schmidt, Ebbe Krogh GraversenAbstractIn this article, we discuss the development of a conceptual evaluation framework to design and assess gender equality interventions and their effects in research and innovation. The conceptual framework presented herewith embraces the complexity, gender-sensitive and theory-based evaluation approaches ensuring that design and evaluation of gender equality interventions consider the complex systems that constitute the context in which the interventions operate. The eva...
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - November 12, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
The International Monetary Fund and the Learning Organization: the Role of Independent Evaluation, Moisés J. Schwartz, Ray C. Rist, International Monetary Fund, Washington DC, (2016). 167 pp.
Publication date: Available online 9 November 2019Source: Evaluation and Program PlanningAuthor(s): Nicoletta Stame (Source: Evaluation and Program Planning)
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - November 10, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Effects of a teen resident camp leadership program on changes in dimensions of self-control and interpersonal functioning, and their theory-based relationships
Publication date: Available online 8 November 2019Source: Evaluation and Program PlanningAuthor(s): James J. AnnesiAbstractCamp leadership programs have the potential of improving important psychosocial factors in teens who might eventually become counselors. Accepted behavioral theory might increase understandings of those changes so program training architectures can be improved. As part of larger-scale longitudinal research, participants (N = 129; 64% female, Mage = 14.6 years, SD = 0.6) were selected by senior camp administrators for a structured leadership training program that required in-person conferenc...
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - November 9, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Methodological Strategies for Evaluating Youth Gang Prevention Programs
This article reflects on common challenges and lessons learned during the evaluation of gang prevention programs based on case studies of three federally funded Canadian programs. Elements of evaluation design, implementation, data analysis and reporting of results are discussed. More specifically, the article highlights issues that occur when evaluating community projects focused on preventing extreme risks for violence and the complexity of working in potentially dangerous and/or unstable work environments. Topics covered include the problem with quasi-experimental designs, model fidelity adherence, program documentation...
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - November 9, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
How do new members affect the relationship between principal investigator’s network position and academic output of granted funds?
Publication date: Available online 6 November 2019Source: Evaluation and Program PlanningAuthor(s): Wenhui Pan, Pengwei Zhao, Chunxiu Qin, Xianfeng DingAbstractThe paper focuses on how to improve academic output of a granted fund when the adding of new members changes principal investigator’s network position. This objective is refined by exploring how new members affect the relationship between principal investigator’s network position and the academic output of granted funds, and whether this effect is similar in high-output and low-output collaboration networks. New members are divided into two groups, namely, inter...
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - November 7, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
A card game to renew urban parks: face-to-face and online approach for the inclusive involvement of local community
Publication date: Available online 6 November 2019Source: Evaluation and Program PlanningAuthor(s): M.E. Menconi, S. Tasso, M. Santinelli, D. GrohmannAbstractUrban parks are often designed and renewed using standardized models that fail to incorporate the different functions and services required by the local communities served. Furthermore, when the citizens are involved in co-design, the participation processes are seldom fully inclusive, and the results are not representative of the entire local community. The paper starts from these considerations for developing an innovative participatory design method to renew urban ...
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - November 7, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Youth leadership programming in high-poverty minority students
Publication date: Available online 5 November 2019Source: Evaluation and Program PlanningAuthor(s): Nina Franza, May Yuan, Maurice Elias (Source: Evaluation and Program Planning)
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - November 7, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Key Insights on Participation Measurement from Real-world Health Care Interventions
Publication date: Available online 3 November 2019Source: Evaluation and Program PlanningAuthor(s): LaShawn Glasgow, Elizabeth Adams, Lucia Rojas Smith, Jeanette Renaud (Source: Evaluation and Program Planning)
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - November 4, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Sustainability Trends in Public Hospitals: Efforts and Priorities
This study has been conducted in one industry, overcoming contextual bias as a judgmental sampling was used to select the public hospitals that were studied. Only knowledgeable key informants were approached and used.FindingsThe examination of the previous and the current efforts and the priorities of the sustainability initiatives revealed in this study indicate the existence of different trends in the public hospitals studied.Research limitations/implicationsThe results report the key trends that were disclosed in the public hospitals studied in their efforts towards sustainability. In particular, the results show that t...
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - November 3, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
School-based, blacklight handwashing program can improve handwashing quality and knowledge among pre-school aged children
The objective of this paper is to present the results from a handwashing program with a special focus on the evaluation methods.A pre-post design was used to evaluate a handwashing program that took place in two pre-schools the northeast of the United States. The program utilized a black light technology to demonstrate to children the importance of good quality. The evaluation consisted of assessing knowledge and quality of handwashing using a linear puzzle and individual handwashing observation, respectively.Students from both schools improved on both knowledge and quality over time (p-values 0.071 and <0.001, respect...
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - November 1, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
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Publication date: December 2019Source: Evaluation and Program Planning, Volume 77Author(s): (Source: Evaluation and Program Planning)
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - October 24, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Analyzing free-text survey responses: An accessible strategy for developing patient-centered programs and program evaluation
Publication date: Available online 22 October 2019Source: Evaluation and Program PlanningAuthor(s): Traci H. Abraham, Tisha L. Deen, Michelle Hamilton, Gala True, Marie T. O’Neil, Jessica Blanchard, Madeline UddoAbstractDespite widespread availability of yoga in the Veterans Health Administration (VA), it remains unclear how to best evaluate yoga programs. This is particularly problematic for programs aimed at veterans with mental health concerns, as evaluation typically focuses narrowly upon mental health symptom severity, even though program participants may have other health-related priorities. We analyzed responses t...
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - October 23, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
A Formative Assessment of Gender Awareness and Ability of Staff Based on the Service Programs of The All-China Women's Federation: The Case of the “3861 My Home” Program
This study presents a specific case, namely the evaluation of promoting social service workers’ gender awareness and ability within the implementation of the “3861 My Home” program. Based on this case, this study examines how to promote gender awareness and ability of social service workers through the implementation of the service program of Women's Federation, and also assesses the quality of the results of this implementation. Moreover, this study also contributes to the literature pertaining to assessing the development of social service workers’ gender awareness and ability. In addition, the study provides an ...
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - October 23, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Strengthening Implementation Success Using Large-Scale Consensus Decision-Making - A New Approach to Creating Medical Practice Guidelines
This article describes the study and how the process used, coined the ‘Modified Delphi Process’ by the process designer, led to faster implementation than is generally experienced in the medical community. (Source: Evaluation and Program Planning)
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - October 20, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
From Plan to Action: Adapting Evaluation to Serve the Developmental Needs of a Newly-Funded Multidisciplinary Research Center
Publication date: Available online 18 October 2019Source: Evaluation and Program PlanningAuthor(s): Rachel Claire Mitchell, Glenn D. Israel, David C. Diehl, Sebastian Galindo-GonzalezAbstractThe Southeastern Coastal Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (SCCAHS) is one of many newly-funded federal research centers, housing five multidisciplinary research projects and seven pilot projects, and serving a multi-state region. In the early stages of such a complex project, with multiple teams separated by geography and disciplines, the evaluation program has been integral in connecting internal and external stakeholders at ...
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - October 20, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
