Hey. It is said that a specific data coordinator should exist for conducting program evaluation. I wonder if it is really necessary…

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Good question! Data management is a very important aspect of evaluation. Ideally, a specific staff member should be charged with the responsibility of coordinating all data management activities of the center. The duties of the data coordinator include:
• supervision/monitoring of the data collection process (administering of forms and questionnaires)
• proper storage and retrieval of collected data
• transfer of information (data) to a central database, e.g., a computer file
• analysis of data.