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Extension Evaluation Matters A Professional Development Offering of the eXtension Foundation Impact Collaborative

Extension and evaluation both center on getting useful information to people . - Michael Quinn Patton, Journal of Extension, 1983

Attribution Extension Evaluation Matters eFieldbook Copyright © Diaz, J, McCoy, T. 2021, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Published by eXtension Foundation.

e-pub: 978-1-7340417-2-9

Publish Date: 9/18/2021

Citations for this eFieldbook may be made using the following:

Diaz, J, McCoy, T. (2020). Extension Evaluation Matters eFieldbook (2nd ed., 1st rev.). Kansas City: eXtension Foundation. ISBN: 978-1-7340417-2-9.

Producer: Ashley S. Griffin

Welcome to the Extension Evaluation Matters eFieldbook, a resource created for the Cooperative Extension Service and published by the eXtension Foundation. We welcome feedback and suggested resources for this eFieldbook, which could be included in any subsequent versions. This work is supported by New Technologies for Agriculture Extension grant no. 2015-41595-24254 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. For more information please contact:

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Table of Contents

Meet the Authors The lead curators of this e-fieldbook are Teresa McCoy, Director, Learning and Organizational Development, Ohio State University Extension and John Diaz, Extension Professor and Specialists, University of Florida. They have served as the 2019 and 2020 Fellows, respectively, for the National Association of Extension Program and Staff Development Professionals.

Dr. John Diaz

Teresa McCoy

2020 NAEPSDP eXtension Fellow Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist University of Florida Bio

2019 NAEPSDP eXtension Fellow

Director, Learning and Organizational Development

Ohio State University Extension

Editorial Review Board An expert team of reviewers from Extension has and is working on reviewing the material and adding resources. The reviewer team is made up of:

Dr. Celeste Allgood

Accountability and Impact Agent

Fort Valley State University

eFieldbook Reviewer

Ms. Kit Alviz

Program Planning and Evaluation Analyst

University of California

Bio

eFieldbook Reviewer

Dr. Virginia Brown

Senior Agent and FCS Evaluator

University of Maryland Extension

eFieldbook Reviewer

Dr. Scott Cummings

Professor and Extension Specialist

Texas A & M University

Bio

eFieldbook Reviewer

Dr. Vikram Koundinya

Evaluation Specialist

University of California-Davis

Bio

eFieldbook Reviewer

Dr. Alda Norris

Evaluation Specialist

University of Alaska

eFieldbook Reviewer

Introduction

Extension and evaluation both center on getting useful information to people - Michael Quinn Patton, Journal of Extension, 1983

Welcome to Extension Evaluation Matters (or E2M). The name, E2M, has a double meaning. This e-fieldbook is a resource for all Extension professionals about the matters of Extension evaluation, such as planning and implementing an evaluation project. It is also to emphasize that evaluation matters in our work because it is about getting information to people for decision-making. Resources have been specifically chosen that can be put to work in your program right away. The e-fieldbook has three chapters. The first chapter is about standards and competencies in the practice of evaluation. The foundation of all evaluation practice is built upon ethical standards, integrity and honesty, and respect for people. The second chapter concerns evaluation planning–how to make sure you are clear about your purpose and the information you need. The third chapter is about evaluation implementation when we get to collect and analyze >Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60

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