Appendix B - University Based Centres of Excellence in Evaluation Descriptions

• Centre for Policy and Program Assessment, CARLETON UNIVERSITY
   
• Institute of Organizational and Program Evaluation Research (IOPER), CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY
   
• GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, Center for Equity and Excellence in Education (CEEE) 
   
• Harvard Family Research Project HFRP), Harvard Graduate School of Education, HARVARD UNIVERSITY
   
• Centre for Evaluation and Education Policy (CEEP), INDIANA UNIVERSITY
   
• Center for Public Policy Evaluation, MASSEY UNIVERSITY
   
• Centre for the Advancement of Measurement, Evaluation, Research & Assessment, ONTARIO INSTITUTE FOR STUDIES IN EDUCATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO (OISE/UT)
   
• Social Program Evaluation Group, QUEENS UNIVERSITY 
   
• Collaborative Institute for Research, Consulting and Learning in Evaluation (CIRCLE), RMIT UNIVERSITY 
  
• Health Economics Research Unit (HERU), UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN
   
• The Institute for Advanced Policy Research, UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY
   
• Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES
   
• Centre for Applied Research in Education (CARE), UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA
   
• Center for Instructional Research and Curriculum Evaluation, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN 
   
• Iowa Center for Evaluation Research, College of Public Health, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA 
   
• Centre for Program Evaluation (CPE), UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
   
• Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement (CAREI), UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
   
• Canadian Research Institute for Social Policy, UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK
   
• Health Evaluation and Research Office (HERO), UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
   
• Evaluation, Assessment & Policy Connections (EvAP), UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA - CHAPEL HILL
   
• Centre for Research on Community Services, UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA  
   
• Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit, UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN
   
• Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE), UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, SYDNEY
   
• Centre for Behavioral Research and Program Evaluation, UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
   
• Program Development and Evaluation (PDE), UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - EXTENSION
   
• Centre for Health Economics (CHE), UNIVERSITY OF YORK
   
• Center for Evaluation Research and Methodology (CERM), Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy Studies, VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
   
• Center for Evaluation and Program Improvement (CEPI), Peabody College, VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
   
• The Evaluation Center, WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 
   

University-based Evaluation Centre of Excellence or Institute Information Form 

Mission / Purpose / Function (research, training, practice) 
Governments, interest groups, and public organizations of all kinds are increasingly required to conduct and respond to public evaluations of their policies and programs and to justify the continuing need and value of their activities. Universities, as independent educational and research centres, have a useful role to play, and a major responsibility to fulfill, in the assessment of public policies and programs. The Centre for Policy and Program Assessment at Carleton University exists to contribute constructively to the education of those involved in the assessment of public expenditure, regulatory and tax policies, and programs, and to increase public understanding of the uses and abuses of such assessments.

Structural arrangements (department / faculty / school / college affiliation)
Carleton University, School of Public Administration.

Sustainability (sponsorship by government or other, self funding, other sources)
Sponsorship by government contracts 

Human Resources (number faculty, staff, student involvement)
Unclear

Principal activities:

• Evaluation instruction / training (degree or certificate; undergraduate / graduate; number of students, professional development workshops) 
  No direct links to degree programs. No mention of training programs. 
• Evaluation practice (involvement in doing evaluation or policy study, student involvement, principal clients, costing) 
  applied research experience in, numerous public policy fields and program areas at the federal, provincial urban and international levels of government. 
• Research on evaluation (publications on evaluation, grant awards) 

Relationship to government (federal or state/prov; nature of relationship)
Provider of service. 

University-based Evaluation Centre of Excellence or Institute Information Form 

Mission / Purpose / Function (research, training, practice) 
IOPER is an organized research unit of the School of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences (SBOS)

The mission of IOPER is to provide services and to conduct research to improve the effectiveness of a wide range of programs and organizations. Using "state of the art" scientific knowledge and methodologies, IOPER has provided applied research, evaluation, and organizational consulting services to more than 100 different organizations in the past decade.

Structural arrangements (department / faculty / school / college affiliation)
School of Behavioral and Organizational Studies
Degree and certificate programs offered through the graduate school

Sustainability (sponsorship by government or other, self funding, other sources)
Not clear. Likely considerable funding derived through self funding. Free consultation offered. No indication of fees charged. 
Fees charged to students and clients for workshops and degree/certificate programs. 
Mention of 'generous donations' to cover off student fellowships. 

Human Resources (number faculty, staff, student involvement)
Six faculty members, one staff member (senior research associate), staff and students are involved on a per project basis

Principal activities:

• Evaluation instruction / training (degree or certificate; undergraduate / graduate; number students; full-time, part-time; limits on enrolment) 
  Professional Development workshops and symposia
  M.A. Co-Concentration Programs
  Ph.D. in Evaluation & Applied Research Methods
  Non-Residential Certificate Program in Evaluation
  
  No mention about limits on students, student fellowships available
   
• Evaluation practice (involvement in doing evaluation or policy study, student involvement, principal clients, costing)
  Program Design & Development 
  Program Evaluation 
  Research and Evaluation Design Consultation 
  Research and Evaluation Proposal Consultation and Evaluation 
  Human Resource Evaluation 
  Organizational Evaluation 
  Needs Assessments 
  Applied Research in Organizational, Behavioral, and Social Sciences 
  Organizational Effectiveness Research 
  Human Resource and Organizational Development 
  Management Consulting
   
• Research on evaluation (publications on evaluation, grant awards)
  No list of publications 
  No list of projects or research grants
  Individual faculty members are clearly highly active in publishing in on evaluation

Relationship to government (federal or state/prov; nature of relationship)
Not clear. No explicit relationship mentioned. No indication of whether government is a client for services offered.

University-based Evaluation Centre of Excellence or Institute Information Form 

Mission / Purpose / Function (research, training, practice)
To advance education reform so that all students achieve high standards. CEEE provides evidence-based technical assistance and professional development, and conducts research and evaluation studies to facilitate education reform and school improvement initiatives. 

Structural Arrangements (department / faculty / school / college affiliation)
CEEE operates under the umbrella of GW's Institute for Education Policy Studies within GW's Graduate School of Education and Human Development

Sustainability (sponsorship by government or other, self funding, other sources)
No clear mention of sponsorship
No indication of fees charged for training and services

Human Resources (number faculty, staff, student involvement)
Director, Assistant Director, 14 research scientists and associates, and three staff members

Principal Activities:

• Evaluation instruction / training (degree or certificate; undergraduate / graduate; number students; full-time, part-time; limits on enrolment) 
  By way of technical assistance and professional development through seminars, intensive skill training workshops, institutes (continuous or short-term), group awareness workshops, and training of trainers, training is offered in:
  · action research
  · data analysis
  · planning
  · problem-solving
  · evaluation
  
  No reference to granting of degrees and certification.
   
