Defining the Benefits, Outputs, and Knowledge Elements of Program Evaluation

Authors

  • Rochelle Zorzi Zorzi & Associates, Toronto, Ontario
  • Burt Perrin Independent Consultant Vissec, France
  • Martha McGuire Cathexis Consulting, Inc., Toronto, Ontario
  • Bud Long Bud Long and Associates Inc., Bowen Island, British Columbia
  • Linda Lee Proactive Information Services, Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3138/cjpe.0017.008

Abstract

The Canadian Evaluation Society (CES) has undertaken a project to explore the benefits that can be attributed to program evaluation, the outputs necessary to achieve those benefits, and the knowledge and skills needed to produce the outputs. Benefits, outputs, and knowledge elements were articulated and confirmed through a number of consultations with CES members and the international evaluation community. The consultation process was also successful in encouraging dialogue about the nature of evaluation and in raising considerations about the definition and promotion of program evaluation. The findings of the project can be used by the CES, and indeed by other evaluation organizations, to support their advocacy and professional development initiatives, and by individual evaluators to guide their own professional development and evaluation practice.

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Published

2003-01-21

How to Cite

Zorzi, R., Perrin, B., McGuire, M., Long, B., & Lee, L. (2003). Defining the Benefits, Outputs, and Knowledge Elements of Program Evaluation. Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, 17(3), 143–150. https://doi.org/10.3138/cjpe.0017.008

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 3 (2003): Special Issue

Section

Research and Practice Notes

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Copyright (c) 2003 Rochelle Zorzi, Burt Perrin, Martha McGuire, Bud Long, Linda Lee

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