Principles-Focused Evaluation

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CES, Ontario Chapter (Canadian Evaluation Society)

A three-hour workshop exploring principles-focused evaluation of complex initiatives, focusing on group work and the GUIDE framework.

Principles help organizations adhere to values and beliefs, and helps them be effective; especially when dealing with complex issues.This workshop will enable participants to understand how and when using a principles-focused evaluation design will have the most impact. After the workshop participants will:<ul><li>be able to identify when a principles-focused evaluation methodology could be used.</li><li>have a framework to help them to assess and/or develop quality effectiveness principles. </li><li>develop a principles-focused evaluation plan specific to their interests. </li></ul>The workshop will include the review of Michael Quinn-Patton’s GUIDE framework for assessing quality effectiveness principles as well as small group and practical application of what is learned by designing a plan to answer principles-focused evaluation questions.The workshop will be most useful to those familiar with evaluation basics, whose work is guided by principles, or who address complex issues. About the Facilitator: Paul Bakker, C.E. has over a decade of experience as an evaluation consultant and runs his independent evaluation consulting practice, Social Impact Squared. His evaluation projects are typically for nonprofits or provincial government agencies in the areas of education, health, employment, youth development, and crime prevention. His wide range of experience includes using developmental evaluation approaches to carrying out quasi-experimental designs, and he has increasingly been using Principles-Focused Evaluation to guide his work. In particular, he has been applying Principles-Focused Evaluation to youth employment, the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework, and feminist leadership models.

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