Demonstrating Tools for Supporting Programs Along Different Stages of the Evaluation Life Cycle Propensity score matching
Session Overview Peter Lovegrove Valerie Ehrlich: Leith Lombas Introduction Life cycle stages Valerie Ehrlich: Beginning the conversation Logic models Leith Lombas Effective logic models Stacey Houston Questions, analysis across life cycle
Introduction: What is the Evaluation Life Cycle? When is chasing the gold standard always best? How to get started? Varying evaluation capacity, needs/goals, responsiveness Different definitions of program success
Session Goals Tools to spark conversations/ideas, mobilize evaluation Begin a conversation, engage and frame evaluation Develop logic model Questions, analyses, for different stages of program development
Evaluation Life Cycle