Assignment:
You will conduct a program evaluation. You are to select a nonprofit or public program you know well or can obtain the needed information about to use for the project. You will assume the position of program evaluator and use information about the program to conduct an evaluation. As a comprehensive evaluation needs to be conducted in a five-week time frame a small to medium program should be selected for which the needed program information can be obtained.
For the evaluation, you will:
Select a nonprofit or public program for evaluation and get approval from the instructor prior to proceeding
Discuss the organization's history, mission statement, and programs
Provide detailed information about the specific program selected for evaluation
Identify the major stakeholders for the selected program
Identify the type of program evaluation to be conducted and discuss why
Identify potential ethical issues related to the program evaluation process and propose strategies to address the issues
Identify the evaluation criteria that will be used
Design the evaluation methodology including identifying data sources, methods to collect data, and data analyses
Predict the evaluation results and develop findings
Discuss how the findings will be presented to stakeholders and stakeholders' likely reactions to the findings
Discuss strategies to encourage utilization of findings
Discuss learning cultures and how to facilitate the development of a learning culture
Complete the following:
Select a program to evaluate.
Once you obtain approval, discuss the organization's history, mission statement, and programs. Provide a more detailed description of the specific program that will be evaluated. Identify the program's major stakeholders. Finally, identify the type of program evaluation that will be conducted and provide a rationale for why.
Submission Details:
Submit your assignment in a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document.
The Program to be evaluated is the Georgia School Punishment system.