Understanding Evaluation: The Way to Better Prevention Programs

This handbook describes the "how and why" of program evaluation and outlines the steps involved, working from the premise that many useful evaluations can be conducted by program staff who may not have formal training in evaluation. Although prepared for a general rather than a higher education audience, the information will be valuable to those who need to conduct evaluations required under the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (DFSCA) and to those who simply want to find out whether their prevention efforts are yielding results.

NOTE: Print version available from the Higher Education Center. Electronic version is available at www.ed.gov/PDFDocs/handbook.pdf.