The Harvard Family Research Project separated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education to become the Global Family Research Project as of January 1, 2017. It is no longer affiliated with Harvard University.
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Co-Constructing Family Involvement
M. Elena Lopez, Holly Kreider, and Margaret Caspe from HFRP discuss the co-construction of home-school partnerships to support children’s learning and development.
Assessing the Effects of Parent Involvement Interventions on Elementary School Student Achievement
Herbert Turner, Chad Nye, and Jamie Schwartz explain the Campbell Collaboration’s application of its systematic review process to parent involvement interventions.
Improving Parental Involvement: Evaluating Treatment Effects in the Fast Track Program
Robert Nix, research associate at Pennsylvania State University, describes how a rigorous evaluation of a complex behavior problems preventive intervention analyzes its school-home component.
Blending Evaluation Traditions: The Talent Development Model
Veronica Thomas and Velma LaPoint describe the Talent Development approach to evaluating an urban family-school-community partnership program.
A Catalog of Family Process Measures
Margaret Caspe from HFRP describes the various measures family intervention and prevention programs use to evaluate family processes.
Using Concept Mapping to Develop Family Support Program Theory
Scott Rosas, from the Nemours Foundation, discusses the potential of concept mapping for the design and implementation of family support evaluations.
Basic Applications of Multilevel Modeling
Eric Dearing, from the University of Wyoming, explains some of the basic uses of multilevel modeling, using examples from family involvement research and evaluation.
Promoting Quality Outcome Measurement: A Home-Visitation Case
Audrey Laszewski, project director of the Early Years Home Visitation Outcomes Project of Wisconsin, describes how a stakeholder collaboration resulted in a common outcome measurement process.
A Conversation With Jeanne Brooks-Gunn
Jeanne Brooks-Gunn reflects on the breakthrough findings and new directions for research, evaluation, and practice in family-focused interventions.
From the Director's Desk
An introduction to the issue on Harnessing Technology for Evaluation by HFRP's Founder & Director, Heather B. Weiss, Ed.D.
Electronic Collaboration Tools: Opening Up a New World of Possibilities for Evaluators
Benoît Gauthier talks about the ways electronic collaboration tools are facilitating evaluation around the world.
Taking the Next Step: Harnessing the Power of Technology for Evaluation
Arnold Love, an internationally recognized independent consultant with more than 20 years' experience in evaluation and the guest editor of this issue, provides a conceptual map of the issue's theme
Software Programs for Nonprofit Evaluation
Erin Harris from HFRP provides an overview of software programs for nonprofit program evaluation.
Wearable Computers and Evaluation
Edward Dieterle, from Harvard University's Handheld Devices for Ubiquitous Learning Project, discusses the potential of using wireless handheld devices for evaluation.
Using Internet Technology to Develop Evaluation Capacity and Practices in Latin America and the Caribbean
Ada Ocampo and Marco Segone describe the ways electronic networks are being put to use in Latin America and the Caribbean to build evaluation capacity.
Internet Surveys: Back to the Future
Internationally recognized survey expert Don Dillman discusses the advantages and limitations of conducting surveys via the Internet.
Evaluating a Literacy Program Using Web Surveys
Daniel Khimasia from Frontier College shares lessons learned from evaluating the administering of a literacy program using web surveys.
Empowerment Evaluation's Technological Tools of the Trade
David Fetterman, from the Schools of Medicine and Education at Stanford University, describes how technological tools can be integrated into the practice of empowerment evaluation.
New & Noteworthy
This section features an annotated list of papers, organizations, initiatives, and other resources related to the issue's theme of Harnessing Technology for Evaluation.
WIDE: Using Networked Technologies to Promote Professional Development
Stone Wiske and David Eddy Spicer, from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, describe the school's Wide-Scale Interactive Development for Educators program
New & Noteworthy: Expanded Web Only Version
This web only version of the New & Noteworthy section features an expanded annotated list of papers, organizations, initiatives, and other resources related to the issue's theme of Harnessing Technology for Evaluation.
Bringing Together Information Technology and Professional Development to Transform the Settlement Sector
Etagegnhue Woldeab and the Information and Technology team from the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants describe two web-based tools that are helping immigrant-serving agencies to operate more effectively.
A Conversation With Jonny Morell
Jonny Morell of the Altarum Institute discusses, among other things, the relationship between innovation and efficiency in technology application.
Girls Make the Message: Community Action Through the Girls Incorporated Lens
Faedra Lazar Weiss and Deborah Aubert describe a program in which young women use video production technology for community needs assessment and action.
Information Technology and Outcome Measurement at Girls Incorporated
PeiYao Chen discusses how information technology is used in outcome measurement at Girls Incorporated.