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Get insights from the 3rd project meeting in Werl, Austria, on project evaluation progress, feedback questionnaire, gender mainstreaming, and website development. Explore the challenges, improvements, and upcoming steps for the project.
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TCA VENet|evaluation Dietmar Paier Center for Education and Economy, Research & Consulting Graz, Austria 3rd project meeting 15. 05. 2006, Werl
the goals of this session • 9 month project = 9 month evaluation • Now: brief overview on some results • Midterm report after the meeting • Change in the evaluation team: • Retirement of Gerd Beidernikl • Dietmar Paier takes over evaluation tasks
the goals of this session • Topics • Feedback questionnaire of the last meeting • The project development • Gender Mainstreaming • Products and concepts • Overview on the upcoming steps in the frame of the evaluation at the end of the meeting
meetings • 2 prior meetings with certain advantages and disadvantages • Quality of the meetings has clearly improved. Findings from the second meeting (Gerd) as well as results of the feedback questionnaire. • Separate moderation – good decision with improvement in the discussions • Equal representation of the delegations • Higher satisfaction of the partners with the environment of the meeting and the quality of the meeting regarding content and discussions • (nearly) no side-discussions in German
meetings • On all levels obvious improvements. • Much higher satisfcation, especially with • The VENet model • The GM concept • Results in higher satisfaction with the outcomes and descisions of the meeting. • Clarification of visions and perceptions at the second meeting. Mutual understanding of aims and objectives grows.
project development • The workflow in the 2nd project stage proceeded well • Good coordination work by the TCA secretary • Clear and efficient project management resp. project controlling • Most of the tasks could be fullfilled as scheduled! • Most of the To Dos of the 2nd meeting completed! • Some minor delays with no relevance to the overall project development.
project development • Delays especially in the area of mainstreaming work • National mainstreaming strategies • TCA mainstreaming strategy • IMPORTANT: observable delays / problems concerning the implementation of Gender Mainstreaming in the project. • Implementation of GM goals and subgoals still not fullfilled as discussed at the 2nd meeting. • Therefore on the agenda at the 3rd meeting. • GM-perspective should become evident!
Gender Mainstreaming • GM-guidelines for content work regarding the website prepared by Judy. • GM check in the frame of the content evaluation • Additional GM-papers by Julia. • Good basis to start from • Formulation of GM goals still owing • Integration of GM aspects as well into the mainstreaming strategy • Products of the TCA should include transparent GM perspective!
structure • One discussion at the 2nd meeting: integration of steering group members into the TCA based upon the social network survey • Especially steering group members from Cyprus appeared to be integrated poorly. • Some kind of role clarification since then. Julia as transnational gateway to Cyprus. • Continuity regarding involved persons • Information transfer within the national context
www.venet-eu.com • One main dissemination product: VENet website • Discussions on construction at the last meeting • 6th April draft version • 13th April online • Analysis of the usage statistics • visitors of the website (average, by countries) • top pages, top referrer, search strings • downloads, most freqeuently visited pages • By now only a glimpse at some results. Will be inportant when dissemination work starts.
www.venet-eu.com • Other aspects (content level) of the website will be assessed in the next evaluation steps. • A website is never finished! Periodical need for updating information and interaction with users. • Important topic still seems to be open: • Who is responsible for the maintenance of the website regarding the content? • A lot of work was done by Judy although website responsibility is at Cyprus. • How to proceed? • Who is the target group of the website?
Upcoming steps • Mid-term report in May/June 2006 • Summary of all evaluation steps to this date • Start of the product & content evaluation • According of the progress regarding each product • Start of the evaluation of the dissemination work • Incl. Usage of the internet platform • Social network survey in autumn 2006
interviews • Meetings as a good possibility to get in depth information from the partners • Therefore: qualitative interviews with the project managers of each country during/accompanying to this meeting.
feedback questionnaire • As at every meeting: short feedback questionnaire at the end of the meeting • Will be handed out by Judy and send to the evaluator
Thank you! In case of questions:dietmar.paier@zbw.at+43 / 316 / 72 17 44 -11