David Robinson

Providence, Rhode Island Area United States

Evaluation Consultant

There is nothing harder than starting out to evaluate a new program. Well, actually it is easier to evaluate a new program than to evaluate a program that has already been running for a time. Here is a short list of things to consider when beginning to evaluate a program - something to get you started: 1. Start with the leaders and gain their approval - as high up as you can go. 2. Then double back and gain approval from the line staff, the personnel who do all of the work, and who will probably provide most of the information for the evaluation. 3. Learn as much as you can about the work culture and the details of the activities that people do. 4. Use some form of structured logic mode...