• Evaluation practice (involvement in doing evaluation or policy study, student involvement, principal clients, costing)
   
• Policy research: Conducts national and local policy and applied research focused on issues related to K-12 education. Study topics include state assessment policies, school reform, low performing schools, and the education of English language learners
   
• Program evaluation: Designs and conducts program evaluation for states, districts, and schools, and analyzes policy. CEEE's evaluations center on four types of program evaluation: 
  1. Continuous improvement
  2. Performance data
  3. Implementation studies
  4. Field trials of specific educational interventions 
   
• Research on evaluation (publications on evaluation, grant awards)
  Publications include research studies, research briefs, white papers, presentations, and workshop and conference materials addressing K-12 educators

Relationship to Government (federal or state/prov; nature of relationship)
Service provider/client relationship with state education agencies, local education agencies, and various offices of the U.S. Office of Education

University-based Evaluation Centre of Excellence or Institute Information Form 

Mission / Purpose / Function (research, training, practice) 
Helping philanthropies, policymakers, and practitioners develop strategies to promote the educational and social success and well-being of children, families and their communities. As it guides organizations in planning and assists in problem solving, HFRP: 
· Develops, tests, and communicates methods that promote continuous improvement and accountability
· Promotes diversity, program and system complexity, and outcomes measurement and attainment through evaluation practices
· Expands and strengthens the professional development base of those who work directly with children and families
· Provides policymakers, practitioners, and foundations with research and information to guide them as they fund new strategies and strengthen existing initiatives

Structural arrangements (department / faculty / school / college affiliation)
Graduate School of Education

Sustainability (sponsorship by government or other, self funding, other sources)
Private foundations and corporations, public agencies; partial list of funders provided
No explicit information on fees charged for research services

Human Resources (number faculty, staff, student involvement)
Sixteen faculty members and staff, graduate and undergraduate student assistants

Principal activities:

• Evaluation instruction / training (degree or certificate; undergraduate / graduate; number of students; professional development workshops) 
  Courses offered through Graduate School of Education:
  · Program evaluation
  · Project planning, evaluation and management
  · Formative evaluation
  · Evaluation for informed decision-making
  · Qualitative and quantitative research courses
   
• Evaluation practice (involvement in doing evaluation or policy study, student involvement, principal clients, costing)
  · Family involvement in education
  · Works to increase the professional development base of those who work directly with children and youth.
  · Evaluation of varied initiatives for foundations, nonprofit organizations and public agencies 
  · HFRP's regular newsletter, The Evaluation Exchange, provides a range of evaluation information and research, and offers a forum for dialogue among policymakers, program practitioners, educators, and evaluators
   
• Research on evaluation (publications on evaluation, grant awards)
  Projects list, with project descriptions and publications, available

Relationship to government (federal or state/prov; nature of relationship)
Service provider/client relationship with local and federal governments, and community-based organizations 

University-based Evaluation Centre of Excellence or Institute Information Form 

 Mission / Purpose / Function (research, training, practice) 
· Improve education by providing nonpartisan information, research and evaluation on education issues to policymakers and other education stakeholders 
· Encourage rigorous program evaluation across a variety of settings by providing evaluation expertise and services to diverse agencies, organizations and businesses 
· Expand knowledge of effective strategies in evaluation and policy research by developing, modeling and disseminating innovative approaches to program evaluation and policy research 

Structural arrangements (department / faculty / school / college affiliation)
School of Education 

Sustainability (sponsorship by government or other, self funding, other sources)
Mention of pursuit of external funding; no other clear funding information
No indication of fees charged for training and project services

Human Resources (number faculty, staff, student involvement)
Five management and academic staff, five faculty associates and six research staff

Principal activities:

• Evaluation instruction / training (degree or certificate; undergraduate / graduate; number of students; professional development workshops) 
  CEEP hosts and participates in workshops, seminars and symposia throughout the year
  No reference to degree or certificate programs
   
• Evaluation practice (involvement in doing evaluation or policy study, student involvement, principal clients, costing)
  Areas of excellence: 
  · Educational Evaluation 
  · Literacy Evaluation 
  · Education Policy Research and Technical Assistance 
  · Health, Human Services, and Community Development Evaluation 
  · Math, Science, and Technology Evaluation
   
• Research on evaluation (publications on evaluation, grant awards)
  Projects, with abstracts and clients, listed by areas of excellence 
  Selected publications list

Relationship to government (federal or state/prov; nature of relationship)
Service provider/client relationship with state, regional and national governmental agencies and institutions, educational institutions and community organizations

University-based Evaluation Centre of Excellence or Institute Information Form 

Mission / Purpose / Function (research, training, practice) 
The Centre has been recently established in recognition of Massey's increasing research effort in the general area of public policy evaluation. The focus is on inter-disciplinary research with an emphasis on the application of economics in this wider context. 

Structural arrangements (department / faculty / school / college affiliation)
College of Business 

Sustainability (sponsorship by government or other, self funding, other sources)
No information

Human Resources (number faculty, staff, student involvement)
No information

Principal activities:

• Evaluation instruction / training (degree or certificate; undergraduate / graduate; number of students; professional development workshops) 
  No reference to instruction/training in evaluation
   
• Evaluation practice (involvement in doing evaluation or policy study, student involvement, principal clients, costing)
  Concentrations: 
  - Law and Economics 
  - Health 
  - Economics and Education 
  - Family 
  
  Currently there are specific projects on: superannuation; the efficiency of the legal system; health policy; health evaluation; selected economic indicators; the "export" of New Zealand's public sector reforms; and the state and parenting.
   
• Research on evaluation (publications on evaluation, grant awards)
  Downloadable publications: issues papers, conference papers, student papers

Relationship to government (federal or state/prov; nature of relationship)
Submission of policy issues papers to federal government

University-based Evaluation Centre of Excellence or Institute Information Form 

Mission / Purpose / Function (research, training, practice) 
The Centre is dedicated to fostering research and development in applied measurement, program evaluation, research methods, and assessment of individuals. Specifically, the Centre:
- Creates opportunities for collaboration on research and development
- Participates in various kinds of projects and assumes such methodological responsibilities as research and program evaluation designing, instrument development and validation, data collection and analysis, and report writing
- Sponsors workshops, symposiums and seminars on methodological issues of current interest 

Structural arrangements (department / faculty / school / college affiliation)
Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Department, established as part of the merger of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education and the former Faculty of Education of the University of Toronto

Sustainability (sponsorship by government or other, self funding, other sources)
Not clear; likely funding through the Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Department

Human Resources (number faculty, staff, student involvement)
Not clear

Principal activities:

• Evaluation instruction / training (degree or certificate; undergraduate / graduate; number students; full-time, part-time; limits on enrolment) 
  Training activities, e.g. workshops, not listed
  Degree / certificate programs not evident
   
• Evaluation practice (involvement in doing evaluation or policy study, student involvement, principal clients, costing)
  The centre draws together OISE/UT's faculty and external researchers and practitioners to engage in projects of common interest, to share and exchange perspectives, and to work collaboratively to resolve methodological problems in measurement, evaluation, research and assessment.
   
