(Bo, 10-12 November, 1987)
WORKSHOP EVALUATION
Following are the results of the evaluation completed by the workshop participants at the end of the final session of the workshop in Sierra Leone. Under each question, the number of votes given to each level by the participants (of a total of 14 respondants) is recorded. Note: not all of the respondants answered all of the questions. The respondants were also invited to submit written comments. Selected responses follow the numerical summary.
(Please make a mark in the correct space for each question. Five (5) is the highest rating; one (1) is the lowest rating)
1) Was the purpose of the workshop clear?
5) 13 4) - 3) - 2) - 1) -
Selected comments
- They were simple and straightforward.
- They left no margin for doubt.
2) Were the introductory speeches interesting?
5) 4 4) 9 3) - 2) - 1) -
Selected comments
- They were not only interesting but of promising benefit.
3) Were you satisfied with the discussion on
contents? Did you feel
that the most important subjects were identified?
5) 11 4) 3 3) - 2) - 1) -
Selected comments
- They were certainly identified.
4) Were you satisfied with the discussion on teaching materials?
5) 9 4) 5 3) - 2) - 1) -
Selected comments
-
The teaching
materials identified by the group were well chosen and
appropriate
for the situation.
-
We spent more time
on this than on some other aspects of the
discussion.
-
Quite satisfied
although some of the materials would not be
applicable in
Sierra Leone.
5) Were you satisfied with the discussion on the strategies?
5) 9 4) 5 3) - 2) - 1) -
Selected comments
- Discussion was not exhaustive.
- I could not have agreed with the discussion on strategies more.
6) Did you have enough of a chance to participate in the discussions?
5) 11 4) 2 3) 1 2) - 1) -
Selected comments
- Everyone was given a fair chance to contribute.
- There was ample chance to participate in the discussions.
7) In general, were you satisfied with the workshop?
5)8 4)6 3) -
2) - 1) -
Selected comments
- I was very
much satisfied with the workshop and do pray that a
follow-up
should be made in the very near future to appraise the
results.
8) Were the workshop handouts useful and understandable?
5) 12 4) 2 3) - 4) - 5)-
Selected comments
- They were very useful and I hope to use them in future programmes in our Population and Family Welfare Education Project already sponsored by ILO.
9) Were the rooms and food OK?5) 7 4) 4 3) 2 2) 1 1) -
Selected comments
- The food was good.
-
The food was OK but
the rooms were a bit uncomfortable due to lack
of light and
water.
-
The service was well
done. This is a good venue for
in-country
workshops.
10) Would you like to participate in follow-up
activity to the
workshop?
5) 12 4) 2 3) - 2) - 1) -
Selected comments
-
I would like to be
involved since I am intending to experiment to
put across
the message to see how youth are going to accept it.
-
I really want to
participate in the follow-up activity in the
methodology
of introducing population education in the rural areas.
-
I'm looking forward
eagerly to an appropriate follow practical
activity
from the local side.
11) What specific activities would you suggest?
Specific activities suggested included:
- distribution of the workshop report;
-
development of a
methodology to introduce population education to
the rural
youths and practical implementation of this programme;
- all of those already put forward during the group discussions;
-
subsequent workshops
and seminars to be held after the implementa
tion stage;
-
Ministry of
Development/RDSSY to convene meeting involving
appropriate
ministries to sensitize officials about the need for
integration
of population education into programmes for rural youth;
-
formal training of
youth leaders to enable them to pass on the
correct
information;
-
the Ministry of
Rural Development, Social Services and Youth should
continue to
communicate with these groups both in workshops and in
service
courses;
-
the formation of a
steering committee, a secretariat to service the
committee in
future activities, the possible replication of this
committee at
district level to coordinate the implementation of
specific
population activities intended for rural youth;
-
a meeting with
youth groups to discuss the formation of a rural
youth
association as an umbrella for all rural youth groups.
