Taxonomy for Assessing Evaluation Competencies in Extension

Authors

Michelle S. Rodgers, University of Delaware ExtensionFollow
Barbara D. Hillaker, David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program QualityFollow
Bruce E. Haas, Michigan State UniversityFollow
Cheryl Peters, Michigan State UniversityFollow

Volume

50

Issue

4

DOI

10.34068/joe.50.04.03

Abstract

Evaluation of public service programming is becoming increasingly important with current funding realities. The taxonomy of evaluation competencies compiled by Ghere et al. (2006) provided the starting place for Taxonomy for Assessing Evaluation Competencies in Extension. The Michigan State University Extension case study described here presents a field-tested and reliable survey to measure evaluation competencies of Extension professionals in three domains (situational analysis, systematic inquiry, and project management) as well as indicates opportunities for professional development training themes to enhance the evaluation competencies of Extension academic professionals.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Rodgers, M. S., Hillaker, B. D., Haas, B. E., & Peters, C. (2012). Taxonomy for Assessing Evaluation Competencies in Extension. The Journal of Extension, 50(4), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.50.04.03