• Research on evaluation (publications on evaluation, grant awards)
  No projects or publications list

Relationship to government (federal or state/prov; nature of relationship)
Service provide/client relationship with provincial government evident

University-based Evaluation Centre of Excellence or Institute Information Form 

Mission / Purpose / Function (research, training, practice) 
Projects involve one or more of the following:
basic, applied and policy research 
curriculum and learning resource development, including software and website applications 
implementation of short-term field demonstrations and long-term capacity building programs 
program evaluation and monitoring 
dissemination activities with partner agencies 

Structural arrangements (department / faculty / school / college affiliation)
Queens University, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Health Sciences

Sustainability (sponsorship by government or other, self funding, other sources)
Funded through research grants and contracts 

Human Resources (number faculty, staff, student involvement)
1 Director, 2 faculty, 4 project managers, 1 research associate, 2 support staff. 

Principal activities:

• Evaluation instruction / training (degree or certificate; undergraduate / graduate; number of students, professional development workshops) 
   
• Evaluation practice (involvement in doing evaluation or policy study, student involvement, principal clients, costing) 
  Evaluation and research projects on education, aboriginals, health issues, disability, child welfare, technical and financial training. 
   
• Research on evaluation (publications on evaluation, grant awards) 

Relationship to government (federal or state/prov; nature of relationship)
Most research grants and contracts are with Canadian federal or Ontario Provincial governments.

University-based Evaluation Centre of Excellence or Institute Information Form 

Mission / Purpose / Function (research, training, practice) 
CIRCLE has worked with public sector agencies since 1978 to research and develop effective systems for evaluating and monitoring. It aims to provide participants with a conceptual, theoretical, and practical understanding of the process of monitoring and evaluation, and developing skills to:
- identify the needs of individuals, communities, and organisations 
- develop aims and objectives of programs and projects which are designed to meet these needs 
- use evaluation for continuous improvement and organisational learning 
- assess the impact of programs and projects 
- report performance measures and performance information 
- gather and analyse qualitative and quantitative data to answer evaluation questions 
- ensure evaluation is useful at all levels of an organisation

Structural arrangements (department / faculty / school / college affiliation)
Incorporating the Program for Public Sector Evaluation (PPSE), CIRCLE is an interdisciplinary unit within RMIT. 

Sustainability (sponsorship by government or other, self funding, other sources)
Self funding; no indication of fees charged for project services 
Likely fees charged to students for short courses and diploma/certificate programs

Human Resources (number faculty, staff, student involvement)
Three faculty members, four research staff, staff, and postgraduate students

Principal activities:

• Evaluation instruction / training (degree or certificate; undergraduate / graduate; number students; full-time, part-time; limits on enrolment) 
  · Graduate Certificate- Human Services Research (Program Monitoring and Evaluation) 
  · Graduate Diploma - Human Services Research (Program Monitoring and Evaluation) 
  · Short courses in Evaluation and Monitoring 
  
  Note - the Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma are currently being reviewed and are not being offered at this time. Short Courses are normally accredited towards the Graduate Certificate and Diploma programs.
   
• Program Themes: 
  Program Logic, Program Theory and Realist Approaches to Evaluation
  Systems theory & Information Systems in evaluation
  Management of Monitoring and Evaluation
  Data collection and analysis
   
• Evaluation practice (involvement in doing evaluation or policy study, student involvement, principal clients, costing)
  Sample projects:
  · Stronger families & communities strategy evaluation (Commonwealth, Family & Community Services) 
  · Evaluation of food insecurity community demonstration project (VicHealth) 
  · Evaluation of the Middle Years Reform Program (Victorian Department of Education and Training) 
  · Building a Better Future (Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute) 
  · Evaluation of the Reducing Re-offending Strategy and Community Correctional Services Re-development (Victorian Department of Justice) 
  · Development of an Evaluation Framework for Community Safety Policy & Programs for Bushfires (Bushfire CRC)
  · Pilot Bail Advocacy Project (Department of Justice, Victoria) 
  · Development of an Evaluation Tool for the Uptake of NICNAS: Recommendations for handling of Chemicals
  · Development of an Evaluation Plan and Preliminary program logic to assess communication strategies (Volunteering Australia) 
  · Evaluation workshops on qualitative data analysis (Victorian Department of Primary Industries)
  · Workshops and advice on establishing a monitoring system with the Public Service Commission of South Africa (an AusAid funded capability building project managed through GRM International) 
  · Evaluation Workshops - Labour Market Policy Group (NZ Dept of Labour). 
  · Development of a Logic Model for the NZ Early Childhood Strategic Plan (Ministry of Education, New Zealand) 
  · Development of an index/indices to measure process to apply the principles of employment and conduct (Office of Public Employment, Victoria) 
  · Evaluation of the promoting health through sport program (VicHealth) 
  · Evaluation workshops on program theory and qualitative data analysis (FASID - Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development, Japan) 
  · Evaluation workshops on using program theory and logic models in evaluation (Ministry of Education, New Zealand)
   
• Research on evaluation (publications on evaluation, grant awards)
  No list of publications 

Relationship to government (federal or state/prov; nature of relationship)
Australian state and federal public agencies, New Zealand federal government

University-based Evaluation Centre of Excellence or Institute Information Form 

Mission / Purpose / Function (research, training, practice) 
The objectives of HERU are to:
· Research into economic approaches to health & health care
· Develop economic techniques to be readily applied by economists and/or health care personnel
· Demonstrate and test the approaches and techniques
· Accumulate and make available to the health service a body of expertise in health economics

These objectives are pursued through four distinct programmes of research:
· Economic Evaluation
· Behaviour, Performance and Organisation of Care
· Evaluation of Health Improvement
· Valuation & Implementation Programme

Structural arrangements (department / faculty / school / college affiliation)
Part of Institute of Applied Health Sciences within the College of Life Sciences and Medicine. The Unit has strong links with the Department of Economics and collaborates with members of the Department on a number of externally funded research programmes.

Sustainability (sponsorship by government or other, self funding, other sources)
Core funding for the Unit is received from the Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Executive Health Department. Substantial additional funding also comes from competitive research grants, consultancy and training activities. 

Human Resources (number faculty, staff, student involvement)
Twenty two researchers (including faculty members and research fellows), support staff and PhD students

Principal activities:

• Evaluation instruction / training (degree or certificate; undergraduate / graduate; number students; full-time, part-time; limits on enrolment) 
  The Unit's main teaching is undertaken on the Postgraduate Certificate of Health Economics which it offers as a Distance Learning Course.
  
  Other regular teaching commitments are within the Departments of Public Health and Economics. Courses which involve a health economics component include the MSc in Health Services and Public Health Research, BSc in Health Sciences, MA in Economics and the Scottish Graduate Programme in Economics.
  
  HERU also responds to requests for teaching a variety of occasional lectures, seminars and workshops to a range of audiences.
   
