2.2 Methodology

Evaluation Tasks

The following Evaluation Tasks are taken directly from the Proposal to conduct the Evaluation and follow–up workplan.

Project Planning, Management & Communication

Meet with Evaluation Management Team (Initial Meeting).

This meeting will be held in the Clarenville area and will discuss the methodology and negotiate and discuss any changes.

Meet with Evaluation Management Team (4 mtgs over the 57 weeks).

Each quarterly meeting will review the progress to date and significant milestones in the upcoming quarter as well as a substantive discussion on any issues arising around the evaluation.

Monthly Written Reports.

The monthly written reports will be 1–2 pages long and provided electronically to the Evaluation Management Committee. These reports will review the progress, obstacles and accomplishments of the preceding month.

Plan the Evaluation Strategy

Develop Research Tools.

The research tools will include the Interview questions for the Key Informants, the list of questions for the opening and closing focus groups with the CLNs, and the interview questions for the participants.

Incorporate feedback. The feedback from the Evaluation Management Team will be incorporated and the research tools adapted to arrive at a final draft of the research tools. (See Appendix for example of "Evaluation Map")

Primary Research with Stakeholders and CLNs

In person meeting with Community Learning Networks (2 per CLN ).

These focus group meetings will be held both in the summer of 2002 and the Spring of 2003, i.e. at the beginning and the end of the project. All will be held in person in the following locations

• Clarenville
• Port Hope Simpson
• Burgeo
• Baie Verte