Improving agricultural extension. A reference manual. (1997): Part II - Improving extension programmes and processes: Chapter 11 - Evaluating extension programmes: References

Improving agricultural extension. A reference manual. (1997)

Part II - Improving extension programmes and processes

Chapter 11 - Evaluating extension programmes

		(introduction...)
		Getting started with evaluation: Avoiding a passive sabotage of evaluation efforts
		Selecting evaluation purposes: Unclear purposes ensure unsatisfying evaluations
		Recognizing the politics of evaluation: Know the stakeholders or you will be sorry
		Selecting alternative approaches and models: Which model for which purpose?
		Focusing the evaluation effort: You can't evaluate everything, so let's set limits
		Selecting methods for programme evaluation: Choosing the right tool for the task
		Selecting methods for evaluation of teaching and learning: How do we know that learning has happened?
		Interpreting findings and data: To what do we compare the findings?
		Managing the work: Who will be responsible for what?
		Using evaluation findings for improving extension: Who should be told what?
		References

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