• Evaluation practice (involvement in doing evaluation or policy study, student involvement, principal clients, costing)
  · Economic Evaluation
  · Behaviour, Performance and Organisation of Care
  · Evaluation of Health Improvement
  · Valuation & Implementation Programme
   
• Research on evaluation (publications on evaluation, grant awards)
  Very comprehensive publications list

Relationship to government (federal or state/prov; nature of relationship)
Research funding from central government
Service provider/client relationship with public agencies

University-based Evaluation Centre of Excellence or Institute Information Form 

Mission / Purpose / Function (research, training, practice) 
The objectives of the IAPR are to: 
· conduct research on the global context in which Canada functions, 
· generate high quality public policy research on priority issues of international, national, provincial and local significance, 
· integrate senior undergraduate and graduate students into the research enterprise, 
· increase external funding for public policy research at the University of Calgary , 
· disseminate to all levels of government, business and the community the results of public policy research projects. 

Structural arrangements (department / faculty / school / college affiliation)
University of Calgary,

Sustainability (sponsorship by government or other, self funding, other sources)
No mention of sponsorship or fees for service. Competitive research funding. 

Human Resources (number faculty, staff, student involvement)
Director, 4 professors, 28 affliliated professors

Principal activities:

• Evaluation instruction / training (degree or certificate; undergraduate / graduate; number of students, professional development workshops) 
  Workshops and training initiatives
  Seminars 
   
• Evaluation practice (involvement in doing evaluation or policy study, student involvement, principal clients, costing) 
  No mention of evaluation practice. Focus on policy research. Policy briefs and technical report dissemination. Cities, disabled, well being, climate change.
   
• Research on evaluation (publications on evaluation, grant awards) 

Relationship to government (federal or state/prov; nature of relationship)
Policy briefs. Most research projects are focused on government. Overt interest in disseminating to government.

University-based Evaluation Centre of Excellence or Institute Information Form 

Mission / Purpose / Function (research, training, practice) 
CRESST is a partnership of UCLA, University of Colorado, Stanford University, RAND, University of Pittsburgh, University of Southern California, Educational Testing Service, and University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. CRESST's mission focuses on the assessment of educational quality, addressing persistent problems in the design and use of assessment systems to serve multiple purposes.

Structural arrangements (department / faculty / school / college affiliation)
Graduate School of Education & Information Studies

Sustainability (sponsorship by government or other, self funding, other sources)
No clear information
No information on fees charged for training and services

Human Resources (number faculty, staff, student involvement)
Four faculty members 

Principal activities:

• Evaluation instruction / training (degree or certificate; undergraduate / graduate; number of students; professional development workshops) 
  Reference to training opportunities but no explicit information 
  No reference to degree/certificate programs
   
• Evaluation practice (involvement in doing evaluation or policy study, student involvement, principal clients, costing)
  CRESST conducts a substantial number of major program evaluations, develops research-based assessments, uses technology as an effective assessment tool, and helps schools and districts respond to the many accountability demands of the No Child Left Behind Act
   
• Research on evaluation (publications on evaluation, grant awards)
  CRESST research is organized into four sustained R&D programs:
  
  Program One is at the heart of CRESST's largest interests: the validity of inferences drawn from information that is part of accountability systems 
  Program Two features research on assessment and instructional tools, new approaches to studying classroom practice, and a project on classroom testing
  Program Three focuses on methodology, researching classification accuracy, indicators development, growth modeling, new approaches to alignment methodology, standard setting, and study group topics such as validity and multiple measures
  Program Four addresses the overarching issue of the validity of inferences drawn from assessment and accountability systems, but focuses on lower performing students
  Program Five involved dissemination of the Center's Web-based resources, conference activity, video and Web professional development, media and legislative programs, and minority training opportunities
  
  Publications list available

Relationship to government (federal or state/prov; nature of relationship)
Not clear

University-based Evaluation Centre of Excellence or Institute Information Form 

Mission / Purpose / Function (research, training, practice) 
Orientation and philosophy: Field-based enquiry aimed at the improvement of educational policy and practice across the professions and the enhancement of democracy

Activities: Applied research including action research; programme and policy evaluation; consultancy; methodological development; research training; research degrees

Structural arrangements (department / faculty / school / college affiliation)
School of Education and Professional Development, Faculty of Social Sciences

Sustainability (sponsorship by government or other, self funding, other sources)
Research grants; others not evident

Human Resources (number faculty, staff, student involvement)
Sixteen faculty members and researchers, eight visiting fellows, support staff, and students

Principal activities:

• Evaluation instruction / training (degree or certificate; undergraduate / graduate; number students; full-time, part-time; limits on enrolment) 
  Degree programs offered through the School of Education and Professional Development:
  - MA by Research
  - Master of Philosophy
  - Postgraduate Studentships for Research Degrees
  - Doctor of Philosophy
  - Doctorate in Education
  - ESRC Research Studentship - PhD study under a grant from the Economic and Social Research Council
   
• Evaluation practice (involvement in doing evaluation or policy study, student involvement, principal clients, costing)
  Research projects listed, including in policy studies and evaluation
   
• Research on evaluation (publications on evaluation, grant awards)
  List of projects and sponsors available
  Comprehensive publications list

Relationship to government (federal or state/prov; nature of relationship)
Research funding from European Commission, local and central governments, foreign national and state/provincial governments

University-based Evaluation Centre of Excellence or Institute Information Form 

Mission / Purpose / Function (research, training, practice) 
To conduct a program of research, instruction and service in education with special attention to curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment

Structural arrangements (department / faculty / school / college affiliation)
Bureau of Educational Research of the College of Education 

Sustainability (sponsorship by government or other, self funding, other sources)
Fees charged for project services
No other clear information 

Human Resources (number faculty, staff, student involvement)
Faculty members, associates and doctoral candidates in other departments; no specific numbers indicated

Principal activities:

• Evaluation instruction / training (degree or certificate; undergraduate / graduate; number of students; professional development workshops) 
  Each staff member is expected to participate in the instructional programs of the College of Education, assisting particularly with the support and counseling of graduate students.
  
  Evaluation courses include:
  - program evaluation
  - case study research
  - qualitative data analysis
  - evaluation of curriculum.
  
  No reference to degree or certificate granted by the Centre.
   
• Evaluation practice (involvement in doing evaluation or policy study, student involvement, principal clients, costing)
  Evaluation of programs in most of the subject matters of secondary and elementary schools, preschool and professional training, and social service activities closely related to schools.
  
  Contracted program evaluation studies at theoretical and applied levels, technical and philosophical review of evaluation projects, and examination of questions of validity, utility of findings and ethical issues.
  
  Services provided to schools and communities, state and federal programs, professional associations, and others. 
   
