Practical Evaluation

The Center for Practical Evaluation focuses on the development and use of evaluation methods and approaches useful for informing changes and improvements in policy and practice. Center activities emphasize the inter-relatedness of process and outcome measures using both quantitative and qualitative data for informing program and practice decisions. Center evaluation activities have included the measurement of program and practitioner adherence to family-support principles, and the development of a promotional indicator approach to program evaluation. Our approaches to evaluation are grounded in theory and research regarding program practices that promote and enhance positive child, parent, and family functioning.