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The Employment Support Initiatives Projects: A Participatory Approach to Evaluation

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
September 1985

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This article describes the key features of the evaluation of a welfare reform program, the Employment Support Initiatives Projects (ESIP), designed to improve employment for mothers receiving social assistance. The first section describes the scope of the initiatives, and the dilemmas posed for its evaluation by the variety of program models, caseload turnover, and confounds between policy initiatives. The second section outlines the major evaluation strategies, including the use of evaluability assessment and a developmental approach to ensure participation from the diverse groups involved in the evaluation. The third section briefly describes the results of the evaluation, and the major lessons for evaluation practice that emerged from this evaluation project.

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Cet article décit les principales caractéristiques de l'évaluation d'un programme de réforme dans le domaine du bien-être (Emoployment Support Initiative Projects) destiné à amélioter le processus d'emploi de mères recevant une assistance sociale. La première partie identifie la portée des initiatives de méme que les dilemmes que posent à l'évaluation la variété de modèles de programme et les incohérences dans les politiques concernant les initiatives. La deuxième section présente à grands traits les principales stratégies d'évaluation dont le jugement d'évaluabilité et l'approche développementale assurant la participation des différents groupes impliqués par l'évaluation. La troisième partie résume les résultats de l'évaluation et indique les principales leçons que ce projet apporte à la pratique de l'évaluation.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 4Number 2September 1985
Pages: 99 - 114

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Version of record online: 23 April 2009

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Arnold J. Love
Community Concern Associates
Stephen L. Hagarty
Community Concern Associates

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