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#2 - Evaluation Options with Vulnerable Populations
A full-day, intermediate workshop facilitated
by:
Martha McGuire & Rochelle Zorzi, Cathexis Consulting Inc., Toronto
ON
There are many challenges, including ethical issues, in conducting evaluations
of programs serving vulnerable populations. Some evaluation designs work
better than others, particularly when determining attribution is important.
This workshop is intended for those who do evaluations as well as those
with primary responsibility for overseeing evaluations involving vulnerable
populations. It will address several questions. What is the role and importance
of evaluability assessments in evaluations with vulnerable populations?
What options exist for addressing ethical issues? What factors are considered
in selecting the most appropriate design? Application of design development
will take place in small groups using case studies. Participants will
be provided with background information on a program, given some parameters
that would be included in the evaluation terms of reference and asked
to develop an outline for an appropriate design. By the end of this workshop,
participants will have a clearer understanding of the issues that must
be considered in and the design options for conducting evaluations with
vulnerable populations.
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