Practical Evaluation for Collaborative Services

Goals, Processes, Tools, and Reporting Systems for School-Based Programs
Practical Evaluation for Collaborative Services
August 2001 | 248 pages | Corwin
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Foreword by Joy Dryfoos

"The title says it well. This practical work offers a guiding framework for evaluating a school-linked services' initiative, delineates specific steps, and includes a host of useful tools that have been field tested. Anyone planning such an evaluation will find this a major resource aid."
Howard Adelman, School Mental Health Project
Center for Mental Health in the Schools, UCLA
Los Angeles, CA

"A very good resource for those in collaborative services who are new to evaluation. The authors break down the sometimes complex and intimidating process of evaluation into manageable action steps, and show how evaluation can be used to both improve accountability and foster organizational learning."
Karen Horsch, Research Associate
Harvard Family Research Project
Cambridge, MA

Specific evaluation instruments you can start using now!

Do collaborative services between schools and community service agencies really work? What are realistic goals, and how can they be achieved? The pressure to build and use reliable tools to assess collaborative services is growing, but there's no reason to 'start from scratch' when creating the processes and procedures you need. Here are time-tested instruments you need to evaluate the success of collaborative services, already developed and in use in large and small communities – and presented in a format that your school and district can immediately adapt and put into practice.

Subjects include:

  • Monitoring and gathering outcome data
  • Assessing student risk
  • Assessing program implementation and customer satisfaction
  • Assessing program results using qualitative and quantitative data

... as well as specific surveys for elementary, middle, and high schools, surveys for parents at different levels, examples of data collection formats, and much more. It's the comprehensive resource you need ... ready for you to use right now!

Contents

List of Tables

List of Tables

List of Figures and Displays

List of Figures and Displays

Foreword

Foreword

Preface

Preface

About the Authors

About the Authors

1. Introduction

1. Introduction

2. Monitoring and Gathering Outcome Data for Collaborative Services Programs

2. Monitoring and Gathering Outcome Data for Collaborative Services Programs

3. Assessing Student Risk and Other Critical Customer Characteristics

3. Assessing Student Risk and Other Critical Customer Characteristics

4. Process Evaluation: Assessing Program Implementation and Customer Satisfaction

4. Process Evaluation: Assessing Program Implementation and Customer Satisfaction

5. Outcomes Evaluation I: Evaluating Program Results Using Quantitative Data

5. Outcomes Evaluation I: Evaluating Program Results Using Quantitative Data

6. Outcomes Evaluation II: Evaluating Program Results Using Qualitative Data

6. Outcomes Evaluation II: Evaluating Program Results Using Qualitative Data

7. Local Utilization of Evaluation

7. Local Utilization of Evaluation

8. Challenges and Keys to Sustainability in Assessment and Evaluation

8. Challenges and Keys to Sustainability in Assessment and Evaluation

9. Putting It All Together

9. Putting It All Together

Resource A: Elementary School Student Survey

Resource A: Elementary School Student Survey

Resource B: Middle School Student Survey

Resource B: Middle School Student Survey

Resource C: High School Student Survey

Resource C: High School Student Survey

Resource D: Survey for Parent of Elementary School Student

Resource D: Survey for Parent of Elementary School Student

Resource E: Survey for Parent of Middle School Student

Resource E: Survey for Parent of Middle School Student

Resource F: Survey for Parent of High School Student

Resource F: Survey for Parent of High School Student

Resource G: Self-Review Format

Resource G: Self-Review Format

Resource H: Examples of Data Collection Formats

Resource H: Examples of Data Collection Formats

Resource I: Summary of Development Logging in Iowa

Resource I: Summary of Development Logging in Iowa

References

References

Index

Index

Description

Foreword by Joy Dryfoos

"The title says it well. This practical work offers a guiding framework for evaluating a school-linked services' initiative, delineates specific steps, and includes a host of useful tools that have been field tested. Anyone planning such an evaluation will find this a major resource aid."
Howard Adelman, School Mental Health Project
Center for Mental Health in the Schools, UCLA
Los Angeles, CA

"A very good resource for those in collaborative services who are new to evaluation. The authors break down the sometimes complex and intimidating process of evaluation into manageable action steps, and show how evaluation can be used to both improve accountability and foster organizational learning."
Karen Horsch, Research Associate
Harvard Family Research Project
Cambridge, MA

Specific evaluation instruments you can start using now!

Do collaborative services between schools and community service agencies really work? What are realistic goals, and how can they be achieved? The pressure to build and use reliable tools to assess collaborative services is growing, but there's no reason to 'start from scratch' when creating the processes and procedures you need. Here are time-tested instruments you need to evaluate the success of collaborative services, already developed and in use in large and small communities – and presented in a format that your school and district can immediately adapt and put into practice.

Subjects include:

  • Monitoring and gathering outcome data
  • Assessing student risk
  • Assessing program implementation and customer satisfaction
  • Assessing program results using qualitative and quantitative data

... as well as specific surveys for elementary, middle, and high schools, surveys for parents at different levels, examples of data collection formats, and much more. It's the comprehensive resource you need ... ready for you to use right now!

