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EVALUATION OF CIP EQUAL TRANSNATIONAL CO-OPERATION PRINCIPLE
CIP EQUAL Managing Authority in selected EU countries MA EU
Applicants 4 APP
3.4 Evaluation methodology
For the findings necessary to formulate conclusions and recommendations, such research and
evaluation methods were used so that the selected method would be able to find sources for the
answers to the given evaluation questions most effectively. The methods, the detailed description of
which we mention below, were aimed at the following target groups:
RESEARCH / EVALUATION
METHOD
ACRONYM
OF THE
METHOD
TARGET GROUP
Analysis of documents ANAL No target group
Questionnaire QUE All target groups
Evaluation visit VIS DP, DP EU, CLIENT
Evaluation of processes PROC NSS, NSS EU, MA, MA EU
Focus group FG MA, NSS
Continual (ongoing) evaluation CONT Evaluation team
Case study CASE DP, DP EU
Structured interview INT EC, POLIT, NSS, NSS EU, EXP
SWOT SWOT No target group
Each of the mentioned methods is characterised in details below. It is also described at each method, in
which way the respondents were chosen, however, it is valid in general that they were selected
according to the representativeness rule by means of quota selection.
3.4.1 Analysis of documents
A supporting method is concerned, the results of which served for the preparation of other evaluation
methods, as a direct input of the process evaluation. It played a role of a key method in fulfilment of
the tasks connected with topics 1 and 6. “Research from a table” is concerned (contrary to the field
methods). The list of the documents analysed is mentioned in Annex 8.9 and the findings from the
analysis of documents are mentioned then in special chapters.
3.4.2 Questionnaires
Two sets of questions came into existence and the questions were identified, which complement each
other, verify each other mutually, and above all serve for comparison between the individual groups.
The comments to the questionnaire had been made several times; the resulting form of the questions
was then translated from English into Czech, Polish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish and Dutch.
The questionnaires were distributed in the electronic form only, namely through a web application,
which enables safe and comfortable completion of the form and its anonymous sending on-line. The
data are stored directly into a database, which increases the efficiency of their further processing
significantly. The questionnaire was anonymous, but in order to be able to distinguish the target
groups addressed by the questionnaire, two identification questions were mentioned in the
introductory part of the questionnaire (country of origin and the type of the target group). The
established target groups were addressed by means of an e-mail and an information campaign with
accompanying information, which contained the www address, on which the questionnaire can be
completed, explained briefly the meaning of the questionnaire and of the whole evaluation, further it
contained the name of the contracting authority, an authorizing letter from MoLSA and the contact
data for case of inquiries. Letters in the above-mentioned languages were sent to the contacts
4 This group is a secondary one, it is not mentioned at the majority of activities in the tables to the individual
topics and tasks as a target group, it was addressed by means of a questionnaire and above all, some
recommendations for future management of the aid from the ESF are aimed at it.
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