Section 5 – Self Study Questions

SELF STUDY Q5.1

Think about the evidence you want to gather directly from people.
What are the key ways you will be planning to ensure you meet basic ethical guidelines in your evidence collection journey?

SELF STUDY Q5.2

Think about your available resources along the various resource dimensions as you consider planning your peer program evaluation:

• Is there internal funding that can be devoted to this project? If yes, what amount?
• Are there external bodies that may be willing to provide funding for this project? If yes, what amount?
• Can you afford to hire new team members, or are existing staff able to do the project?
• Is there a computer (and software) available for data entry and data analysis?
• Is there printing and scanning facilities available (if required)?
• Has anyone involved on the project done this type of project before? If yes, in what capacity?
• Has anyone involved on the project worked on a computer before doing similar work?
• Do you have access to expert “consultants,” who can provide advice on your project?
• How much time will each person have available to devote to this project? How regularly?
• If existing team members are doing the project, how much time will they have to devote to this each week?

SELF STUDY Q5.3

Name two sources of secondary data that may be relevant in your evidence gathering process?

Name two sources of primary data that may be relevant in your evidence gathering process?

SELF STUDY Q5.4

In what situations/scenarios would you use an interview to collect evidence rather than a survey?

SELF STUDY Q5.5

Surveys are popular for evaluations in the peer support space. Identify three key considerations if you were to develop a survey for your peer group members to explore the reasons they attend the group?

SELF STUDY Q5.6

Describe one example of a creative strategy for evidence collection that could be used to explore the reasons your peer group members attend their peer group.

SELF STUDY Q5.7

Identify five important considerations when deciding how we can ensure we collect only ‘good’ information throughout our evaluation journey?

SELF STUDY Q5.8

Using your answers to Questions 4.6 and 4.7, complete the first two columns of this table. Next use the examples in the table above and your learnings from this package to complete the table columns (Indicators, Evidence Collection Strategy and Tools & Frequency).