Week 11 - Qualitative Design Methods for Program Evaluation

Program Evaluation Design Qualitative Designs and Applications Jacob Campbell, LICSW Heritage University Spring 2020 SOWK 460

Benefits of a Qualitative Approach Closely related to clinical practices (Kapp &amp; Anderson, 2010)

Benefits of a Qualitative Approach Opportunity for Clients to tell their stories (Kapp &amp; Anderson, 2010)

Qualitative Designs Open-Ended Interviews Observations Focus Group Interviews Field Notes

Qualitative Designs Observations Insights not obtained through an interview Can learn more from observation vs interview Systematized by have a form or guiding questions (Kapp &amp; Anderson, 2010)

Qualitative Designs Focus Group Interviews https://docs.google.com/document/d/ 1WDXv5LIZ73Qib8mXzue9n4uXlaFYnIpZ2rTwGB5Hwg/edit?usp=sharing (Kapp &amp; Anderson, 2010)

Record critical events and information that comes up through processes (Kapp &amp; Anderson, 2010) v i t a t i l a u Q s n g i s e eD (Kapp &amp; Anderson, 2010)

How would we write up and share information created in our focus group interview?

Program Evaluation Break Out Groups