From plan to action: Adapting evaluation to serve the developmental needs of a newly-funded multidisciplinary research center |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Agricultural Education and Communication at the University of Florida, 213 Rolfs Hall, PO Box 110540, 32611, Gainesville, FL, United States;2. University of Florida. 218 Rolfs Hall, PO Box 110540, 32611 Gainesville, FL, United States;3. University of Florida. 3028B McCarty Hall D, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States;4. University of Florida. 113C Bryant Hall, PO Box 112060, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States;1. Texas A&M University, College of Education and Human Development, Department of Health and Kinesiology, MS 4243, College Station, TX 77843-4243, United States;2. Baylor University, College of Health and Human Sciences, Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation, One Bear Place #97343, Waco, TX 76798, United States;3. Baylor University, Division of Student Life, One Bear Place #97016, Waco, TX 76798, United States;1. Texas A&M University, College of Education and Human Development, Department of Health and Kinesiology, MS 4243, College Station, TX 77843-4243, USA;2. Texas A&M University, Health Science Center, School of Public Health, MS 1266, College Station, TX 77843-1266, USA;1. School of Economics and Management, Xidian University, No. 2 South Taibai Street, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, PR China;2. Shaanxi Xi ''an Yanta District, Shida Road, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, PR China;1. School of Social Sciences, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith NSW, 2751, Australia;2. School of Business, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith NSW, 2751, Australia;3. School of Allied Health, Australian Catholic University, 25A Barker Rd., Strathfield, NSW, Australia |
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| Abstract: | The Southeastern Coastal Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (SCCAHS) is one of many newly-funded federal research centers, housing five multidisciplinary research projects and seven pilot projects, and serving a multi-state region. In the early stages of such a complex project, with multiple teams separated by geography and disciplines, the evaluation program has been integral in connecting internal and external stakeholders at the center and project levels. We used a developmental evaluation (DE) framework to respond to the complex political environment surrounding agricultural health and safety in the southeast; to engage external stakeholders in guiding the center’s research and outreach trajectories; to support center research teams in a co-creation process to develop logic models and tailored indicators; and to provide timely and feedback within the center to address communications gaps identified by the evaluation program. By using DE principles to shape monitoring and evaluation approaches, our evaluation program has adapted to the dynamic circumstances presented as our center’s progress has been translated from a plan in a grant proposal to implementation. |
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| Keywords: | Developmental evaluation |
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