Chapter 1 Leadership Preparation Program Evaluation: Experiences and Insights

Abstract

Through the perspectives of a grant director and external evaluator, this chapter explores processes used and lessons learned to design and conduct ongoing evaluation of a multisite university-based principalship program supported in part by a US Department of Education grant. Using frameworks developed by Guskey (2000) and Kirkpatrick (1998), the authors highlight the conceptual context of program evaluation and describe the process used to develop a comprehensive evaluation plan aligned to program goals. The chapter appendix includes a summary of Developing Evaluation Evidence (Orr, Young, & Rorrer, 2010), a free program evaluation planning resource available at ucea.org.

Citation

O’Doherty, A. and Terry Orr, M. (2012), "Chapter 1 Leadership Preparation Program Evaluation: Experiences and Insights", Sanzo, K., Myran, S. and Normore, A.H. (Ed.) Successful School Leadership Preparation and Development (Advances in Educational Administration, Vol. 17), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-3660(2012)0000017004