CONTENT
This Web site has three components.

The first component, EVALUATION TIPSHEETS, answers a number of questions that extension staff have asked about program evaluation. The EVALUATION TIPSHEETS are teaching tools that apply scientific and communication principles to an extension evaluation problem in the field. The EVALUATION TIPSHEETS are cross-referenced in the Subject Index and listed in the Tipsheet Title Index. A new Tipsheet appears every month (click on the home-page front door).

The second component, PA EVALUATION EXAMPLES, provides an array of evaluations implemented in Pennsylvania. This component provides more illustrations for designing an evaluation. The EXAMPLES demonstrate how to use a variety of data collection methods to evaluate programs delivered in diverse ways, from a broad-based newsletter to a one-on-one interaction. Each example illustrates many good facets of an evaluation. Some have appeared in dossiers and others are ongoing works.

The third component, OTHER EVALUATION RESOURCES, provides links to over sixty other useful Web sites and a list of printed references with their Penn State library numbers. New resources and evaluation examples will be added quarterly.

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL
All information is in PDF (Portable Document Format) files which allows you to download and print them. Simply use the print button. If you have problems viewing the information on your computer screen, check to see if you have Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, click on button below to download.

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COPYRIGHT
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INFORMATION ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
See Web sites:
http://www.psu.edu/dept/aaoffice/
http://www.usda.gov/about.htm#nondis

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Many people have contributed to the development of this site:

Advisory Committee:

Mary Alice Gettings, Beaver County
Katina Showman, Lancaster County
Bruce McPheron, Entomology Department

Program Assistant to the Project: Michele Marini
Multimedia Designer: Cyndi Carey
Graphic Artist: Garo Goodrow
Web Coordinator: Mary Wodecki
Computer Experts: Deb Sinkus, Vince Verbeke, Bruce Grinder, Albert Napkil, Beth Raney, Steve Shala and Peg Shuffstall
ICT: Richard Kipp and Tom Weber
Administrators: Ted Alter, Diane Brown, Marilyn Corbin and the Regional Directors
Research Student: Jeff Watson