Abstract
Aims of this article are firstly to describe difficult but necessary situations to place program evaluation and methods for constructing effective program models using scientific impact evaluation in the fields of human services including health and social welfare arena solidly in the society of Japan, and secondly to discuss issues and social conditions to promote the approaches.
We found that the first step and the fundamental point to start formative evaluation approaches for building effective program models is for principal stakeholders, especially practitioners and administrators associated with the program to be sharply conscious of the goal attainment with which the social program fulfills its mission in Japan. We also found it important in the development of evaluation approaches for building effective program models in Japan to conduct result-centered scientific program evaluation, to place emphasis on effective program models including EBPs, and to accumulate evidence of the program models building their database, and to share the information with stakeholders in the society with improving systems for achieving them.n.
