Evaluating a Four State Workforce Education Project: Questions of Investigative Interest and Impact

Authors

Neal Grandgenett, University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow
Elliott Ostler, University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow
Applied Information Management Institute
Jeanne L. Surface, University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Fall 2007

Journal Title

Online Journal of Workforce Education and Development

Volume

2

Issue

4

First Page

1

Last Page

20

Abstract

How can a large scale, multi-state, collaborative workforce development project be evaluated? This article describes the evaluation process of the Midwest Center for Information Technology (MCIT). The project uses “impact threads” to connect the outcomes of the project to strategic evaluation questions. The MCIT project, involving 10 public two-year colleges located in Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, and North Dakota, strives to assist partner colleges in enhancing information technology training and related degree programs. The MCIT was funded as a regional center within the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program of the National Science Foundation (NSF). This article details the evaluation plan for the center, including how selected data is systematically mapped to impact threads and further illustrates the evaluation process by providing some examples of MCIT's progress.

Comments

Published in the Online Journal for Workforce Education and Development, 2(4), 1-20, 2007. Used by permission.

Recommended Citation

Grandgenett, Neal; Ostler, Elliott; Applied Information Management Institute; and Surface, Jeanne L., "Evaluating a Four State Workforce Education Project: Questions of Investigative Interest and Impact" (2007). Teacher Education Faculty Publications. 30.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/tedfacpub/30