• Research on evaluation (publications on evaluation, grant awards)
  Publications listed by books and book chapters, journal articles and conference papers

Relationship to government (federal or state/prov; nature of relationship)
Service provider/client relationship with school districts, communities, offices of state and federal governments

University-based Evaluation Centre of Excellence or Institute Information Form 

Mission / Purpose / Function (research, training, practice) 
The Center focuses on conducting evaluations of training, educational materials and procedures, workforce development, and community-based interventions, and promotes training in program evaluation

Structural arrangements (department / faculty / school / college affiliation)
Department of Community and Behavioral Health, College of Public Health

Sustainability (sponsorship by government or other, self funding, other sources)
Listing of funding agencies, including federal and state agencies, and private foundations
No reference to fees charged for training and research project services

Human Resources (number faculty, staff, student involvement)
Four faculty members and two graduate student assistants

Principal activities:

• Evaluation instruction / training (degree or certificate; undergraduate / graduate; number of students; professional development workshops) 
  - Training in program evaluation to public health project directors and staff members
  - Training in program evaluation to graduate students in public health and related disciplines - MPH, MS and PhD programs in Department of Community and Behavioral Health
   
• Evaluation practice (involvement in doing evaluation or policy study, student involvement, principal clients, costing)
  - Services in design and conduct of evaluation procedures in ongoing University and state public health projects and programs
  - Research on the design and application of program evaluation principles and methods in the field of public health
  - Research on data collection instruments and analysis procedures used in program evaluation and disseminate results
   
• Research on evaluation (publications on evaluation, grant awards)
  Projects and grant awards information available
  Publications list available 

Relationship to government (federal or state/prov; nature of relationship)
Service provider/client relationship with local and federal governments, and community-based organizations

University-based Evaluation Centre of Excellence or Institute Information Form 

Mission / Purpose / Function (research, training, practice) 
Objectives of the CPE are to:
· undertake commissioned program evaluations on a consultancy basis across a wide range of policy areas 
· act as a focus for the practice and theory of evaluation 
· teach and coordinate graduate courses in evaluation and teaching research methods in the Faculty 
· provide developmental activities, such as specialized training courses, for clients outside the University 

Structural arrangements (department / faculty / school / college affiliation)
Department of Education Policy and Management in the Faculty of Education

Sustainability (sponsorship by government or other, self funding, other sources)
Fees charged to students and clients for training and consultancy projects
No clear information on other funding

Human Resources (number faculty, staff, student involvement)
Six faculty members and research fellows, five research associates, administrative staff

Principal activities:

• Evaluation instruction / training (degree or certificate; undergraduate / graduate; number students; full-time, part-time; limits on enrolment) 
  Certificate Program:
  - Post Graduate Certificate in Assessment and Evaluation. Distance mode available
  
  Graduate Degree Programs:
  - Master of Assessment and Evaluation, jointly delivered with the Assessment Research Centre
  - Masters of Education (specializing in Evaluation). Coursework available by online delivery
  - Evaluation component of Master of Educational Management - Program Design and Evaluation
  
  Training courses for clients outside the University
   
• Evaluation practice (involvement in doing evaluation or policy study, student involvement, principal clients, costing)
  Commissioned evaluations, survey research and consultancy projects, ranging in scope from national level evaluations to studies within individual locations (schools and other institutions). Areas of interest: education, health, welfare and training.
   
• Research on evaluation (publications on evaluation, grant awards)
  Evaluation reports and other publications listed

Relationship to government (federal or state/prov; nature of relationship)
Service provider/client relationship with national, state and local governments

University-based Evaluation Centre of Excellence or Institute Information Form 

Mission / Purpose / Function (research, training, practice) 
CAREI is a collaborative organization that brings the resources of the College of Education and Human Development and the University of Minnesota to bear on educational issues in Minnesota and across the nation through: linkage and collaboration; applied research and evaluation; and dissemination and technical assistance

Structural arrangements (department / faculty / school / college affiliation)
Department of Educational Policy and Administration, College of Education and Human Development

Sustainability (sponsorship by government or other, self funding, other sources)
Research grants and contracts from National Science Foundation, private foundations, University of Minnesota
Fees charged to clients for training

Human Resources (number faculty, staff, student involvement)
Ten principal investigators and research fellows, staff, and research assistants

Principal activities:

• Evaluation instruction / training (degree or certificate; undergraduate / graduate; number students; full-time, part-time; limits on enrolment) 
  Evaluation studies track in educational policy and administration offered through Department of Educational Policy and Administration:
  - Masters (M.A.) program
  - Doctorate (Ph. D.) program
  - Program evaluation minor (graduate level)
  - Program evaluation certificate
  
  Annual Minnesota Evaluation Studies Institute (MESI):
  Designed for professional evaluators, program directors in non-profit and for-profit organizations, and others interested in conducting or using evaluations 
   
• Evaluation practice (involvement in doing evaluation or policy study, student involvement, principal clients, costing)
  - Independent evaluation and policy research of school district or community-based programs, state agency-funded programs, and projects operated through other centers and departments within the College and University
  - Assistance and support to member school districts, the State of Minnesota, federal agencies and foundations related to program evaluation and design
  - Collaborative research projects: since its inception CAREI has funded nearly 100 projects involving collaboration between University faculty and students, and classroom teachers
   
• Research on evaluation (publications on evaluation, grant awards)
  Comprehensive list of projects, project websites, project reports, and other publications available

Relationship to government (federal or state/prov; nature of relationship)
Service provider/client relationship with state and federal agencies, local school districts

University-based Evaluation Centre of Excellence or Institute Information Form 

Mission / Purpose / Function (research, training, practice) 
The Canadian Research Institute for Social Policy (CRISP) is a multi-disciplinary organization dedicated to conducting policy research aimed at improving the education and care of Canadian children and youth; contributing to the training of social scientists in quantitative research methods; and supporting low-income countries in their efforts to build research capacity in child development. CRISP carries out this mission by conducting detailed evaluations of local, national, and international policy initiatives, and by analyzing large complex data bases such as Canada's National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) and the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). 

CRISP researchers have been successful in tackling prominent policy issues, such as the effects of poverty and parenting style on children's developmental outcomes, and the effects of reducing class size on children's schooling outcomes, and giving them grounding in existing literature on child development and schooling. CRISP also plays an active role in the training of the next generation of social scientists in the areas of research and evaluation methods.

Structural arrangements (department / faculty / school / college affiliation)
University of New Brunswick

Sustainability (sponsorship by government or other, self funding, other sources)
Unclear

Human Resources (number faculty, staff, student involvement)
2 administrators (director, associate) 4 research fellows, 2 research associates, 2 staff and 6 students

Principal activities:

• Evaluation instruction / training (degree or certificate; undergraduate / graduate; number of students, professional development workshops) 
  Students are linked to various programs of study. No explicit program is tied to CRISP
   
• Evaluation practice (involvement in doing evaluation or policy study, student involvement, principal clients, costing)
  Several ongoing projects on child welfare including rural issues, education, health, peer support
  Researchers are currently working on two applied research studies, one on early literacy assessment and another on the effects of intimate partner violence on children's early development, that are bridging this divide by bringing together researchers from differing perspectives to tackle critical issues concerning child development
   
• Research on evaluation (publications on evaluation, grant awards) 

Relationship to government (federal or state/prov; nature of relationship)
Unclear

University-based Evaluation Centre of Excellence or Institute Information Form 

Mission / Purpose / Function (research, training, practice) 
HERO functions as a series of teams that work cooperatively to undertake evaluation projects. These include:
- Working with schools, universities, community organizations, foundations, state, federal and international agencies to provide comprehensive and collaborative strategic planning and evaluation services for public health programs. 
- Providing technical assistance to enhance the capacity of organizations to incorporate evaluation processes into their work. 
- Conducting investigator initiated intervention research on public health and health services topics. 
- Collaborating with organizations to design useful evaluations and emphasize the feedback process and the integration of evaluation results to improve public and community health related program and policies. 
- Using qualitative and quantitative methodologies to develop and implement models of evaluation through a multidisciplinary team approach. 
- Providing learning opportunities in evaluation research for students, staff and faculty of the University of New Mexico. 
- Continuously striving to improve the quality of evaluation methodology and practice. 
- Collaborating with evaluation groups worldwide to develop and disseminate state-of-the-art theories, models and instruments.

