Campus-based faculty, field-based faculty, and community members may approach the design and conduct of program evaluation with different (sometimes conflicting) goals Understanding differences and finding commonalities is key to success of evaluation process
Stakeholder Goals Facilitator Goals Engagement, Transformation through education Effectiveness Accountability
Stakeholder Goals Evaluator / Researcher Goals Discovery Confirmation Replication Dissemination
Stakeholder Goals Community Member Goals
Stakeholder Goals Common Ground Effective Practice Desired Outcomes Fidelity Continuous Improvement
Outcome Evaluation (Spoth et al., 2001) In-home assessment: 60-80 minute questionnaire Videotaped family interaction Pretest, 6m post, 7th, 8th and 10th gr
Results (Spoth et al., 2001) Lifetime prevalence Past-month frequency Significantly lower on all indices for SFP participants Rate of new users lower as well as overall percentages Past-month frequency Significantly lower for alcohol & tobacco
Spread of SFP in Washington State 420 facilitators trained by WSU in 30 Washington counties
Spread of SFP in Washington State 425 families in 13 counties served by WSU-trained facilitators
Adult Evaluation Statewide (WA)
Youth Evaluation Statewide (WA)