One Way to Reduce Fear and Resistance to Evaluation Activities

question 4

Multiple Choice

One way to reduce fear and resistance to evaluation activities is to reassure staff that

• A) the larger community will be better off knowing when a program is ineffective.
• B) program participants (i.e. the clients) have a right to know how effective the program is.
• C) documenting success would increase the organization's commitment to the program.
• D) less that half of outcome evaluations result in the curtailment of a program.

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