Structural arrangements (department / faculty / school / college affiliation)
School of Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine

Sustainability (sponsorship by government or other, self funding, other sources)
Not clear

No information on fees charged for training or research services

Human Resources (number faculty, staff, student involvement)
Director, Associate Director, research and support staff, student support staff

Principal activities:

• Evaluation instruction / training (degree or certificate; undergraduate / graduate; number of students; professional development workshops) 
  Training is mentioned as a service but no other information provided
  No information on degree or certificate programs
   
• Evaluation practice (involvement in doing evaluation or policy study, student involvement, principal clients, costing)
  · Strategic Planning 
        - Logic Model Development 
        - Program Planning 
  · Program Evaluation 
        - Process Evaluation 
        - Outcome Evaluation 
  · Continuous Quality Improvement 
  · Research Design 
        - Experimental 
        - Quasi-Experimental 
        - Exploratory 
  · Research Methods and Analysis 
        - Qualitative (focus groups, interviews, structured observations) 
        - Quantitative (survey development, chart reviews, database abstraction, statistical analyses 
  
  Services are provided to clinicians, coalitions, community health educators, federal and state agencies, foundations, not-for-profit agencies, policymakers, public health program developers, and researchers.
  
  Conducts self-initiated intervention research on public health and health services topics
   
• Research on evaluation (publications on evaluation, grant awards)
  Projects list available
  No publications list

Relationship to government (federal or state/prov; nature of relationship)
Service provider/client relationship with federal and state governments, and public agencies

University-based Evaluation Centre of Excellence or Institute Information Form 

Mission / Purpose / Function (research, training, practice) 
EvAP's mission is to build evaluation capacity and effectiveness of public, nonprofit, and private organizations to meet the challenges of developing and sustaining successful programs

Structural arrangements (department / faculty / school / college affiliation)
School of Education

Sustainability (sponsorship by government or other, self funding, other sources)
Federal, state and local agencies, and private foundations
No explicit information on fees charged for training and project services

Human Resources (number faculty, staff, student involvement)
Six faculty members, five graduate student assistants, support staff

Principal activities
 

• Evaluation instruction / training (degree or certificate; undergraduate / graduate; number of students; professional development workshops) 
  Research assistantships on EvAP projects available to students pursuing:
  -  MA in Educational Psychology
  -  PhD in Educational Psychology, Measurement and Evaluation; Early Childhood, Family, and Literacy Studies; or Culture, Curriculum and Change
  
  EvAP Evaluation Institute provides three to five day training sessions, including a beginner's overview to comprehensive introduction to evaluation
   
• Evaluation practice (involvement in doing evaluation or policy study, student involvement, principal clients, costing)
  Sample of EvAP evaluation practice:
  - First Five Los Angeles, Evaluation of the Childcare Initiative 
  - UNC-CH School of Nursing RN/BSN Distance Education Program 
  - Research Triangle School Partnership Program 
  - Duke Endowment Early Childhood Initiative 
  - All Stars, Sr. Substance Abuse Prevention Program 
  - W. K. Kellogg Pre-Birth through Age 3, Phase II Community Planning Grants 
  - Project STAR: AmeriCorps Evaluation Technical Assistance 
   
• Research on evaluation (publications on evaluation, grant awards)
  Projects list, with abstracts, available
  No publications list

Relationship to government (federal or state/prov; nature of relationship)
Service provider/client relationship with local and federal governments, and community-based organizations

University-based Evaluation Centre of Excellence or Institute Information Form

Mission / Purpose / Function (research, training, practice) 
To conduct research and provide training that will contribute to the development of effective health and social services for vulnerable populations in the community.

The goals of the Centre are as follows: 

• To conduct program evaluation research in partnership with community agencies 
• To offer training to agency managers and service providers in the community sector 
• To contribute to the development and improvement of community services 
• To undertake cutting-edge research that contributes to the community-services knowledge base, especially in the areas of child welfare, community health, community mental health, developmental disabilities, and homelessness 
• To provide training to graduate and other students in disciplines at the University of Ottawa that are relevant to the delivery of community services 
• To secure funding for conducting applied research and supporting students as paid research assistants 

Structural arrangements (department / faculty / school / college affiliation)
A research and training centre located in the Faculty of Social Sciences

Sustainability (sponsorship by government or other, self funding, other sources)
Not clear

Human Resources (number faculty, staff, student involvement)
Two faculty members, research coordinator, researchers, projects assistants, students, and administrative staff

The Centre also includes academic members and students from a wide variety of departments at the University of Ottawa including: education, health administration, medicine, political studies, population health, psychology, and social work.

Principal activities

• Evaluation instruction / training (degree or certificate; undergraduate / graduate; number students; full-time, part-time; limits on enrolment) 
  Workshops on a variety of topics related to community services research and evaluation
   
• Evaluation practice (involvement in doing evaluation or policy study, student involvement, principal clients, costing)
  -  Social research studies at a variety of levels and complexity 
  -  Community program development through research and training 
  -  Assessment of service needs 
  -  Program evaluation of service processes, outcomes, and costs 
  -  Survey design and analysis 
  
  Research projects listed
   
• Research on evaluation (publications on evaluation, grant awards)
  Online publications list available

Relationship to government (federal or state/prov; nature of relationship)
Service provide/client relationship with federal, provincial, regional and local governments evident

University-based Evaluation Centre of Excellence or Institute Information Form 

Mission / Purpose / Function (research, training, practice) 
SPHERU conducts research into the social and environmental determinants of population health under two broad categories:

• research on health determining conditions, the relationships within and between these conditions, and the policy and programmatic implications;
• evaluation studies of policy and programmatic interventions to make social and environmental conditions more health-promoting, and more equitable in their allocation of health risks and opportunities across different population groups.

Structural arrangements (department / faculty / school / college affiliation)
University of Saskatchewan, University of Regina

Sustainability (sponsorship by government or other, self funding, other sources)
Partnership with provincial foundation and two universities (Regina and Sask). 

Human Resources (number faculty, staff, student involvement)
7 Faculty including the director, 6 support staff

Principal activities

• Evaluation instruction / training (degree or certificate; undergraduate / graduate; number of students, professional development workshops) 
  Linked to the CPHR Training Program is a Saskatchewan-based population health training initiative delivered by the Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit (SPHERU) and supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the University of Regina and the University of Saskatchewan.
   
• Evaluation practice (involvement in doing evaluation or policy study, student involvement, principal clients, costing) 
  Aboriginal northern and rural health, children's health, policy and governance and health. No mention of evaluation activities other than in the mission statement. 
   
