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Ellen Taylor-PowellSara SteeleMohammad DouglahFebruary 1996Program Development and EvaluationPlanning a Program EvaluationG3658-1AcknowledgementsFor their timely and thoughtful review of thispublication, the authors wish to thank Phil Holman, Stephen Kluskens, Greg Lamb,Joan LeFebvre, Dave Sprehn, NancyStoutenborough, Jack Trzebiatowski and Kathi Vos. n n the are you going to evaluate?...................2What is the purpose of the Evaluation ?...............3Who will use the Evaluation ? How will they use it?........3What questions will the Evaluation seek to answer?........5What information do you need to answer the questions?..... of information: numerical and is the Evaluation needed?..................10What resources do you need time, money, people?......10Collecting the sources of information will you use?

program evaluation refers to the thoughtful process of focusing on questions and topics of concern, collecting appropriate information, and then analyzing and interpreting the infor-mation for a specific use and purpose. This guide is designed to help you plan a program evaluation. It is organized into four

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