Full Description
The Second Edition of Building Evaluation Capacity provides 89 highly structured activities which require minimal instructor preparation and encourage application-based learning of how to design and conduct evaluation studies. Ideal for use in program evaluation courses, professional development workshops, and organization stakeholder trainings, the activities cover the entire process of evaluation, including: understanding what evaluation is; the politics and ethics; the influence of culture; various models, approaches and designs; data collection and analysis methods; communicating and reporting progress and findings; and building and sustaining support. Each activity includes an overview, instructional objectives, minimum and maximum number of participants, range of time required, materials needed, primary instructional method, and procedures for facilitators to help learners in the most common evaluation practices.
Contents
1. Overview of Evaluation
Definition of Evaluation
Evaluation Logic
Types of Evaluation
History of Evaluation
Evaluation Versus Research
Resources
2. The Politics and Ethics of Evaluation Practice
The Politics of Evaluation Practice
The Ethics of Evaluation Practice
Resources
3. Culture and Evaluation
Definitions
Resources
4. Focusing the Evaluation
Resources
5. Evaluation Models, Approaches, and Designs
Evaluation Models and Approaches
Evaluation Designs
Return-on-Investment Designs
References and Resources
6. Issues of Validity and Sampling
Reliability and Validity
Sampling
References and Additional Resources
7. Collecting Evaluation Data
Choosing Among Data Collection Methods
Surveys and Questionnaires
Individual and Focus Groups Interviews
Observation and Archival Data
Resources
8. Analyzing Evaluation Data
Qualitative Data Analysis
Quantitative Data Analysis
Resources
9. Communicating and Reporting Evaluation Processes and Findings
Why Communicate and Report?
Who Are Your Communicating and Reporting Stakeholders?
When and Why Are You Communicating and Reporting?
Resources
10. Managing the Evaluation
Developing an Evaluation Budget
Anticipating and Handling Evaluation Challenges
Resources
11. Building and Sustaining Support for Evaluation
References and Resources
12. Reflections on Learning
