Checklist for Methods Appropriate to Evaluate Research

☑ Have you determined if you will be conducting outcome or process evaluation?

 If process oriented:

-  Have you determined if you will be exploring the perspectives of the providers, the recipients of the wider community?

-  Have you thought through the pros and cons of interviews, focus groups, and small scale surveying?

 If outcome-oriented:

-  Have you determined if you will be exploring the perspectives of the providers, the recipients of the wider community?

  • Have you thought through the pros and cons of interviews, document analysis, focus groups, and small-scale surveying?
  • Can you pull off an experimental/quasi-experimental comparison?

☑ Can you find a matched control group?

 Is baseline data available?