{"product_id":"the-research-evaluation-toolkit","title":"The Research \u0026 Evaluation Toolkit","description":"\u003ch2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThe TKC is proud to present \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Research \u0026amp; Evaluation Toolkit: A Practical Guide for Teaching Kitchen Programs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a resource to help you measure what matters, strengthen your program, and demonstrate its value.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eActive TKC Professional, Organization, or Corporate Members receive complimentary access to this toolkit as part of their membership benefits. You can access your discount link through the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tkcollaborative.com\/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003emember portal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e or by reaching out to us at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:info@teachingkitchens.org\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003einfo@teachingkitchens.org\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe toolkit download is for individual use only.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e By purchasing and downloading the toolkit, you’re supporting the TKC’s mission to improve lives through transformative culinary and lifestyle education. If others in your organization want access, please \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:info@teachingkitchens.org\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003econtact us\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to discuss group discount options.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Toolkit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat is your teaching kitchen achieving? How can you use that information to improve delivery, communicate results, and build support for its future? This toolkit helps you answer those questions with a practical approach to research and evaluation that fits your program’s goals, resources, and experience. Whether you’re gathering feedback from your first class series or preparing a study for publication, it helps you identify useful questions, select appropriate methods, and turn findings into informed decisions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeveloped by \u003cstrong\u003eGhislaine Challamel\u003c\/strong\u003e, MSc, Catherine McManus, PhD, RDN, LD, and \u003cstrong\u003eJennifer Massa\u003c\/strong\u003e, ScD, with contributions from the TKC’s Research Committee and Research Fellows, this resource brings together six focused evaluation toolboxes, worked examples, sample questions, and links to published measurement instruments. Explore participation and retention, participant experience, stakeholder engagement, sustainability, learning and behavior, and health outcomes. Each section helps you determine what to track and understand what your findings mean. It also helps you recognize the limits of your evidence so you can communicate results accurately.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesigned for flexible use, the toolkit lets you begin with your most pressing question and add depth as your needs evolve. A one-page evaluation plan helps organize your next steps, while guidance on study design and peer-reviewed publication supports teams ready to contribute knowledge to the broader field. Together, these resources help you make a more credible case for your program’s value to participants, partners, organizational leaders, and funders.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat’s Inside\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA practical planning framework, including a Quick Start Map and one-page evaluation plan, to define meaningful questions, identify resource needs, and build an evaluation approach aligned with your program’s goals\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFocused evaluation toolboxes with sample questions, tracking tables, and worked examples to assess participation and retention, participant experience, stakeholder engagement, sustainability, behavior change, and health outcomes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGuidance for selecting appropriate measurement instruments, with links to published tools and resources to assess their suitability for your participants, setting, timeline, and evaluation goals\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA structured pathway from interpreting findings to communicating program value and preparing for peer-reviewed publication, with guidance on study design, research partnerships, oversight, analysis, and reporting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntended Audience\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis toolkit is designed for program managers, educators, chefs, registered dietitian nutritionists, clinicians, community partners, administrators, students, evaluators, and researchers working with teaching kitchen programs. It supports a range of settings and experience levels, from teams beginning with attendance records and participant feedback to those planning more advanced research.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou do not need a research background or a large study to begin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The toolkit helps you choose a manageable approach that answers a meaningful question. 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