Program evaluation

Tonia L. Gray; James T. Neill

doi:10.1017/CBO9781139192682.008

Program evaluation

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What gets measured gets done. If you don’t measure results, you can’t tell success from failure. If you can’t see success, you can’t reward it. If you can’t reward success, you’re probably rewarding failure. If you can’t see success, you can’t learn from it. If you can’t recognize failure, you can’t correct it. If you can demonstrate results, you can win public support. Osborne & Gaebler (1993) Focus questions What is program evaluation? Why evaluate programs? What are the main types of program evaluation? What are the main approaches to program evaluation? What steps are involved in program evaluation?

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Risk Management in the Outdoors: A Whole-of-Organisation Approach for Education, Sport and Recreation
Editors	Tracey Dickson
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Chapter	7
Pages	132-149
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Electronic)	9781139192682
ISBN (Print)	9780521152310
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139192682.008
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2011

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