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Evaluation

Evaluation. Revisiting what it is... Who are Stakeholders and why do they matter? Dissemination – when, where and how?. Evaluation is. An ongoing systematic collection of information on the purpose, process and outcomes of “ ______________________ “

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  1. Evaluation Revisiting what it is... Who are Stakeholders and why do they matter? Dissemination – when, where and how?

  2. Evaluation is • An ongoing systematic collection of information on the purpose, process and outcomes of “ ______________________ “ • Program evaluation improves practice • Program evaluation is proactive. • Do it now to improve your success • Don’t wait for a stakeholder to ask for it • Program evaluation involves careful planning and on-going information collection

  3. Evaluation can be used to • Identify a problem • Create or select a program to address an issue • Judge the effectiveness of a program or thing • Make changes, improve the exisisting program or thing • Provide accountability

  4. Considerations (a few) • Practicality • Feasibility • Ethics • Accuracy • Resource and time constraints • Political, organizational, and personal contexts

  5. Stakeholders • Stakeholders are people: • invested in program • interested in program • engaged in programactivities • have a stake in program success or failure • Stakeholders “can”: • improve programimplementation • increase support for program • boost programcredibility

  6. Who are stakeholders??? It depends on what you are evaluating. However, given many of the ‘typical’ programs. Some examples include: • Students • Parents • Administrators • Staff • Clients • Community and business leaders • Representatives of advocacy groups • National and state agencies • Critics • Funders

  7. Internal versus External • Internal Stakeholders • Program participants and staff • External Stakeholders • Funders, Community, Schools, Program Partners

  8. Planning to Dissemination • Keep those involved (yes, you) focused on the evaluation • Prepare stakeholders for results • Be sure evaluation is useful, feasible, ethical and accurate.

  9. Preliminary results • Provide to program staff and stakeholders to maintain their interest and help them see value in evaluation activities. • Are there program or evaluation problems that can be addressed immediately? • How comfortable are we with findings as they emerge? • How should we plan to communicate findings to stakeholders?

  10. Justification • Use findings of program evaluation to show the benefits to stakeholders connected and beyond • Make group presentations and consider 1-on-1 discussions to clarify outcomes and recommendations • May need to educate stakeholders not only about the program but in general, about evaluation

  11. Quality Communication • Summarize program, goals, objectives and evaluation • Present clear, succinct results • Make recommendations for program • AND discuss advantages and disadvantages • Remove technical jargon • Use neutral tone and visual aids

  12. Evaluation Report Outline • Section 1:(Executive) Summary • Section 2: Purposes of Evaluation • Section 3: Background Information • Section 4: Description of the Evaluation Study & Design • Section 5: Results • Section 6: Discussion of Program and its Results • Section 7: Conclusions & Recommendations

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