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Hello. We are planning to evaluate the qualifications of social workers in the Standardized Care Need Assessment Mechanism for Elderly Services. May I ask about its admission and training system?

Norman Tai

5 May 2023

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I am totally unfamiliar with program evaluation, but our center hopes to further develop our service based on the results of the needs assessment of the targeted older adults. Hence, I wonder if anyone could kindly give me some suggestions to prepare myself for it?

I am totally unfamiliar with program evaluation, but our center hopes to further develop our service based on the results of the needs assessment of the targeted older adults. Hence, I wonder if a ...

Norman Tai

5 May 2023

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Regarding the qualification of outreaching teams for ethnic minorities, I wonder if the non-refoulment claimants could also apply for the services as well?

Wong Chi Ching

2 May 2023

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Hello. May I further ask what the services usually are, provided by the outreaching teams to ethnic minorities in Hong Kong?

Wong Chi Ching

2 May 2023

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Hi, friend. We are planning a program evaluation on the service effects provided by the outreaching teams for ethnic minorities in Hong Kong. Could anyone please help me to figure out what the service goals of these teams are?

Hi, friend. We are planning a program evaluation on the service effects provided by the outreaching teams for ethnic minorities in Hong Kong. Could anyone please help me to figure out what the ser ...

Mak Ho Cheung

2 May 2023

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Hi. Now I understand that the improvement focus is important in any kind of evaluation, but I still hope to know more about it. For example, is there any difference between formative evaluation and summative evaluation? It seems that the formative evaluation should put more emphasis on improvement focus to improve the program, is that true?

Hi. Now I understand that the improvement focus is important in any kind of evaluation, but I still hope to know more about it. For example, is there any difference between formative evaluation an ...

Mak Ho Cheung

2 May 2023

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Hi, I don’t get the concept “improvement focus”. Others told me that it is one of the general areas that program evaluators need to consider. Could anyone kindly help me with its meaning?

Alice Kwan

2 May 2023

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May I further ask why evaluators should learn about all stakeholders before evaluation? It seems quite unrealistic to understand everyone’s intention.

Alice Kwan

2 May 2023

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I understand that service providers should be involved in the program evaluation, but they might give answers based on their own thoughts, which could be quite different from service users. Hence, I wonder if their subjective answers would affect the objectivity of our program evaluation?

I understand that service providers should be involved in the program evaluation, but they might give answers based on their own thoughts, which could be quite different from service users. Hence, ...

Katie Cheung

2 May 2023

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Do you think the online survey is a good idea to collect data from grandparents? Given the prohibition on group gathering policy during the epidemic, we plan to send out the evaluation questionnaire through Internet, to avoid face-to-face contact.

Do you think the online survey is a good idea to collect data from grandparents? Given the prohibition on group gathering policy during the epidemic, we plan to send out the evaluation questionnai ...

Katie Cheung

2 May 2023

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Hello. Our organization is preparing for an evaluation of the Project on Child Care Training for Grandparents in Hong Kong. As you may be aware that in most families of China, grandparents are taking care of children, instead of young parents. And they are very likely to meet lots of challenges in getting updated childcare knowledge and skills. Could anyone kindly give me a clue about who could be included as the participants of our evaluation?

Hello. Our organization is preparing for an evaluation of the Project on Child Care Training for Grandparents in Hong Kong. As you may be aware that in most families of China, grandparents are tak ...

Tracy Kwan

2 May 2023

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I have heard about the upcoming International Conference on ‘Program Evaluation and Social Impact Assessment’. It sounds very helpful for me to get a deep understanding of how to conduct a program evaluation independently. I just wonder where I could get the access?

I have heard about the upcoming International Conference on ‘Program Evaluation and Social Impact Assessment’. It sounds very helpful for me to get a deep understanding of how to conduct a program ...

Tracy Kwan

2 May 2023

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