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Program Evaluation: Non-EERE Publications

Many publications exist that are helpful for planning and managing an evaluation. The following are some suggested non-EERE publications.

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Conducting Program Evaluations | Logic Models

Conducting Program Evaluations

Government Accountability Office (GAO):

• Designing Evaluations, 2012 Revision, GAO-12-208G, Jan 31, 2012 (Supersedes PEMD-10.1.4)
• Performance Measurement and Evaluation: Definitions and Relationships, 2011.
• Program Evaluation: Experienced Agencies Follow a Similar Model for Prioritizing Research, GAO-11-176, 2011.
• Program Evaluation: Studies Helped Agencies Measure or Explain Program Performance, 2009.
• Program Evaluation: A Variety of Rigorous Methods Can Help Identify Effective Interventions, GAO-10-30, 2009.
• Program Evaluation: OMB's PART Reviews Increased Agencies' Attention to Improving Evidence of Program Results, GAO-06-67, 2005.
• Program Evaluation: An Evaluation Culture and Collaborative Partnership Help Build Agency Capacity, GAO-03-454, 2003.
• Program Evaluation: Strategies for Assessing How Information Dissemination Contributes to Agency Goals, 2002.
• Program Evaluation: Studies Helped Agencies Measure or Explain Program Performance, 2000.
• Managing for Results: Views on Ensuring the Usefulness of Agency Performance Information to Congress, GAO/GGD-00-35, 2000.
• Program Evaluation: Agencies Challenged by New Demand for Information on Program Results, 1998.
• Managing for Results: Measuring Program Results That are Under Limited Federal Control, 1998.
• Program Evaluation: Improving the Flow of Information to the Congress, 1995.
• "Designing Evaluations, " GAO/PEMD-10.1.4, 1991.

Office of Management and Budget:

• "What Constitutes Strong Evidence of a Program's Effectiveness?" PART 2004.

Others:

• American Evaluation Association. An Evaluation Roadmap for a More Effective Government, 2010.
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Program Manager's Guide to Evaluation, Second Edition, 2010.
• W. K. Kellogg Foundation. Evaluation Toolkit. W. K. Kellogg Foundation Evaluation Handbook. Battle Creek, Mich.: 1998, updated 2004.
• American Evaluation Association. Ethical Principles for Evaluators, 2004.
• U.S. Department of Education. Identifying and Implementing Educational Practices Supported By Rigorous Evidence: A User Friendly Guide, 2003.
• Rosalie Ruegg and Irwin Feller. A Toolkit for Evaluating Public R&D Investment: Models, Methods, and Findings from ATP's First Decade, 2003.
• Experimental and Quasi Experimental Designs for Generalized Causal Inference; Cook T.D., Shadish, William, and Campbell, D.T.; Boston: Houghton Mifflin; 2001
• Program Evaluation Methods: Measurement and Attribution of Program Results; Treasury Board of Canada, Secretariat; 1998
• Research Methods Knowledge Base; Trochim, William M.; Cornell University.
• Step-By-Step Guide to Developing Questionnaires and Survey Research Procedures for Program Evaluation & Research.
• University of Wisconsin — Extension — Evaluation Publications
• What is a Survey Series? American Statistical Association

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Logic Models

Below are some relevant publications and resources to assist you in preparing a logic model.

• Department of Justice. Developing and Working with Logic Models.
• Using Logic Models in Managing Performance of Research and Technology Programs: An example for a Federal energy efficiency and renewable energy program, Jordan, Gretchen; Mortensen, John; Reed, John; Teather 2004
• University of Wisconsin — Extension: Logic Models — W. K. Kellogg Foundation, "Logic Model Developed Guide: Using Logic Models to Bring Together Planning, Evaluation, & Action;" 2001. wkkf.org

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