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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 4

SECTION 1: POLICY EVALUATION AND POLICY ANALYSIS .................................. 5

Practical Examples ..................................................................................................... 7

SECTION 2: THE CONTROL PROCESS IN PUBLIC POLICY IMPLEMENTATION .. 8

Practical Example: Employment Equity Act .............................................................. 11

3. Necessity for Public Policy Evaluation.................................................................. 11

3.1 Introduction to the Importance of Evaluation in Public Policy ............................. 11

3.2 Evaluation as a Mechanism for Managing Uncertainty and Complexity ............. 12

3.3 Evaluation as a Support for Decision-Making, Policy Adjustments and
Accountability ........................................................................................................... 13

3.4 Evaluation as a Tool for Clarifying Values, Redefining Objectives and Ensuring
Social Relevance ..................................................................................................... 14

3.5 Example: The Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act (1996) and the
Consequences of Insufficient Evaluation Data ......................................................... 14

4. The Evaluation Process ....................................................................................... 15

4.1 Introduction to the Stages of Evaluation ............................................................. 15

4.2 Stage One: Determining the Decision-Makers’ Needs ....................................... 16

4.3 Stage Two: Designing the Evaluation Plan ......................................................... 17

4.4 Stage Three: Implementation – Data Collection, Synthesis and Analysis .......... 17

4.5 Stage Four: Reporting the Findings.................................................................... 18

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4.6 Stage Five: Dissemination to Stakeholders ........................................................ 18

4.7 Practical Example: Evaluation of the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act.. 19

5. Criteria for Improving Policy Evaluation ................................................................ 19

5.1 Introduction: The Need for Quality Standards in Evaluation ............................... 19

5.2 Overview of the Key Evaluation Criteria ............................................................. 20

5.3 Detailed Discussion: The Importance of Timeliness as a Criterion ..................... 21

5.4 Application of Timeliness: Example from the Termination of Pregnancy Act ....... 21

5.5 Broader Implications of Applying Evaluation Criteria .......................................... 22

Conclusion ............................................................................................................... 22

List of References .................................................................................................... 23




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