Blazing an evaluation pathway: Lessons learned from applying utilization-focused evaluation to a conservation education program

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 165-171

  Flowers, Alice B ^a,b,c  

^a The Boone and Crockett Club ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^c American Evaluation Association Environmental Program Evaluation Topical Interest Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation education; Place based education; Program effectiveness; Student outcomes; Utilization focused evaluation

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; NATURE CONSERVATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; STUDENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION; FISHES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MONTANA; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STUDENTS;

MONTANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 74449093890     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2009.07.006     Document Type: Article

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