Building Community and Technical Colleges' Evaluation Capacity during Grant Implementation
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| Title: | Building Community and Technical Colleges' Evaluation Capacity during Grant Implementation |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Ho, Hsiang-Yeh, Good, Kimberly, Donahue, Tara, McREL International |
| Source: | McREL International. 2018. |
| Availability: | McREL International. 4601 DTC Parkway Suite 500, Denver, CO 80237-2596. Tel: 303-337-0990; Fax: 303-337-3005; Web site: http://www.mcrel.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 21 |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Employment and Training Administration (DOL) |
| Contract Number: | TC251011360A27 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: | Two Year Colleges Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Community Colleges, Technical Institutes, Capacity Building, Program Evaluation, Grants, Program Improvement, Program Implementation, Sustainability, Planning |
| Abstract: | Evaluation capacity building (ECB) is a critical aspect of continuous program improvement. At community and technical colleges (CTCs), this is particularly important given the many ways in which CTCs must use data to meet reporting requirements. ECB helps CTC staff to use and interpret data that goes beyond reporting to create a system that enables for program improvement through constant monitoring, assessment, and modification. This paper aims to advance how CTCs can include ECB into their institutions' practices based on the authors' experiences of evaluating eight Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) programs at 14 CTCs across the United States. Based on these experiences, the authors provide an ECB planning tool and a series of recommendations for ECB practitioners who work with CTCs to integrate ECB concepts from a project's planning stages, through grant implementation and planning for sustainability after a project's primary funding source ends. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 17 |
| Entry Date: | 2018 |
| Accession Number: | ED589570 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Evaluation capacity building (ECB) is a critical aspect of continuous program improvement. At community and technical colleges (CTCs), this is particularly important given the many ways in which CTCs must use data to meet reporting requirements. ECB helps CTC staff to use and interpret data that goes beyond reporting to create a system that enables for program improvement through constant monitoring, assessment, and modification. This paper aims to advance how CTCs can include ECB into their institutions' practices based on the authors' experiences of evaluating eight Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) programs at 14 CTCs across the United States. Based on these experiences, the authors provide an ECB planning tool and a series of recommendations for ECB practitioners who work with CTCs to integrate ECB concepts from a project's planning stages, through grant implementation and planning for sustainability after a project's primary funding source ends. |
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