• Research on evaluation (publications on evaluation, grant awards) 

Relationship to government (federal or state/prov; nature of relationship)
Partnered with Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation

University-based Evaluation Centre of Excellence or Institute Information Form 

Mission / Purpose / Function (research, training, practice)
 

• to promote and conduct research projects for the development of the theory, methods and applications of health economics and health services research
• to disseminate knowledge through publications, seminars and short courses 
• to contribute to policy analysis and evaluation
• to provide educational programs to increase the number of economists working in public health and health services research, and to promote the application of health economics by researchers, clinicians, managers and policy analysts 
• to extend links with overseas scholars and institutions 
• to promote UTS standing in health economics and health services research.

Structural Arrangements (department / faculty / school / college affiliation)
A joint initiative of the Faculties of Business and Nursing, Midwifery and Health at the University of Technology, Sydney, in collaboration with Sydney South West Area Health Service. CHERE was established as a UTS Centre in February, 2002.

Sustainability (sponsorship by government or other, self funding, other sources)
Fees charged to students for courses and workshops; no specific indication of fees.
Commissioned research projects
External research grants
No other clear indication of funding

Human Resources (number faculty, staff, student involvement)
Five academic staff, three post-doctoral research fellows, six research officers, five administrative staff, and ten research associates.

Principal Activities

• Evaluation instruction / training (degree or certificate; undergraduate / graduate; number students; full-time, part-time; limits on enrolment) 
  CHERE's teaching includes health economics and health services research and planning through short courses and workshops, courses within other programs of study, and specialized programs in health economics and health services research. 
  Programs are designed to meet the needs of three main groups:
  
  - Economists: economics graduates - opportunities for postgraduate coursework, for study leading to the award of a PhD, and for post-doctoral programs.
   
  - Non-economists: specific training in health economics for people engaged in health policy development and implementation, and for those working in areas such as health care planning, management and/or evaluation. Provided through short courses and workshops.
  
  - Clinicians: opportunities to incorporate health economics as a subject in post-graduate training in public health, clinical epidemiology and health services research.
  
  Professional development workshops include annual workshop in health economics, distinguished lecture series and seminar series in health economics.
   
• Evaluation practice (involvement in doing evaluation or policy study, student involvement, principal clients, costing)
  CHERE provides policy advice and evaluation on the Australian health care system. It contributes to international health policy forums, most notably the Commonwealth Fund (USA) International Program in Health Policy, and the Bertelsmann Foundation (Germany).
  Commissioned research projects undertaken for health service decision-makers include:
  · economic evaluation 
  · technology assessment 
  · health program evaluation 
  · evaluation of complex interventions 
  · quality of life assessment 
  · health policy analysis 
  · economic forecasting 
   
• Research on evaluation (publications on evaluation, grant awards)
  Publications listed by research reports, journal articles, discussion papers, and book chapters.
  Grants awarded by the National Health and Medical Research Council, Australian Research Council, and Australian Technology Network of Universities.

Relationship to Government (federal or state/prov; nature of relationship)
CHERE is a joint initiative with the Sydney South West Area Health Service.
Its services have been commissioned by the state government.
CHERE staff are also members of several state and national policy advisory committees.

University-based Evaluation Centre of Excellence or Institute Information Form 

Mission / Purpose / Function (research, training, practice) 
The Centre for Behavioural Research and Program Evaluation (CBRPE) is committed to preventing cancer in Canadians and to improving the quality of life for people with cancer, cancer survivors and their families. We are working to integrate research, policy and practice to advance the Canadian Strategy for Cancer Control. Our evaluation activities focus mainly on Canadian Cancer Society programs. We also provide training and mentoring to build capacity for research and evaluation.

Structural arrangements (department / faculty / school / college affiliation)
University of Waterloo, Faculty of Applied Health Services 

Sustainability (sponsorship by government or other, self funding, other sources)
Partnership with Canadian Cancer Society through National Cancer Institute of Canada

Human Resources (number faculty, staff, student involvement)
3 admin (director, 2 assistant directors) 3 scientists, 7 admin support staff, 12 evaluation and research staff.

Principal activities

• Evaluation instruction / training (degree or certificate; undergraduate / graduate; number of students, professional development workshops) 
  No links to degree programs. Mention of evaluation capacity building but not explicit mention of training. 
   
• Evaluation practice (involvement in doing evaluation or policy study, student involvement, principal clients, costing) 
  - evaluation planning and evaluability assessment 
  - development of data collection tools and protocols 
  - data analysis and interpretation 
  - knowledge synthesis and translation 
  - capacity building and training 
   
• Research on evaluation (publications on evaluation, grant awards) 

Relationship to government (federal or state/prov; nature of relationship)
Sponsorship by Canadian Cancer Society. No mention of government involvement.

University-based Evaluation Centre of Excellence or Institute Information Form 

Mission / Purpose / Function (research, training, practice) 
A program of UW-Extension providing lifelong learning initiatives to anyone who needs updated education to pursue new career paths. The use of flexible delivery methods, including distance-learning technologies, let people enjoy the benefits of "anytime, anyplace" education.

PDE provides training and technical assistance that enables Cooperative Extension campus and community-based faculty and staff to plan, implement and evaluate high quality educational programs. PDE is charged with providing leadership and capacity building in program evaluation through in-service education, resource material development, consultation, administrative support and managing high priority evaluations. Main areas include: internal capacity development, community-based capacity development, research and development.

Structural arrangements (department / faculty / school / college affiliation)
Cooperative Extension

Sustainability (sponsorship by government or other, self funding, other sources)
State government funding; no other explicit information
No information on fees charged for training and services

Human Resources (number faculty, staff, student involvement)
Five faculty members and staff

Principal activities

• Evaluation instruction / training (degree or certificate; undergraduate / graduate; number of students; professional development workshops) 
  - Short term professional development courses for practicing evaluators through The Evaluators' Institute, http://www.EvaluatorsInstitute.com
  - Three self-study web modules on key aspects of evaluation designed for UW-Extension faculty and staff
  - Seminars and workshops on evaluation, program development and strategic planning
   
• Evaluation practice (involvement in doing evaluation or policy study, student involvement, principal clients, costing)
  - Evaluation
  - Program planning
  - Situational analysis
  - Teaching and learning
   
• Research on evaluation (publications on evaluation, grant awards)
  Evaluation reports listed

Relationship to government (federal or state/prov; nature of relationship)
Service provider/client relationship with state agencies

University-based Evaluation Centre of Excellence or Institute Information Form 

Mission / Purpose / Function (research, training, practice) 
The Centre's aim is to undertake high quality research that is capable of influencing health policy decisions. With a staff approaching 60 people, of which two-thirds are researchers, the Centre is one of the largest health economics research units in the world. 

Structural arrangements (department / faculty / school / college affiliation)
A research unit of the University; graduate study offered through the Department of Economics and Related Studies and the Department of Health Sciences

Sustainability (sponsorship by government or other, self funding, other sources)
Not clear. Likely considerable funding derived through self funding.
Fees charged to students and clients for training programs. 

