Chaytor Educational Services
Suite 204, 6454 Quinpool Road
Halifax, NS B3L 1A9
phone: 423-7021
fax: 423-7106
email: [email protected]
The Course
Orientation
We hold an orientation session explaining the
workbook used in the course, the approach to learning and how to
choose and describe a program for the course.
The Role of Program
Evaluation We discuss benefits of evaluation and the application of
evaluation to program management.
Logic Models
You learn how to
describe your program using a logic model to clarify the components,
ouputs and outcomes of your program.
The Evaluation Question
We explore two types of evaluation questions and you learn to
construct a question to guide your evaluation.
Negotiating and Planning the Evaluation
In this section we discuss twelve steps necessary for
preparing for an evaluation and obtaining organizational support to
conduct the evaluation.
Evaluation Designs
Every evaluation plan needs an evaluation design based on a program
model. We examine program assessment designs.
Methods for Data Gathering
The characteristics of several methods of data gathering are discussed
and you select the method(s) most appropriate for your own project.
Other topics were are discussed include:
Approaches to Program Evaluation
Organizing and Analyzing Findings
The Setting: Values and Politics in Program Evaluation
Evaluation and Decision Making
Budgeting for Program Evaluation
Confidentiality in Program Evaluation
Communicating the Evaluation Findings
Preparing the Evaluation Plan
Presenting Your Evaluation Plan
Internal Evaluation
