Evaluation of Applied Research

The following needs to be conducted in an evaluation plan……….Elaborate on each section. (The evaluation is being done on Covenant House NYC). You will want to utilize Bamberger’s Real World Evaluation or Patton’s Utilization Focused Evaluation or a combination of both is fine……
Evaluation Plan*
1. INTRODUCTION
a. Evaluation purpose
b. Stakeholders
2. DESCRIPTION OF WHAT WILL BE EVALUATED
a. Needs
b. Context
c. Targeted population
d. Stage of development
e. Resources/inputs
f. Activities
g. Outputs
h. Outcomes
i. Evaluation model or project theory (which is most appropriate for your project). Please include a diagram illustrating the model/theory.
3. EVALUATION DESIGN
a. Evaluation Questions
b. Stakeholder Needs
c. Evaluation Design
4. DATA COLLECTION
a. Data Collection Methods
b. Data Collection Method ? Evaluation Question Link
5. DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
a. Indicators and Standards
b. Analysis
c. Interpretation
6. COMMUNICATION AND REPORTING
a. Evaluation report use
b. Communication