Template for Policy Evaluation Plan
Group Components (I-IV)
- Nomination/description of the existing policy to be evaluated
- Description of the surrounding policy context; why is this issue of public importance?
- Description of the key stakeholders involved
- Identification/description of the values, principles and assumptions underpinning the policy
Individual Components (V-XII)
- Brief statement of the purpose of the policy evaluation (e.g., developmental, impact, prospective/retrospective, etc.)
- Description of the conceptual approach to be taken and a rationale for its appropriateness (i.e., choose a conceptual approach to policy evaluation and provide a rationale for its appropriateness given the policy you have chosen);
- List of the policy evaluation questions to be addressed/answered, and why these are appropriate given the evaluation’s purpose and conceptual approach;
- Description of the evaluation participants (e.g., key informants) and/or sources of evidence to be used in the evaluation;
- Description of the data gathering methods to be used in collecting information that will inform the evaluation (e.g., interviews, focus groups, surveys, document analysis, etc.)
- Description of strategies to enhance the use of evaluation findings; Template for Policy Evaluation Plan
- Discussion of what standards you would use to guide the design and conduct of the evaluation, and how you would determine the extent to which these had been met;
- Description/explanation of the policy evaluation’s timeline and budget.