1. Campus-based faculty, field-based faculty, and community members may approach the design and conduct of program evaluation with different (sometimes conflicting) goals
Understanding differences and finding commonalities is key to success of evaluation process

2. Stakeholder Goals Facilitator Goals Engagement,
Transformation through education
Effectiveness
Accountability

3. Stakeholder Goals Evaluator / Researcher Goals Discovery Confirmation
Replication
Dissemination

4. Stakeholder Goals
Community Member Goals

5. Stakeholder Goals Common Ground Effective Practice Desired Outcomes
Fidelity
Continuous Improvement

6. Outcome Evaluation (Spoth et al., 2001)
In-home assessment:
60-80 minute questionnaire
Videotaped family interaction
Pretest, 6m post, 7th, 8th and 10th gr

7. Results (Spoth et al., 2001) Lifetime prevalence Past-month frequency
Significantly lower on all indices for SFP participants
Rate of new users lower as well as overall percentages
Past-month frequency
Significantly lower for alcohol & tobacco

8. Spread of SFP in Washington State
420 facilitators trained by WSU in 30 Washington counties

9. Spread of SFP in Washington State
425 families in 13 counties served by WSU-trained facilitators

10. Adult Evaluation Statewide (WA)

11. Youth Evaluation Statewide (WA)