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Internet and Program Evaluation The Non Existent Relationship. Benoît Gauthier Réseau Circum inc. / Circum Network Inc. September 26, 2000. Version 1. Outline. What non existent relationship? Internet program delivery how does it work? how is it influenced by program evaluation?
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Internet and Program EvaluationThe Non Existent Relationship Benoît Gauthier Réseau Circuminc. / Circum Network Inc. September 26, 2000 Version 1
Outline • What non existent relationship? • Internet program delivery • how does it work? • how is it influenced by program evaluation? • potential influence • Program evaluation • how does it work? • how is it influenced by the Internet? • potential influence • Why the gap?
Who's this guy? • Political science, research methods, public administration • 1983: social marketing research, Justice Canada • 1984-1986: program evaluation, CMHC • 1986-1989: program evaluation, DOC • 1989-1996: mainly program evaluation, Ekos Research • 1996-: social and organisational research as well as program evaluation, Circum Network
Why the gap? • Impact of the program evaluation on IPD • experimental character of IPD • cost of implementing rigourous research methods • "low" cost of IPD compared to alternatives • Impact of the Internet on program evaluation • resistance to true participation (political cost) • lack of openness to evidence from others • knowledge silo model vs. knowledge addition model
References • Simon Roy, Evaluating Public Web Sites, http://www.ggi.ca/E/WhatsNew.html • This presentation at http://circum.com (original texts)
Where to find me Benoît Gauthier Réseau Circum inc. / Circum Network Inc. 819.770.2423, t/f 819.770.5196 gauthier@circum.com http://circum.com