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PROCESS EVALUATION: HOW IT WORKS
109 PROCESS EVALUATION: HOW IT WORKSGary Bess, , Michele King, and Pamela L. LeMaster, : PROCESS evaluation helps us to understand theplanning PROCESS . This predominantly qualitative approachexplains how and why decisions are made and activitiesundertaken. The focus includes feelings and perceptions ofprogram staff. The evaluator s ability to interpret andlongitudinally summarize the experience of program staff andcommunity members is critical. Techniques discussedinclude participant observation, content analysis, situationalanalysis, in-house surveys, and interviews. By combiningsources and methods, a fuller picture of the PROCESS exactly is PROCESS evaluation? Is it really evaluation at all?The answers to these questions may be less straightforward than thequestions themselves. PROCESS evaluation, as an emerging area of evaluationresearch, is generally associated with qualitative research methods, thoughone might argue that a quantitative approach, as will be discussed, can alsoyield important offer this definition of PROCESS evaluation developed by the FederalBureau of Justice Administration:1 PROCESS Evaluation focuses on how a program wasimplemented and operates.
community members is critical. Techniques discussed include participant observation, content analysis, situational ... (e.g., participant observation) are not appropriate tools for evaluators that enter a program without prior relationships with the CoC program staff. ... Though there is a range of participatory roles that evaluators can
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