Well, the program review is now complete and it is time to figure out what to do with the results. The process started with selecting which program to evaluate and went on from there with development of the theory of change and logic model, the literature review, and then the research. On Monday the final [...]
Program evaluation 4 – Research design
A year ago I wrote about the need to check your assumptions. That is what we are now ready to do in the program evaluation of our annual conference. By the end of this post, you will see how we at CCCC designed the research content and process of our program review. Deciding what research [...]
Program Evaluation 3 – Literature review
Having selected a program to evaluate and defined the program’s rationale, we turn to the literature review. A well done literature review will identify issues to research and generate new knowledge and insights that should lead to a cutting-edge program. Here’s how to do one well. How a literature review helps A literature review will: broaden [...]
Program Evaluation 2 – Program rationale
As previously announced in Program Evaluation 1: Selecting the program, I am blogging a program review in real time. So each post will bring you up-to-date with where we currently are at. By following along, you can see how to do a program evaluation. This post documents the theory of change and the logic model [...]
Program Evaluation 1: Selecting the program
It happens. A new person takes a job and improves everything. I’d rather not have my successor have such an easy time! I’ll make improvements myself! One way to do that is to do program evaluations, and we’re starting one at CCCC that you can follow and learn from as it unfolds. If you aren’t yet doing [...]
Rev. John Pellowe, MBA, DMin
