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Program evaluation is a systematic method for collecting, analyzing, and using information to answer questions about projects, policies and programs, particularly about their effectiveness (whether they do what they are intended to do) and efficiency (whether they are good value for money).
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| Program evaluation | is a | systematic method for collecting | 0.90 | text |
| public policy | instance of | as well as political science subfields | 0.80 | text |
| public administration who have studied a similar methodology known as policy analysis | instance of | as well as political science subfields | 0.80 | text |
| questionnaires | instance of | instruments which are traditionally used to collect data | 0.80 | text |
| semi-structured interviews need to be sensitive to differences in culture | instance of | instruments which are traditionally used to collect data | 0.80 | text |
| if they were originally developed in a different cultural context | instance of | instruments which are traditionally used to collect data | 0.80 | text |
| back-translation may aid the evaluator but may not result in perfect transference of meaning | instance of | and uses of techniques | 0.80 | text |
| needs assessment | instance of | The positivist approach includes evaluation dimensions | 0.80 | text |
| assessment of program theory | instance of | The positivist approach includes evaluation dimensions | 0.80 | text |
| assessment of program process | instance of | The positivist approach includes evaluation dimensions | 0.80 | text |
| impact assessment | instance of | The positivist approach includes evaluation dimensions | 0.80 | text |
| efficiency assessment | instance of | The positivist approach includes evaluation dimensions | 0.80 | text |
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