Hello Gina,

Here is a resource list I put together a year ago on evaluating
partnerships - perhaps some of the articles will be helpful to you.

I would appreciate it if others on the list who have resources to add to
this list would let me know, and we could grow the list together.

Thanks
--
Susan Lilley
Dartmouth NS B2Y 4J5
http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~LilleyS/Profile.html



Resource Material on Evaluating Partnerships and Coalitions

Abatena, H. (1997). The significance of planned community participation in
problem solving and developing a viable community capability.  Journal of
Community Practice, 4 (2), 13-34.

Black, T. R. (1983). Coalition building: Some suggestions. Child Welfare,
63(3), 263-267.

Burt, R.S., Minor, M.J., & Associates (1983). Applied Network Analysis: A
methodological introduction.  California: Sage Publications.

Butterfoss, F.D., Goodman, R. M., & Wandersman, A. (1993). Community
coalitions for prevention and health promotion. Health Education Research,
8(3), 315-330.

Butterfoss, F.D. et al. (1996) Community coalitions for prevention and
health promotion: Factors predicting satisfaction, participation, and
planning. Health Education Quarterly, 23 (1) 65-79.

Calloway, M., Morrisey, J. & Paulson, R. (1993). Accuracy and reliability
of self-reported data in interorganizational networks.  Social Networks,
15, 377-398.

Chavis, D.M. (1996).  Evaluation of community collaborations (Training
Manual).  Baltimore, MD:  COSMOS Corporation, The Evaluation Institute.

Cook, R., Roehl, J., Oros, C., & Trudeau, J. (1994). Conceptual and
methodological issues in the evaluation of community based substance abuse
prevention coalitions: Lessons learned from the national evaluation of the
community partnership program. Journal of Community Psychology  [CSAP
Special Issue], 155-169.

Dluhy, M. J. (1990). Building Coalitions in the Human Services. Newbury
Park, CA: Sage.

Fawcett, S. B., Lewis R.L., Paine-Andrews, A., Francisco, V., Richter, K.,
Williams, E. & Copple, E.  (1994).  Evaluating community  coalitions for
the prevention of substance abuse: The case of Project Freedom. Health
Education Quarterly.

Francisco, V.T., Paine, A.L. &  Fawcett, S. ( 1993).  A methodology for
monitoring and evaluating community health coalitions. Health Education
Research, 8, 403-416.

Goldstein, S. (1997). Community Coalitions: A Self-assessment Tool.
American Journal of Health Promotion, 11(6) p. 430-435.

Goodman, R.M. et al. (1998) Identifying and defining the dimensions of
community capacity to provide a basis for measurement. Health Education &
Behavior, 25 (3), 258-278.

Goodman, R. M. & Wandersman, A.  (1994).  FORECAST: A formative approach
to evaluating community coalitions and community-based initiatives.
American Journal of Community Psychology (Monograph series-Center for
Substance Abuse Prevention Special Issue), 6-25.

Goodman, R. M. et al. (1996). An ecological assessment of community-based
interventions for prevention and health promotion: Approaches to measuring
community coalitions.  American Journal of Community Psychology, 24 (1).

Gray, B. (1985).  Conditions facilitating interorganizational
collaboration. Human Relations, 38 (10), 911-936.

Healthy Lifestyles Promotion Program (1990). Building effective coalitions
training module: Participant's workbook. Community Health Promotion in
Action, Health Information Centre. Toronto, Ontario: Ontario Ministry of
Health.

Himmelman, A.T. (1992). Communities working collaboratively for a change,
(Monograph available from the author, 1406 West Lake, Suite 209,
Minneapolis, MN 55408).

Himmelman, A.T., M.G. Luxemburg, C.C. Schmitz.  (1995) Consortium
Activities Diagnostic Survey (CADS): A tool to understand the ways that
groups work together.  University of Minnesota, Center for Urban and
Regional Affairs, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Kegler, M.C., Steckler, A., McLeroy, K., Malek, S.H. (1998). Factors that
contribute to effective community health promotion coalitions: A study of
10 project ASSIST Coalitions in North Carolina. Health Education and
Behavior, 25, 338-353.

Minkler, M.  (1997) Coalition evaluation survey, in Community Organizing
and Community Building for health.

Sippanen, P., Bloomberg, L., Ingram, D., & Hirsch, J. (1996).
Collaborative initiatives to develop integrated services for children and
families: An outcome evaluation resource manual.  Minneapolis, MN:
University of Minnesota, Center for Applied Research and Educational
Improvement (CAREI).

Stevenson, J.F., Mitchell, R. E., & Florin, P. (1996).  Evaluation and
self-direction in community prevention coalitions.  In D.M. Fetterman,
S.J. Kaftarian, & A. Wandersman (Eds.) Empowerment evaluation (pp.
208-233). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Taylor-Powell, E., B.  Rossing and J.  Geran.  (1998)  Evaluating
Collaboratives.  The University of Wisconsin Extension Department, Madison
Wisconsin.  Available online at:
http://cf.uwex.edu/ces/pubs/pdf/G3658_8.PDF

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