Ethical Conduct Evaluation Guideline

Evaluators are often faced with situations where they need to decide on what is right or wrong including grey areas. Ethical conduct in evaluation is important for recognition of power dynamics between evaluators, clients and ‘the evaluated’ (programme participants). Ethics are a set of values and beliefs that guide the choice. There is a greater need for evaluators to be aware of any laws that require them to report crime or suspected crime. For example, sexual harassment, substance abuse, child neglect or abuse, etc.