1. In terms of evaluator-and-stakeholders relationship, how would you define the independent evaluation, participatory/collaborative evaluation, and empowerment evaluation? Please construct a table that illustrates the differences of these three types of relationships.

2. How would you define implementation failure and theory failure for a program and what are the differences between these two failures? Please also construct a table that provides visual help and convenience for your explanation.

3. How would you define program goal and program objective? What are the differences between the program goal and program objective? Please also construct a table that provides visual help and convenience for your explanation.

4. What are the main components of program theory and what are the interrelated relationships among these main components?

5. What are the common methods/approaches used to elicit program theory when it is not explicit? What are the roles for evaluators and stakeholders in this process?

Reference of book: Rossi, P. H., Lipsey, M. W., & Freeman, H. E. (2004). Evaluation: A Systematic Approach (7th ed.).Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. [ISBN-13: 978-0761908944]