"Logic models are hypothesized descriptions of the chain of causes and effects leading to an outcome of interest..."
Introduction to program logic models, which are used to map out the inputs, activities, outputs, outcomes, and impacts of a program. Explains how to use logic models in program evaluation.
Program evaluation: An overview of program evaluation, including its purpose and importance in public administration.
Logic models: An introduction to logic models as a tool for program evaluation, including their basic components and structure.
Inputs: An exploration of the resources and investments required for programs, including staff, funding, and equipment.
Activities: A discussion of the specific actions taken by programs to achieve their desired outcomes.
Outputs: A description of the immediate or short-term results of program activities.
Outcomes: An analysis of the long-term impacts of programs on intended beneficiaries or target populations.
Indicators: The measurable signals that demonstrate progress toward achieving program goals and objectives.
Theory of change: An explanation of the underlying beliefs and assumptions that guide program design and implementation.
Performance measurement: An examination of the tools and techniques used to assess program effectiveness and efficiency.
Data collection: The methods used to gather information on program activities, outputs, and outcomes, including surveys, focus groups, and statistical analysis.
Data analysis: The process of interpreting and synthesizing data to identify patterns, trends, and relationships.
Reporting and dissemination: The communication of program evaluation results to stakeholders, including policymakers, funders, and program staff.
Continuous improvement: Strategies for using program evaluation findings to refine and strengthen program design and implementation.
"...logic models usually take form in a graphical depiction of the 'if-then' (causal) relationships between the various elements leading to the outcome."
"...it is also the theories, scientific evidences, assumptions and beliefs that support it and the various processes behind it."
"Logic models are used by planners, funders, managers, and evaluators of programs and interventions..."
"They are being employed as well by the health scientific community to organize and conduct literature reviews such as systematic reviews."
"...waste management, poultry inspection, business education, heart disease and stroke prevention."
"...their typical components and levels of complexity vary in literature..."
"Compare, for example, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation presentation of logic model, mainly aimed for evaluation..."
"...and the numerous types of logic models in the intervention mapping framework."
"Depending on the purpose of the logic model, elements depicted and the relationships between them are more or less detailed."
"...to plan, communicate, implement and evaluate [programs and interventions]."
"...to organize and conduct literature reviews such as systematic reviews."
"Since they are used in various contexts and for different purposes..."
"...they are employed by planners, funders, managers, and evaluators of programs and interventions to plan, communicate, implement, and evaluate them."
"They are being employed as well by the health scientific community to organize and conduct literature reviews such as systematic reviews."
"...e.g. waste management, poultry inspection, business education, heart disease and stroke prevention."
"It is also the theories, scientific evidences, assumptions, and beliefs that support it and the various processes behind it."
"Logic models are used by planners, funders, managers, and evaluators of programs and interventions..."
"Logic models usually take form in a graphical depiction of the 'if-then' (causal) relationships between the various elements leading to the outcome."
"...depending on the purpose of the logic model, elements depicted and the relationships between them is more or less detailed."