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Framework model
As with the model for project evaluation, the framework model for program evaluation makes a distinction between three dimensions (cf. evaluationsnetz, 2007; Grund, Grote & Windlinger, 2003; Kirkpatrick, 1994; Schenkel, 2000):
- The evaluation process (green) describes the stages of evaluation from evaluation planning to communicating results.
- The program process (blue) structures the different phases of a program from planning to integration of results.
- The evaluation levels (pink) help to focus on the question which the evaluation is to answer.
The three dimensions are interrelated:
- Program process – evaluation levels (double arrows): In certain phases of the program, different issues may arise for the evaluation. For example, at the end of the planning phase, the program concept may be the focus of the evaluation, or, after the integration phase, the lasting effect could be studied. Dotted-line arrows mean that the planning of the evaluation can (or should!) be started at an early phase, even if it relates to a 'higher' evaluation level. The arrows point in both directions, which means that the results of the evaluation can be incorporated into the program process.
- Evaluation and program process should be coordinated (red arrow). Plan the evaluation early enough; do not wait until the end of the program. This means optimum coordination can be ensured between the progress of the program and the evaluation or its results.
- Evaluation process – evaluation levels (simgle arrows): The phases of evaluation are always processed, irrespective of the level(s) to which the evaluation relates and when it is carried out during the course of the program. Here too, the arrows point in both directions: The results of an evaluation step can flow into the evaluation process.
