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Evaluation in Rural Communities [Mīkstie vāki]

  • Formāts: Paperback / softback, 198 pages, height x width: 234x156 mm, weight: 249 g, 25 Tables, black and white; 20 Line drawings, black and white; 20 Illustrations, black and white
  • Izdošanas datums: 13-Dec-2018
  • Izdevniecība: Routledge
  • ISBN-10: 1138312452
  • ISBN-13: 9781138312456
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Evaluation in Rural CommunitiesPalielināt
  • Formāts: Paperback / softback, 198 pages, height x width: 234x156 mm, weight: 249 g, 25 Tables, black and white; 20 Line drawings, black and white; 20 Illustrations, black and white
  • Izdošanas datums: 13-Dec-2018
  • Izdevniecība: Routledge
  • ISBN-10: 1138312452
  • ISBN-13: 9781138312456
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Does a program work? What is the value? How do we know? These are questions that keep evaluators up at night. Continued rural community funding, employment, health, and justice depend on our answers to these questions. For evaluators working in rural communities, the task is great, but the return is even greater. Now more than ever before, evaluators have an opportunity to impact social change in rural America.

Beginning with an introduction of rural community evaluation, Evaluation in Rural Communities highlights the differences in approaches to evaluation in rural areas, supported by case studies that illustrate key themes and objectives. It explores a number of issues, including

sustainability

policy

costbenefit analysis

rural community evaluation as a platform to support social change.

In particular, readers will also learn how to overcome rural community challenges, such as limited resources, the digital divide, limited funding, lower employment and educational attainment, limited opportunities for social interactions, and the distrust of outsiders.

Blending aspects of community-based participatory research, empowerment evaluation, and program evaluation methods, this book is an accessible yet nuanced guide that integrates critical thinking, problem solving, social and political contexts, and outcomes related to evidence-based evaluation.

Recenzijas

Kelleys book is a significant contribution to the field. As the gap between rural and urban experiences widens, exacerbated by the forces of modernization and globalization, Evaluation in Rural Communities offers a crucial framework for engaging with the rural imagination and ensuring that rural voices are heard and honored in evaluative discourses. Jeremy Braithwaite, American Journal of Evaluation

