Developing the Program Evaluation Framework for Investment Agriculture Foundation of British Columbia

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dc.contributor.authorAli, Zulfiqar
dc.contributor.supervisorSpeers, Kimberly
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-27T17:30:07Z
dc.date.available2022-09-27T17:30:07Z
dc.date.copyright2022en_US
dc.date.issued2022-09-27
dc.degree.departmentSchool of Public Administrationen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Public Administration M.P.A.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis aimed to gain an in-depth understanding of effective program evaluation frameworks, particularly in the agriculture sector. Specifically, the analysis was focused on assessing monitoring and evaluation of public and private sector projects to assist the British Columbia Investment Agriculture Foundation (IAF), the client for this thesis, in identifying smart practices as a way to support constant improvement in their organization. This research involved conducting a literature review of the most recent and relevant literature on program evaluation, particularly works that related to nonprofit organizations in the agriculture sector, interviewing IAF staff, developing a jurisdictional scan of program evaluation frameworks in the Netherlands and New Zealand, and conducting a review of existing IAF evaluation documents to identify and discuss key themes for an effective program evaluation framework and provide examples of smart evaluation practices that may be adapted by IAF. The recommendations include integrating formative and summative evaluation practices, developing targeted programs with well-defined key performance indicators (where possible), and capitalizing on data visualization software for monitoring and reporting on project goals in real-time.en_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/14271
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectProgram evaluationen_US
dc.subjectagri-sector program evaluationen_US
dc.subjectevaluation frameworksen_US
dc.subjectsmart evaluation practicesen_US
dc.titleDeveloping the Program Evaluation Framework for Investment Agriculture Foundation of British Columbiaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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