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AGED 6223

PLANNING AND EVALUATION
OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN AGRICULTURE

 

Date: Fall 2002 Topic Assignment
August 19

ORIENTATION
- Role of Program Planning and Evaluation.
- What is program planning?
- What is program evaluation?

Worthen & Sanders
- Ch. 1-2
August 26

ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES

OBJECTIVES - ORIENTED APPROACH

  Worthen & Sanders
- Ch. 4, 5
September 2 Labor Day
September 9 PRACTICAL PLANNING GUIDELINES FOR EVALUATIONS
- Clarifying requests and responsibilities.
- Setting boundaries, context.
- Evaluative questions, criteria.

Guest: Sheila Stone, ODVTE Program Evaluation

Worthen & Sanders
- Ch. 12, 13, 14 (p. 161-164)
September 16 PRACTICAL PLANNING GUIDELINES FOR EVALUATIONS:
- Planning and developing evaluations.
- Information collection, analysis, interpretation.
- Management plan.
Worthen & Sanders
- Ch. 15, 16
September 23 GUIDELINES FOR CONDUCTING EVALUATIONS
- Political, ethical, interpersonal.
- Collecting information.

Tapes:
     Dr. Jolly: Diversity and Pluralism
     Dr. Patton: Political, Ethical, and Interpersonal Aspects

Worthen & Sanders
- Ch. 17, 18
September 30 GUIDELINES FOR USING EVALUATIONS
- Analyzing and interpreting
- Reporting and using.

Tape:  Dr. Bennet: Focusing Evaluation

Worthen & Sanders
- Ch. 19, 20
October 7 Fall Break
October 14 EVALUATING EVALUATIONS

Tape: Dr. Brown and Dr. Sanders: Standards

Worthen & Sanders
- Ch. 21, Appendix I
October 21 ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES
- Management-oriented approach.
- Consumer-oriented approach.

Guest: Dr. Sleezer - Cost Benefit Analysis

Worthen & Sanders
- Ch. 6, 7
October 28 ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES
- Expertise-oriented approach.
- Adversary-oriented approach.
Worthen & Sanders
- Ch. 8, 9
November 4 ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES
- Naturalistic and participant-oriented approach
- Summary and comparative analysis.
Worthen & Sanders
- Ch. 10, 11
November 11 SUMMARY AND COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS  
November 18 PRESENTATIONS AND ANALYSIS  
November 25 PRESENTATIONS AD ANALYSIS  
December 2 PRESENTATIONS AD ANALYSIS  
December 11 FINAL EXAM - TAKE HOME FINAL