Monitoring and Evaluation
From LearningHearts
What ever method you choose to monitor and/or evaluate a project it is imperative that the method is fit for purpose ie. it will give you the data that you need. A simple traffic light system indicates the status of different elements of the project which if reviewed regularly can be a very good tool for keeping on track. Other options can be qualitative via interviews e.g. anecdotal the village hall is very good for the village, or quantitative via questionnaires e.g. I score the village hall 5 out of 5 as it is very good for the village. Important lessons can be learnt for future projects at this stage although there is a tendency to assign little time to evaluation as people are moving on to an exciting new project or glad the existing one is over!
Support Materials
Monitoring & Evaluation techniques
Proving and Improving: a quality and impact toolkit for charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprise. Here,mission-driven organisations can explore practical ways to measure their impacts and demonstrate the quality of what they do and how they operate. Prove And Improve
The EU-project EDAM constructed a European framework for evaluating educational programs aiming to enhance social inclusion of vulnerable adults. The aim: Improve adult education courses and programs to enhance social inclusion! Their website (www.edam-evaluation.eu) offers a evaluation tools for trainers, program managers and all persons who are interested in evaluation and working on improvement in adult education. You will find new and innovative evaluation tools based on a scientific background.
