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Evaluation of Career Planning Services

Evaluation of Career Planning Services. Chapter 15. Why Evaluation Is Important. Determine if participants are reaching the predetermined objectives Improve services Provide accountability Determine whether outcomes are worth expenditures. Types of Evaluation.

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Evaluation of Career Planning Services

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  1. Evaluation of Career Planning Services Chapter 15

  2. Why Evaluation Is Important • Determine if participants are reaching the predetermined objectives • Improve services • Provide accountability • Determine whether outcomes are worth expenditures

  3. Types of Evaluation • Formative - purpose is to improve an ongoing program • Summative - purpose is to determine whether to retain a program

  4. Steps in Planning Evaluation • Decide whether to do formative, summative, or both • Identify the specified attitudes or behaviors to be evaluated • Identify the sources of the evaluation data • Determine how and when to collect data • Determine how the data will be analyzed

  5. Stakeholders • A stakeholder is any person or entity who is affected by a program of services. • Stakeholders must be considered when planning evaluation. • Different stakeholders may desire different kinds of feedback (evaluative data).

  6. Types of Data • Qualitative - measures the perceived value of the services and the extent to which measurable objectives have been reached - in ways other than numbers • Quantitative - collects and reports numbers

  7. Benchmarks for Evaluation • Outcomes must be compared to a desired standard, such as the following: • Goals of individual clients (one-to-one counseling) • Measurable objectives • National Career Development Guidelines • State or local guidelines • Theory

  8. Methods of Evaluation • Questionnaires • Interviews • Formal instruments • Follow-up studies

  9. Using the Results of Evaluation • To determine if services met the needs of the participants • To improve the services • To provide feedback to stakeholders • To determine if outcomes were worth the expenditures

  10. Roadblocks to Evaluation • Staff has fear of negative results and possible consequences. • Guidance services are often non-systematic, not lending themselves to evaluation. • Some counselors believe that their work cannot be quantified and evaluated. • Time is always insufficient, so evaluation is given low priority.

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