PROGRAM EVALUATION PROPOSAL

Create a program evaluation proposal for a program that is under development or an area of
unmet need relevant to the current needs of a selected community, agency, or organization.
Students will come up with a practical evidence-based evaluation research model (for example,
pre-test and post-test evaluation or post-test customer satisfaction survey, etc.) that could be
useful in a specific known real-world setting. It is expected that students will integrate and apply
program evaluation concepts covered in class and course readings. This assignment consists of a
program evaluation proposal that includes the following sections: (1) formulation of a specific
social issue facing clients or individuals in students’ selected community, an agency, or
organization; (2) development of a client-centered program model (logic model) designed to
address the specified social issues using existing evidence-based practices (this could be an
existing program at their field placement, a modification of an existing program or a program
under development); and (3) apply research concepts and methods to evaluate the impact of the
program on specified client outcomes. Students are expected to work on an evaluation that is
relevant to the field of social work.
The assignment should be structured as indicated below:
Executive summary (1 page)
o Provide an overview of the purpose of your evaluation.
o Present key evaluation questions
o Discuss the research utilized or proposed to conduct your evaluation
Social issue problem formulation (1-2 pages)
Area should introduce the social issue chosen by integrating research and literature along
with relevant stats about the social problem. For example, if I was proposing an
evaluation regarding teenage pregnancy. I will introduce the social issue of teen
pregnancy, discuss the historical context of teen pregnancy, discuss why it is considered a
social problem, discuss the stats from a national standpoint, state standpoint, and lastly
local.
Organizational Background (or background statement) (2-3 pages)
o Provide an overview of the agency that you are evaluating or the agency that you
plan to evaluate. It should include historical context relative to the social problem
as well as a discussion of the agency’s proposed goals, mission, and purpose.
Also considered how the agency has or has not addressed the social issue(s) in
relation to their goals, mission and purpose.
Goals and Objectives (1 page)
o Discuss and list your intended goals and objectives relative to the evaluation
proposal. What do you intend to accomplish short-term, mid-term, and longterm?