Linking Management and Evaluation: Project Schedules as Program Models

Autor/in	Morell, Jonathan A.
Titel	Linking Management and Evaluation: Project Schedules as Program Models
Quelle	In: American Journal of Evaluation, 40 (2019) 4, S.472-489 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1098-2140
DOI	10.1177/1098214018784198
Schlagwörter	Scheduling; Program Administration; Models; Logical Thinking; Evaluation Methods; Data Collection; Program Evaluation; Program Implementation; Critical Incidents Method; Occupational Safety and Health; Peer Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Disposition; Analogiemodell; Data capture; Datensammlung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Occupational safety; Arbeitssicherheit; Peer-Beziehungen
Abstract	Project schedules are logic models that focus on the timing of program activities. Value derives from the fact that schedule changes are not random. Why they occur, and how long they last, can reveal information that would not be easily revealed with other approaches to evaluation. Also, using project schedules as logic models forges a strong link between evaluation and program management. This article addresses three questions: How do models function in research? What makes project schedules a form of logic model? and How can evaluation data be gleaned from schedules? When using implementation schedules as a logic model, two guidelines must be observed. First, data collection must take place at regular intervals rather than be synchronized to program activities. Second, contact with stakeholders must respect their time commitments. The methodology will be illustrated with a case example from evaluating a "Peer to Peer" program to minimize unsafe electronic device use. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01