A Multi-Dimensional Program Evaluation Model

Considerations of Cost-Effectiveness, Equity, Quality, and Sustainability

Authors

  • William A. Reinke John Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health Baltimore, Maryland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3138/cjpe.14.008

Abstract

Program evaluation has become increasingly multi-dimensional to include considerations of cost-effectiveness, equity, quality, satisfaction, and sustainability. The various aspects are interrelated but not necessarily mutually compatible. For example, services rendered cost-effectively to an easy-to-reach urban population are not likely to be distributed equitably. The consequent trade-offs cannot be assessed objectively unless measures of equity, quality, and sustainability are made as explicit as indicators of cost and coverage. This article presents an algorithm for integrating the evaluative considerations and offers suggestions for refining the system of measurement and analysis.

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Published

1999-09-01

How to Cite

Reinke, W. A. (1999). A Multi-Dimensional Program Evaluation Model: Considerations of Cost-Effectiveness, Equity, Quality, and Sustainability. Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, 14(2), 145–160. https://doi.org/10.3138/cjpe.14.008

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 2 (1999): Fall

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Copyright (c) 1999 William A. Reinke

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