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Cím:	Information collection
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Állomány:	Közösségfejlesztési partnerségépítés Közép-Kelet Európában
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Too often, information gathered for the purposes of evaluation ends up being filed away and forgotten about with the result that that no-one is any the wiser and all the effort that has gone into gathering the information is wasted.

Analysis involves considering and making sense of the range of information gathered in order both to clearly establish the extent to which objectives have been reached and to highlight achievements, issues and difficulties that need to be considered.

The starting point then is to look at what information you already have, and to consider how it can be used in this evaluation process. You may well find that you have a mass of

information that will be very useful which you are either using

for other purposes, or that you have been collecting and not making much use of so far….…. then you will be able to see where there are gaps, which will lead you into thinking about what information you do need.….…then you can develop a plan for acquiring it.

Planning to obtain additional information can be broken down into;-

• How to get it (e.g. can we add another question, box onto an existing system we use)
• Who will get it ( this may depend on who can easily get this information- who comes into contact with the people you want information from)
• Who will analyse it (will it be one or two people, or will the team be involved in making sense of the information gathered)?
• Timescale (this involves both how long will it take you to get this information, and over what period of time do you want the information to relate to?)

The methods used in evaluation are often the same as those used in health and community based research and needs analysis.

Methods may include:

• Desk Research: all evaluations are going to need time spent on looking at your paperwork you generate e.g. action plans and work programmes, minutes of meetings, reviews and reports and other relevant material.
• Questionnaire Surveys: could be used to get evidence of community satisfaction with a service. It’s best to use closed questions (i.e. tick box’s / yes-no answers) if you want to survey a lot of people, or ask a lot of questions. Open questions are better for getting more detailed information but can take longer to do and a lot more time to analyse.
• In-depth Interviews: it is usually best to limit the number of these to those whose involvement with the
• project gives them particular insights or valuable experience.
• Case Studies: the use of ‘typical’ examples looked at and described in detail to provide in-depth information e.g. looking at the situation and experience of three families who have received debt counselling advice.
• Small Groups: getting small groups of people who are broadly similar (e.g. they are all single parents with young children) to get into a discussion in relation to relevant evaluation questions. Round tables use similar techniques but bring together people from different perspectives (e.g. teenage parents, teachers, health visitors).

You will need to develop a clear action plan for gathering and analysing evaluation information in order to explore your key evaluation questions.

EVALUATION ACTION PLAN PROFORMA

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Evaluation question	Existing information	Additional information required	Method for gathering information	Who will take responsibility	Timescale

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