Discussion:
Program Design: Planning and Decision making
1. What is the focus of the planning step?
2. What tools can you use to collect relevant data for decision making? What specific tool do you think would be most valuable to use and why?
3. What do you find most useful about that step in the planning process?
See the following reference:
Kettner, P. M., & Daley, J. M. (1988). Designing effective programs. Child welfare, 67(2), 99.