List of figures, tables, and boxes
xii
Foreword xv
Preface xvii
1 An introduction to evaluation in rural communities
1(10)
Rural communities
1(2)
Evaluation
3(1)
Rural evaluation
4(1)
Paradigms
4(1)
Why a text dedicated to rural evaluation?
5(1)
The rural evaluation process
5(1)
Implementing, planning, and sustaining rural programs
6(1)
Summary
7(1)
Points to remember
7(1)
Additional reading and resources
8(1)
Chapter questions
8(1)
Practice
8(1)
References
9(2)
2 Context of rural community evaluation
11(16)
Context and place
11(1)
Characteristics of rural America
12(2)
Health
14(2)
Employment and economy
16(1)
Poverty
17(1)
Technology, health care, education, and natural resources
17(6)
Summary
23(1)
Points to remember
23(1)
Additional reading and resources
23(1)
Chapter questions
24(1)
Practice
24(1)
References
25(2)
3 Cultural competence in evaluation
27(18)
What is culture?
27(1)
Understanding the terms
28(3)
Guiding principles for rural evaluators
31(1)
A changing culture
32(2)
Tools for assessing an evaluator's cultural competence
34(1)
Examples of standards that support cultural competence in evaluation
35(2)
Culturally competent resources
37(2)
Case examples with specific cultures in rural America
39(1)
Summary
40(1)
Points to remember
41(1)
Additional reading and resources
41(1)
Chapter questions
41(1)
Practice
42(1)
References
42(3)
4 Evaluation approaches, models, and designs
45(25)
Evaluation approach
45(2)
Evaluation approaches frequently used in rural communities
47(5)
Process and formative (valuation
52(1)
Impact and outcome evaluation
53(2)
Performance monitoring
55(1)
Performance assessment
56(1)
Economic evaluation
56(3)
Evaluation model
59(2)
Evaluation design
61(2)
Research and evaluation
63(2)
Selecting the right approach for rural evaluation
65(1)
Summary
65(1)
Points to remember
65(1)
Additional reading and resources
66(1)
Chapter questions
67(1)
Practice
67(1)
References
67(3)
5 The rural community evaluation process
70(23)
Planning
70(1)
Engaging stakeholders and community members
71(3)
Goals and objectives in the evaluation plan
74(2)
Identify resources available
76(2)
Community concerns: the needs of the community
78(1)
Work plan
79(1)
Designing the evaluation plan
80(2)
Theories
82(1)
Time lines
83(1)
Data collection plan
83(4)
Institutional Review Boards
87(1)
Performance measures and outcomes
87(1)
Plan for sharing results
88(1)
Summary
89(1)
Points to remember
89(1)
Additional reading and resources
89(2)
Chapter questions
91(1)
Activities
91(1)
References
92(1)
6 How to collect and analyze data in rural communities
93(27)
Types of data used
93(1)
Process
93(4)
Data sources
97(1)
Quantitative data collection methods
98(1)
Qualitative data collection methods
99(1)
Other data collection methods and sources
100(3)
Data quality
103(1)
Preparing the data
104(1)
Data analysis
104(1)
Analyzing quantitative data
105(4)
Qualitative data analysis
109(4)
Mixed methods data analysis
113(1)
Software
114(1)
Learnings. Limitations Assumptions from the data
114(1)
Summary
115(1)
Points to remember
115(1)
Additional reading and resources
115(1)
Exercises
116(1)
Activities
117(1)
References
117(3)
7 Documenting the process, outcome/impact, and economic program evaluation
120(13)
Formative evaluation
120(2)
Process evaluation
122(1)
Outcome evaluation
123(1)
Impact evaluation
124(2)
Assessment
126(1)
Economic evaluation
127(2)
Summary
129(1)
Points to remember
130(1)
Additional reading and resources
130(1)
Chapter questions
131(1)
Activities
131(1)
References
131(2)
8 Reporting and application of rural evaluation findings
133(16)
Reporting evaluation findings
133(2)
Presenting data
135(1)
Basic elements of an evaluation report
136(5)
Communicating evaluation results
141(1)
Recommendations for applying evaluation findings
142(1)
Best practices for disseminating results
143(3)
Summary
146(1)
Points to remember
147(1)
Additional reading and resources
147(1)
Chapter questions
147(1)
Activities
148(1)
References
148(1)
9 Practical issues for rural evaluators
149(14)
Challenges for rural evaluators from the field
149(2)
Overall challenges from published literature
151(2)
Fit
153(1)
Hiring an evaluator, contracts and agreements
154(2)
Cost oj rural evaluation
156(1)
Other cost considerations
156(1)
Opportunities for rural evaluators
157(1)
Education and professional associations
158(1)
Summary
159(1)
Points to remember
159(1)
Additional readings and resources
160(1)
Chapter questions
160(1)
Practice
160(1)
References
161(2)
10 Sustainability and final thoughts for rural evaluators
163(12)
Sustaining outcomes
163(2)
What is a sustainability plan?
165(2)
What factors influence sustainability?
167(1)
Sustained impacts
168(1)
Funding future work
169(1)
Utilizing evaluation for policy change and community transformation
170(1)
Summary
170(1)
Final thoughts
170(1)
Points to remember
171(1)
Additional readings and resources
171(1)
Chapter questions
172(1)
Practice
173(1)
References
173(2)
Appendix A Logic Model 175(2)
Appendix B Evaluation Data Collection 177(1)
Appendix C Institutional Review Board 178(6)
Appendix D Forms and Examples 184(7)
Index 191
Allyson Kelley is an Evaluation Scientist with interests in building communities' capacities to address the cultural, social, and environmental factors that contribute differences in health. She has numerous peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and unpublished evaluation reports that highlight her work in rural America. Her efforts have resulted in the funding and implementation of several successful programs aimed at building the capacity to address disparities using a strength-based approach.