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The Introduction to Evaluation Research presents an overview of what evaluation is and how it differs from social research generally. We also introduce several evaluation models to give you some perspective on the evaluation endeavor. Evaluation should not be considered in a vacuum. Here, we consider evaluation as embedded within a larger Planning-Evaluation Cycle.

This course is designed for people new to the field of program evaluation and is based on CDC’s Framework for Program Evaluation.

Program evaluation is an essential component of all TB control programs. Evaluation enables us to improve and enhance our programs and
better meet our goals for TB elimination. It provides evidence to make good decisions about a program or an initiative and also helps us be accountable to funders – including the CDC, other agencies and organizations.

• Who are we?
• What is the problem?
• What is our vision of change?
• What objectives--or piece of our vision--are we focusing on?

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Maureen Berner and John Stephens from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Government presented the following slides at the 2008 American Evaluation Association Conference. This presentation, in conjunction with a paper of the same title, compares and constrasts the evaluation of public policy dispute resolution (PPDR) and public participation (PP) programs.

In this recorded webinar, Tom Chapel, Chief Evaluation Officer of the CDC, provides an overview of the purpose of logic models, how to use them, and common logic model components.

Summary from the CDC website:

It’s fun to make fun of logic models. While some of the criticism is justified, much is directed at a caricature of logic models that no model fan would recognize. In this webinar we’ll remind you:

This publication is the fourth report from the Communications Consortium Media Center's Media Evaluation Project. The author presents five case studies of completed campaign evaluations. The case studies represent an array of campaign types and evaluation approaches, and offer specific examples of evaluation responding to challenges.  The five case studies are: S