Human Resources (number faculty, staff, student involvement)
Forty research staff (including faculty members), support staff and students

Principal activities

• Evaluation instruction / training (degree or certificate; undergraduate / graduate; number students; full-time, part-time; limits on enrolment) 
  
  Short courses
  York Expert Workshops in the Socio Economic Evaluation of Medicines 2006
  MODULE 1 - Quality of Life
  MODULE 2 - Foundations of Economic Evaluation in Health Care
  MODULE 3 - Meeting Decision-Makers' Requirements: Advanced Methods for Cost- Effectiveness Analysis
  No reference to undergraduate / graduate levels
  
  Workshop
  An Introduction to Measuring Efficiency in Public Sector Organisations: analytical techniques and policy 2006
  Intended participants - researchers, analysts in central and local government, and PhD students.
  Workshop fee. Limited number of subsidised places available to PhD students.
  
  Distance learning
  Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma in Health Economics for Health Care Professionals: modules include Introduction to Health Care Evaluation, Advanced topics in Economic Evaluation
  
  Graduate study
  - MSc in Health Economics, through Department of Economics and Related Studies - courses include Evaluation of Health Care
  - Supervision of PhD students who are registered with Department of Economics and Related Studies or Department of Health Sciences
  
  CHE Economic Evaluation Seminars Programme 2006
   
• Evaluation practice (involvement in doing evaluation or policy study, student involvement, principal clients, costing)
  The Centre's research is organized into seven broad themes:
  - Health policy
  - Economic evaluation and health technology assessment
  - Primary care
  - Addiction research
  - Resource allocation, deployment and substitution
  - Outcomes research
  - Health, econometrics and data 
   
• Research on evaluation (publications on evaluation, grant awards)
  Projects and project descriptions, and publications are listed by research themes

Relationship to government (federal or state/prov; nature of relationship)
Service provider/client relationship with central and local public agencies and European Union, among others

University-based Evaluation Centre of Excellence or Institute Information Form 

Mission / Purpose / Function (research, training, practice) 
To advance research on the effectiveness of social programs and policy by:

• Conducting high quality evaluation research and consulting with others who wish to do so 
• Synthesizing research to identify effective programs and policy
• Investigating and improving methods for evaluation research and research synthesis

Structural arrangements (department / faculty / school / college affiliation)
Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy Studies

Sustainability (sponsorship by government or other, self funding, other sources)
Federal and state research grants
Private foundation grant
No explicit references to other funding

Human Resources (number faculty, staff, student involvement)
Director, seven research associates and analysts, research coordinator, graduate and undergraduate research assistants

Principal activities

• Evaluation instruction / training (degree or certificate; undergraduate / graduate; number of students; professional development workshops) 
  No reference to instruction/training
   
• Evaluation practice (involvement in doing evaluation or policy study, student involvement, principal clients, costing)
  Current studies:
  - meta-analytic techniques for policy research 
  - standardized evaluation protocol for the Juvenile Justice Programs in North Carolina
  - risk and protective factors for intervention to reduce drug use and delinquency effectiveness of juvenile delinquency intervention programs 
  - innovations in dissemination of 'best practices' research to policy makers and practitioners 
  - effectiveness of intervention for adult criminal offenders 
  - effectiveness of early education curricula for improving school readiness 
  - evaluation of a middle school program for enhancing educational and career aspirations 
  - preschool curriculum evaluation research
   
• Research on evaluation (publications on evaluation, grant awards)
  Publications on meta-analysis applications, meta-analysis methods and issues, and program evaluation

Relationship to government (federal or state/prov; nature of relationship)
Likely service provider/client and collaborative relationships with federal and state agencies

University-based Evaluation Centre of Excellence or Institute Information Form 

Mission / Purpose / Function (research, training, practice) 
To apply state-of-the-art scientific research and analytic procedures to identify the most cost-effective human and educational services

Structural arrangements (department / faculty / school / college affiliation)
Peabody College (programs in education and human development)

Sustainability (sponsorship by government or other, self funding, other sources)
Listing of funding agencies provided, including federal and state agencies, private foundations, and private corporations

Human Resources (number faculty, staff, student involvement)
Three faculty members, ten researchers working in multidisciplinary teams, research assistants, postdoctoral fellows, graduate student assistants

Principal activities

• Evaluation instruction / training (degree or certificate; undergraduate / graduate; number of students; professional development workshops) 
  No reference to instruction/training
   
• Evaluation practice (involvement in doing evaluation or policy study, student involvement, principal clients, costing)
  Originally focused on child, adolescent and family mental health services research. In recent years the Center has broadened its perspective to include program evaluation and program improvement in health and education.
  
  Its program improvement efforts have been concentrated on the application of a theory of change developed at the center called contextualized feedback intervention theory.
   
• Research on evaluation (publications on evaluation, grant awards)
  Comprehensive publications list, including on evaluation
  Current and completed research grants listing 

Relationship to government (federal or state/prov; nature of relationship)
Service provide/client relationship with federal and state agencies

University-based Evaluation Centre of Excellence or Institute Information Form 

Mission / Purpose / Function (research, training, practice) 
To provide national and international leadership for advancing the theory and practice of evaluation, as applied to education and human services

The Center is home base for the national Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation

Structural arrangements (department / faculty / school / college affiliation)
Research and development unit reporting to Vice President for Research at WMU

Sustainability (sponsorship by government or other, self funding, other sources)
Funded by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Evaluation Association, Appalachia Educational Laboratory, Bay-Arenac ISD, Delaware Board of Education, High/Scope Educational Research Foundation, Kalamazoo Communities in Schools Foundation, Kalamazoo Public Schools, Kamehameha Schools, National Association of Secondary School Principals, National Science Foundation, SERVE, United Way of Bay County, the University of Montana, and Westat

Human Resources (number faculty, staff, student involvement)
Four faculty members, six researchers, consultants, graduate students, and other faculty members from the University

Principal activities

• Evaluation instruction / training (degree or certificate; undergraduate / graduate; number students; full-time, part-time; limits on enrolment) 
  - Development, with the WMU Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Education, Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Health and Human Services, of an interdisciplinary PhD program in evaluation
  - Development, with the WMU Department of Educational Leadership, of Masters and PhD degree programs in educational evaluation
  - Offering of an external Masters degree program in educational evaluation in school districts in Dallas, Texas; Lansing, Michigan; and Denver, Colorado
  - Conducting summer evaluation institutes to train professionals involved with math, science, and technology programs/projects
   
• Evaluation practice (involvement in doing evaluation or policy study, student involvement, principal clients, costing)
  - community development
  - higher education
  - schools and their personnel
  - science education
  - social/youth
  - standard setting
  - state/regional educational services
  - testing
   
• Research on evaluation (publications on evaluation, grant awards)
  - Research on current evaluation practices, to formulate and test theoretical propositions
  - Development to produce data-gathering instruments, reporting formats, and evaluation procedures 
  
  Comprehensive list of projects, project websites, project reports, and other publications available

Relationship to government (federal or state/prov; nature of relationship)
Service provider/client relationship with school districts, non-profit agencies, government agencies, colleges