The state of practice in Canada in measuring career service impact: a CRWG report

As a first step in developing an evaluation framework for measuring the outcomes of career development intervention, the Canadian Research Working Group for Evidence-Based Practice in Career Development (CRWG) undertook a research project focused on the state of evaluation practices in career development services in Canada. Practitioners, agencies, policy makers and employers were surveyed and interviewed on the importance of evaluation, the extent of evaluation practices, the types of outcomes identified and/or reported and the types of outcomes desired but not reported. This research...  [+] Show more

As a first step in developing an evaluation framework for measuring the outcomes of career development intervention, the Canadian Research Working Group for Evidence-Based Practice in Career Development (CRWG) undertook a research project focused on the state of evaluation practices in career development services in Canada. Practitioners, agencies, policy makers and employers were surveyed and interviewed on the importance of evaluation, the extent of evaluation practices, the types of outcomes identified and/or reported and the types of outcomes desired but not reported. This research report delineates the findings.

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