A Sustainable Evaluation Framework and Its Application

Autor/inn/en	Powell, Robert B.; Stern, Marc J.; Ardoin, Nicole
Titel	A Sustainable Evaluation Framework and Its Application
Quelle	In: Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 5 (2006) 4, S.231-241 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1533-015X
Schlagwörter	Environmental Education; Evaluation Methods; Self Evaluation (Groups); Test Construction; Evaluation Utilization; Sustainable Development; Case Studies; Replication (Evaluation); Systems Development; Research Methodology; Program Design; Program Descriptions + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Self evaluation; Group; Groups; Selbstevaluation; Gruppe (Soz); Testaufbau; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; System development; Systementwicklung; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Programme design; Programmaufbau; Programmplanung
Abstract	This article presents a framework for developing internally sustainable evaluation systems for environmental education organizations, although the framework can be applied to other types of organizations. The authors developed a sustainable evaluation framework (SEF) with the intent of creating an evaluation system that could be self-administered by the staff of an environmental education organization in perpetuity. Key components of the framework include that it is utilization-focused (designed specifically for the needs of its users), participatory (empowering the users at each step of the design and implementation process), theory-driven (employing logic modeling and consulting relevant literature for concept clarification), and consumer-based (directly addressing the needs of probable audiences of evaluation results). The article illustrates the evaluation framework and its key outcomes using a case study from the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont (GSMIT), where the authors facilitated the development of an evaluation system. In addition to the creation of a credible, adaptable, and sustainable system, outcomes of the framework's implementation included clarification of organizational goals, enhanced organizational commitment from staff, professional development, and new prospects for adaptive management. (Contains 3 figures and 4 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10