Transcription of PROCESS EVALUATION: HOW IT WORKS - ed
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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.
Process evaluation thus requires vigilance on the part of the evaluator to respect the trust that has been afforded him or her by American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) program staff. The evaluator’s observations and ... and youth, attend Gathering of Native Americans (GONA) events and community picnics, join in progress presentations to ...
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