18 Nov What are the challenges facing evaluators when they must provide an evaluation report to multiple stakeholders and disseminate results?
Order Instructions
In the final chapter of the textbook you read about some of the challenges that face evaluators, the importance of framing the results within the context of the evaluation, and the importance of the political and social context in conducting and reporting an evaluation. The author makes the following statement in the text on p. 294:
“no matter how well an evaluators conclusions about the effectiveness of a program are grounded in rigorous research design and sensitively analyzed data, some stakeholders are likely to perceive those conclusions to be arbitrary or capricious and to react accordingly.”
In this discussion you will focus on what you have learned throughout the course thus far, our work in the group projects, and the readings on context of evaluations. Specifically please answer the following:
1. What are the challenges facing evaluators when they must provide an evaluation report to multiple stakeholders and disseminate results?
2. What are some strategies the evaluator can employ to effectively work with the agency/non-profit/government when conducting an evaluation?
3. Use any one of the examples from the group projects to illustrate the importance of either a. choosing an inside evaluator or b. an outside evaluator.
Book:
Rossi, P. H., Lipsey, M. W., & Henry, G. T. (2019). Evaluation: A systematic approach (8th
Edition). SAGE Publications, Inc. (US).
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