Program Evaluation Re-Imagined
Based on a real program evaluation conducted in 2004, this article attempts to challenge conventional notions of evaluation as an empirical assessment of discrete measurable outputs and focus instead on the vision or active spirit of a community program. Working towards creation of an open and acces...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:33f96a5dd6c7437295c82bfc50a8629c 2023-05-15T18:44:10+02:00 Program Evaluation Re-Imagined Michael Kim Zapf 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.22329/csw.v7i1.5780 https://doaj.org/article/33f96a5dd6c7437295c82bfc50a8629c EN eng University of Windsor https://ojs.uwindsor.ca/index.php/csw/article/view/5780 https://doaj.org/toc/1543-9372 doi:10.22329/csw.v7i1.5780 1543-9372 https://doaj.org/article/33f96a5dd6c7437295c82bfc50a8629c Critical Social Work, Vol 7, Iss 1 (2019) Social Sciences H article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.22329/csw.v7i1.5780 2022-12-31T01:21:31Z Based on a real program evaluation conducted in 2004, this article attempts to challenge conventional notions of evaluation as an empirical assessment of discrete measurable outputs and focus instead on the vision or active spirit of a community program. Working towards creation of an open and accessible community school to serve as a safe and trusted service centre for families at risk in downtown Whitehorse, Yukon, the Whole Child Project (WCP) has operated out of Whitehorse Elementary School since 2001. Encountering this program in its unique and isolated setting, and hearing first-hand accounts from the founders, participants, and community led the evaluator to a qualitative approach that allowed for expression of their vision and experiences through their stories – capturing the active spirit of the WCP rather than its objective benchmarks. This article explores the rationale, process, results, and impact of this re-imagined evaluation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Whitehorse Yukon Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Yukon Critical Social Work 7 1 |
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Based on a real program evaluation conducted in 2004, this article attempts to challenge conventional notions of evaluation as an empirical assessment of discrete measurable outputs and focus instead on the vision or active spirit of a community program. Working towards creation of an open and accessible community school to serve as a safe and trusted service centre for families at risk in downtown Whitehorse, Yukon, the Whole Child Project (WCP) has operated out of Whitehorse Elementary School since 2001. Encountering this program in its unique and isolated setting, and hearing first-hand accounts from the founders, participants, and community led the evaluator to a qualitative approach that allowed for expression of their vision and experiences through their stories – capturing the active spirit of the WCP rather than its objective benchmarks. This article explores the rationale, process, results, and impact of this re-imagined evaluation. |
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