checklists, tools AND guides
Evaluation Support Services
A Web site created by the Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University which aims to increase the use and improve the quality of evaluations. It includes a project checklist, and a glossary of terms.
InnoNet.org Resource Center
This page of the Innovation Network website provides a wide variety of information and website links, from definitions to tools, all designed for both general inquiries and those seeking a more in-depth study.
Program Planning Evaluation Wizard
An Australian software tool designed to assist project officers working on primary health care and health promotion projects. It is a step-by-step guide on how to: develop a case for projects; develop project plans and evaluation plans and; write project reports.
Project Star: Toolkit - 'A User's Guide to Evaluation'
A general reference and practical step-by-step guide to program evaluation.
Research Knowledge Base
Comprehensive web-based textbook that includes simple coverage of sampling, measurement, design, analysis, interviewing and survey research.
'Resources for Methods in Evaluation and Social Research'
A website that links to free on-line books, manuals, and articles on how to do evaluation and social research, including surveys, interviews, observations and more. The site also links to research about research methods, free software, and other sites on how to present data.
START do-it-yourself Evaluation Manual
A do-it-yourself guide to evaluating project work, in the fields of community services, welfare and youth work. It provides step-by-step strategies to assess how efficient, effective and appropriate your projects and services are, or are not. Available on-line from the Foundation for Young Australians website. (December 2000)
training & support
Electronic Discussion Lists
The American Evaluation Association website lists a large number of links to Electronic Discussion Lists. These are topical, email-based discussion groups devoted to evaluation issues.
AREOL is "action research and evaluation on line", a 14-week introductory course offered by email each semester as a public service by the graduate college of management at Southern Cross University
Monash Institute of Health Services Research offers education programmes including short courses, conducted twice a year in autumn and spring, aimed at reflective health professionals seeking to further the development of specific and generic skills.
The PHCRED Program is an Australian Government initiative funding innovative and sustainable ways to increase research and evaluation capacity amongst primary health care provider groups and consumers.
RMIT University offers Short Courses and Single Courses to health professionals and practitioners, across seven faculties, with a number relevant to evaluation.
South Australian Community Health Research Unit (SACHRU) conducts training workshops for community health professionals. Previous workshops have included 'Introduction to Evaluation' and 'Qualitative Approaches in Evaluation'.
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evaluation associations
Australasian Evaluation Society
This a professional organisation for people involved in evaluation. The AES has over 650 members involved in all aspects of evaluation and performance measurement. Members include evaluation practitioners, managers, teachers and students from all levels of government, educational institutions, research agencies, community organisations, businesses and interested individuals.
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Useful Resources
 Getting started in evaluation: Includes definitions, purposes of evaluations, guidelines for conducting evaluations
Evaluation books, journals, articles
 Practical Review and Evaluation - Valuing primary care
A Power Point presentation given by A/Prof Libby Kalucy, Director of PHC RIS
 What is evaluation?
A brief and simple fact sheet about evaluation compiled by the University of NSW (March 2002)
Transforming Evaluation
The Innovation Network quarterly e-newsletter which includes articles, reviews, and profiles all geared toward helping organisations to engage in meaningful evaluation.
Program Evaluation Tool Kit
The Program Evaluation Tool Kit is a practical, step-by-step guide to evaluating programs developed by the Public Health Agency of Canada. It is presented in a series of short modules with simple explanations and specific tools for planning, conducting and using evaluation. The Tool Kit was developed by Nancy Porteous, Barbara Sheldrick and Paula Stewart in 1997 with funding from the Ottawa-Carleton Health Department's Public Health Research, Education and Development Program and the Public Health Branch, Ontario Ministry of Health.
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