A basic guide to program evaluation.

Abstract

There are numerous books and other materials that provide in-depth analysis of evaluations, their designs, methods, combination of methods and techniques of analysis. But you don't have to be an expert in these topics to carry out a useful program evaluation. The 20-80 rule applies here—20 percent of the effort generates 80 percent of the results. It's better to do a simple evaluation than to do no evaluation at all. (And if you decide to bring in an evaluation consultant, make sure you're a smart consumer. Far too many program evaluations generate information that is either impractical or irrelevant—if the information is understood at all.)

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