Developmental Evaluation for Extension Programs

Logic models have garnered acclaim for their usefulness and disdain for the time required to create good ones. We argue that the orderly, analytical nature of logic models is opposed to many Extension programs, and we explain developmental evaluation, an approach that highlights ongoing development,...

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Published in:Journal of extension 2021-01, Vol.59 (Autumn 2021)
Main Authors: Donaldson, Joseph, Franck, Karen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adjustment (to Environment)
Change
Evaluation Methods
Extension Education
Feedback (Response)
Intervention
Logical Thinking
Program Evaluation
Responses
Secondary School Students
STEM Education
Summative Evaluation
Volunteers
Youth Programs
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Summary:Logic models have garnered acclaim for their usefulness and disdain for the time required to create good ones. We argue that the orderly, analytical nature of logic models is opposed to many Extension programs, and we explain developmental evaluation, an approach that highlights ongoing development, adaptations, and rapid response. We use our recently completed evaluation of the 4-H Science: Building a 4-H Career Pathway Initiative to demonstrate developmental evaluation’s key principles. Recommendations for Extension include the need to embrace developmental evaluation for program planning and evaluation and for Extension evaluators to conduct case studies using developmental evaluation and other approaches.
ISSN:0022-0140
1077-5315
1077-5315
DOI:10.34068/joe.59.04.05