Evaluation 101 Clinic: Collecting Actionable Program Data
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Do you have a question you would like to answer about your programs but are unsure how to collect the data you need? Complete this two-hour, hands-on, interactive clinic to learn about collecting data for park and recreation program evaluation. Leave this course with a deeper understanding of a variety of options for data collection and best practices on how to collect data effectively. Using a program from your agency for context, you will design a data collection tool and grow the knowledge and confidence to use the tool to collect useful data for your park and recreation programs.
During the clinic, read and listen to topical information, participate in thought and application exercises, engage in small and large group discussions and share-outs, and join in the feedback exchange between peers and instructors. Activities will walk through course topics such as choosing the right data collection method(s) for program evaluation, designing effective surveys and/or interview/focus groups, recruiting participants, and overcoming common data collection challenges. After participating, maintain access to all materials reviewed and created during the session to use when collecting in the field. Please note that because this is an interactive session, it will not be available on-demand after the scheduled event.
By the end of this event, learners will have:
- Selected the data collection method(s) most applicable to their program.
- Created a draft data collection tool.
- Drafted a data collection plan that includes the who, what, where, when, why and how they will collect and analyze their program evaluation data.
Austin Barrett, PhD (he/him)
Evaluation Manager
National Recreation and Park Association
Austin Barrett (he/him) is an Evaluation Manager with the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA). Austin joined NRPA in 2021 and works to evaluate the impact of NRPA-facilitated grants and Association-wide activities. Prior to joining NRPA, he served for 3.5 years as a Data Analyst and System Administrator working to address homelessness in the Upstate of South Carolina. In 2017, Austin completed his Ph.D. in Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management at The Pennsylvania State University. Before that, he worked as a Wilderness Ranger for the US Forest Service and an Interpretation Ranger with the National Park Service.
Dianne Palladino, PhD (she/her)
Director of Evaluation
National Recreation and Park Association
Dianne Palladino (she/her) is NRPA’s Director of Evaluation. Dianne oversees evaluation activities and strategy at NRPA, and she is dedicated to developing training and resources for park and recreation professionals that will assist with effective, low-cost evaluation efforts in the field. Dianne has over 17 years of research and/or evaluation experience and leadership and additional experience in several diverse fields. She holds undergraduate degrees from Clarkson University and Georgia Institute of Technology, and she earned her Ph.D. at Carnegie Mellon University.
Jennifer Ward (she/her)
Evaluation Manager
National Recreation and Park Association
Jennifer Ward (she/her/hers) is an evaluation manager with NRPA. She is passionate about participatory evaluation and brings significant experience with qualitative data collection and analysis. Her background is in the disability field, focusing on inclusive community recreation. She completed her bachelor’s degree in Psychology and her master’s degree in Program Evaluation and is currently completing her Ph.D. in Human Development.
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