Contents

List of Tables

List of Tables

List of Figures and Displays

List of Figures and Displays

Foreword

Foreword

Preface

Preface

About the Authors

About the Authors

1. Introduction

1. Introduction

2. Monitoring and Gathering Outcome Data for Collaborative Services Programs

2. Monitoring and Gathering Outcome Data for Collaborative Services Programs

3. Assessing Student Risk and Other Critical Customer Characteristics

3. Assessing Student Risk and Other Critical Customer Characteristics

4. Process Evaluation: Assessing Program Implementation and Customer Satisfaction

4. Process Evaluation: Assessing Program Implementation and Customer Satisfaction

5. Outcomes Evaluation I: Evaluating Program Results Using Quantitative Data

5. Outcomes Evaluation I: Evaluating Program Results Using Quantitative Data

6. Outcomes Evaluation II: Evaluating Program Results Using Qualitative Data

6. Outcomes Evaluation II: Evaluating Program Results Using Qualitative Data

7. Local Utilization of Evaluation

7. Local Utilization of Evaluation

8. Challenges and Keys to Sustainability in Assessment and Evaluation

8. Challenges and Keys to Sustainability in Assessment and Evaluation

9. Putting It All Together

9. Putting It All Together

Resource A: Elementary School Student Survey

Resource A: Elementary School Student Survey

Resource B: Middle School Student Survey

Resource B: Middle School Student Survey

Resource C: High School Student Survey

Resource C: High School Student Survey

Resource D: Survey for Parent of Elementary School Student

Resource D: Survey for Parent of Elementary School Student

Resource E: Survey for Parent of Middle School Student

Resource E: Survey for Parent of Middle School Student

Resource F: Survey for Parent of High School Student

Resource F: Survey for Parent of High School Student

Resource G: Self-Review Format

Resource G: Self-Review Format

Resource H: Examples of Data Collection Formats

Resource H: Examples of Data Collection Formats

Resource I: Summary of Development Logging in Iowa

Resource I: Summary of Development Logging in Iowa

References

References

Index

Index

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Practical Evaluation for Collaborative Services

Goals, Processes, Tools, and Reporting Systems for School-Based Programs


August 2001 | 248 pages | Corwin

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Paperback 27/02/2023 9780761978442 $42.95

Foreword by Joy Dryfoos

"The title says it well. This practical work offers a guiding framework for evaluating a school-linked services' initiative, delineates specific steps, and includes a host of useful tools that have been field tested. Anyone planning such an evaluation will find this a major resource aid."
Howard Adelman, School Mental Health Project
Center for Mental Health in the Schools, UCLA
Los Angeles, CA

"A very good resource for those in collaborative services who are new to evaluation. The authors break down the sometimes complex and intimidating process of evaluation into manageable action steps, and show how evaluation can be used to both improve accountability and foster organizational learning."
Karen Horsch, Research Associate
Harvard Family Research Project
Cambridge, MA

Specific evaluation instruments you can start using now!

Do collaborative services between schools and community service agencies really work? What are realistic goals, and how can they be achieved? The pressure to build and use reliable tools to assess collaborative services is growing, but there's no reason to 'start from scratch' when creating the processes and procedures you need. Here are time-tested instruments you need to evaluate the success of collaborative services, already developed and in use in large and small communities – and presented in a format that your school and district can immediately adapt and put into practice.

Subjects include:

  • Monitoring and gathering outcome data
  • Assessing student risk
  • Assessing program implementation and customer satisfaction
  • Assessing program results using qualitative and quantitative data

... as well as specific surveys for elementary, middle, and high schools, surveys for parents at different levels, examples of data collection formats, and much more. It's the comprehensive resource you need ... ready for you to use right now!


Table Of Contents:

  • List of Tables
  • List of Figures and Displays
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • About the Authors
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Monitoring and Gathering Outcome Data for Collaborative Services Programs
  • 3. Assessing Student Risk and Other Critical Customer Characteristics
  • 4. Process Evaluation: Assessing Program Implementation and Customer Satisfaction
  • 5. Outcomes Evaluation I: Evaluating Program Results Using Quantitative Data
  • 6. Outcomes Evaluation II: Evaluating Program Results Using Qualitative Data
  • 7. Local Utilization of Evaluation
  • 8. Challenges and Keys to Sustainability in Assessment and Evaluation
  • 9. Putting It All Together
  • Resource A: Elementary School Student Survey
  • Resource B: Middle School Student Survey
  • Resource C: High School Student Survey
  • Resource D: Survey for Parent of Elementary School Student
  • Resource E: Survey for Parent of Middle School Student
  • Resource F: Survey for Parent of High School Student
  • Resource G: Self-Review Format
  • Resource H: Examples of Data Collection Formats
  • Resource I: Summary of Development Logging in Iowa
  • References
  • Index

Recent Product Reviews:

"The title says it well. This practical work offers a guiding framework for evaluating a school-linked services initiative, delineates specific steps, and includes a host of useful tools that have been field tested. Anyone planning such an evaluation will find this a major resource aid."
Howard Adelman, School Mental Health Project, Center for Mental Health in the Schools, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
"…a unique how-to document, providing detailed instructions for monitoring and assessing complex comprehensive programs. This book offers a rich context for generating ideas."
Joy Dryfoos, Independent Researcher, Author, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
"Practical Evaluation for Collaborative Services is a superb resource for educators. With all the forms, models, surveys and examples, it will be priceless for teachers and administrators interested in improving schools and student performance."
Dr. Robert Barr, Dean, College of Education, Boise State University
"Drawing on their many years of experience evaluating a school-based, collaborative services program, the authors break down the sometimes complex and intimidating process of evaluation into manageable action steps. Further, in going beyond tools and techniques, the authors show how evaluation can be used to both improve accountability and foster organizational learning. A very good resource for those in collaborative services who are now to evaluation."
Karen Horscho, Research Associate, Harvard Family Research Project, Cambridge MA
"An essential guidebook for any professional working with students at risk."
William H. Parrett, Director, Center for School Improvement, Boise State University

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