Research and Evaluation
Links
FedStats:
One-Stop Shopping for Federal Statistics
Statistics from more than 70 agencies in
the United States Federal Government.
The Knowledge Base
Online textbook on applied social research
methods by Bill Trochim of Cornell University. Includes sections
on research, sampling, measurement, design and data analysis.
User-Friendly Handbook for Mixed Method
Evaluations
A
practical guide to integrating quantitative and qualitative techniques
from the National Science Foundation (NSF)
Community-Level Indicators for Evaluation
Description of a lower-cost
alternative to surveys that involves observations of factors
within a community rather than of individuals.
Assessment and Monitoring of Behavior Change
Communication (BCC) Interventions: Reviewing the Effectiveness
of BCC Intervention
Publication
from Family Health International
How to Conduct Effective Pretests: ensuring
meaningful BCC messages and materials (pdf)
Publication from Family Health International
InnoNet Resource Center
Evaluation Resources for Nonprofits
Evaluation Primer on Health Risk Communication
Programs and Outcomes
Online
publication from the ATSDR.
Focus Group Training Resources:
Online Survey Research/Public Opinion Centers:
A Worldwide Listing
Electronic Resources for Evaluators
A comprehensive list of
links to evaluation-related websites.
ERIC/AE
How-to Series
This
is a set of online, full-text books and booklets addressing practical
evaluation, research, measurement, and statistical issues.
SurfStat
Online statistics textbook from the University
of Newcastle, Australia
Research Methods Tutorials
Written by students in
course on Program Evaluation and Research Design at Cornell University
Community Health Research Methods
Online course for health
practitioners
Qual Page
Qualitative research resources
Publications
on Research/Evaluation Planning and Methodologies
Publications from the GAO
on: Designing Evaluations, Case Study Evaluations, Prospective
Evaluation Methods, Using Structured Interviewing Techniques,
and Quantitative Data Analysis: An Introduction.
Urban Community Inventory Model
A new method for use in
U.S. urban communities from Community Resources. "Knowing
Your Community, Showing Your Community" helps disadvantaged
communities address environmental justice issues by giving them
access, ownership and control over the environmental and social
information that describes their communities.
U.S.
Census Bureau
U.S.
population statistics
National
Center for Health Statistics
Studies and surveillance data including
the National Health Interview Survey, the National Health and
Nutrition Examination Survey and the National Survey of Family
Growth.
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
Links to research data, including large-scale
health surveys and the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Roper
Center for Public Opinion Research
Database of thousands of public opinion
poll questions from 1936 to the present (fee charged to access
this information)
World
Health Organization Health-Related Statistics
A wide range of international
survey and surveillance data
Pan
American Health Organization
Country health profiles
Population
Reference Bureau
Data
on U.S. and international population trends
Demographic
and Health Surveys
USAID
survey data for various countries
Behavioral
Risk Factor Surveillance System
State-based data on risk behaviors among
adult populations collected by the CDC
CDC EZ-Text
A qualitative freeware program from the
CDC developed to assist researchers create, manage, and analyze
semi-structured qualitative databases (not available for Macs).
Qualitative
Research Resources
An
extensive list of links from Nova Southeastern University.
Keep Me Posted: A Plea for Practical Evaluation
(pdf)
Article
by George Balch and Sharyn Sutton
Electronic Roadmap for Evaluation
Bureau of Justice Assistance
website that focuses on evaluation of criminal justice programs,
but has very useful evaluation resources.
@ResearchInfo
Marketing research website
that contains articles, roundtable discussions, job postings,
marketing calculators and more.
Framework for Program Evaluation in Public
Health
Electronic
versions of this framework from the CDC are available in HTML
and PDF documents.
Practical Evaluation of Public Health Programs
A 5-hr distance-learning
course (course no. VC0017) from CDC's Public Health Training
Network.
CDC
Resources for Program Evaluation
List compiled by the CDC Evaluation Working
Group.
Practical
Assessment, Research and Evaluation (PARE)
An online journal published by the ERIC
Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation and the Department
of Measurement, Statistics, and Evaluation at the University
of Maryland, College Park.
Resources
for Methods in Evaluation and Social Research
A compilation of links.
Tools for Measuring Environmental Change
From the Center for Advanced Studies in Nutrition and Social Marketing.
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