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Published by the authority of the Minister of Health & Welfare Canada May 1996
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Acknowledgements

The following people contributed their time, energy and creative thinking towards the production of this Guide.

Yolande Samson
Michel Boyer
Tina DeRita-Oliveira
Dina Juras
John Stinson
Penny Mosmann
Brenda Simpson
Lillian Baaske
Carole Legge
Moffatt Clarke
Barbara Brady
Denise Annett
Carol MacLeod
Pat Corbett
Des O'Flaherty

We would also like to thank the many other Health Canada program staff involved in reviewing this Guide during its various stages of development.

Special thanks go to the writers of this Guide, Donna Denham and Joan Gillespie, of Denham Gillespie Associates, who were instrumental in the design and development of this document.

Chapter	1.	Introducing the Guide
	1.1	Why evaluate?
	1.2	Getting started
	1.3	A note on terminology
Chapter	2.	Evaluation for Learning
	2.1	Participatory evaluation
	2.2	Putting participatory evaluation into practice
	2.3	Activity: Introducing a participatory approach to evaluation
	2.4	Handout: Principles of a participatory approach to evaluation
Chapter	3.	A Framework for Project Evaluation
	3.1	The five key evaluation questions
	3.2	The five evaluation process steps
	3.3	Tools for using the evaluation framework
	3.4	A framework for project evaluation
Chapter	4.	Defining Project Work
	4.1	Developing project goals and objectives
	4.2	Writing Project Objectives
	4.3	Activity: Writing Effective Project Objectives
	4.4	Role of the outside evaluator
	4.5	Points to remember
Chapter	5.	Developing Success Indicators
	5.1	Purpose of success indicators and their measures
	5.2	The process of developing success indicators and their measures
	5.3	Activity: Defining success indicators
	5.4	Success indicators for project activity types
Chapter	6.	Collecting Evaluation Data
	6.1	Determining information collection needs
	6.2	Information collection tools
	6.3	Sample evaluation tools
Chapter	7.	Analysing and Interpreting Data
	7.1	Analysing project evaluation information
	7.2	Preparing useful evaluation reports
	7.3	Activity: Analysing and interpreting data
Chapter	8.	Using Evaluation Results
	8.1	Using evaluation results
Chapter	9.	Putting It Together
Appendices
	1.	Definitions of evaluation terms
	2.	Annotated bibliography of evaluation resources
	3.	Framework worksheet for the five key evaluation questions and examples of developing the questions by project activity type
	4.	Framework worksheet for success indicators and examples of developing the indicators by project activity type
	5.	Success indicators of increased public participation and strengthened community groups
	6.	Reaction sheet for evaluation workshop
	7.	Guided telephone interview - Community Resource Handbook for Women with Breast Cancer
	8.	Focus group interview guide - Child Safety Awareness Program
	9.	Guidelines for keeping a project diary - Child Safety Awareness Program
	10.	Mail-out questionnaire - Advisory Committee, Health and Disabled Women's Project
	11.	Mail-out questionnaire - Health Care Providers, Health and Disabled Women's Project
	12.	We Want Your Feedback

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	Last Updated: 2002-11-29		Important Notices

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