FRHD 3070 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Needs Assessment, Economic Evaluation, Outhouse

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 3070
• Professor: John Dwyer

Document Summary

Purpose: basic: knowledge as an end in itself, applied: solve social problems. Theory: basic: develop theories and test them, applied: theory used instrumentally. Environment: basic: controlled environment, applied: open environment, politics. Validity: basic: internal, applied: internal and external. Initiation of research: basic: self-initiated, applied: clients. Significance: basic: statistical, applied: practical and statistical. Dissemination of results: basic: publications, applied: publications, reports not published. Systematic assessment of the operation and/or the outcomes of a program/policy, compared to a set of explicit/implicit standards, as a means of contributing to the improvement of the program/policy. Empowerment evaluation: fosters self-determination and self-evaluation: give someone a fish feed them for a day, teach them to fish and feed them for life . Utilization-focused evaluation: based on premise that evaluations should be judged by utility and actual use. Internal: hired by organization, works for organization, and does research for organization. Mid-course corrections: make improvements (corrections) half-way through. Grant requirements (only doing it for grant requirements)