Monitoring and evaluation activities are important in order to know how well you are meeting your goals. This is important for improving your programme’s activities or content, and also for reporting your progress to your funders and supporters. This type of research has varied methods and tools such as those listed below.
Data Collection Methods:
- Questionnaires
- Surveys
- Observation
- Interviews
Data Collection Tools:
- Risk assessment surveys
- Pre and post evaluation form
- Pre walk survey
Ethics & Confidentiality:
When conducting research with participants, professional, institutional and, where applicable, government standards need to be met. Ethical standards help protect research participants’ rights and ensure the data we collect is valid and reliable.
For the NPSC these can include:
- Voluntary participation
- Informed consent
- Respect, confidentiality and anonymity/privacy
- The potential for harm
- Communicating the results accurately and with clarity
- Credit all sources, respect intellectual property rights.
