I had no idea what formal program evaluation entailed, as my experience with it has been limited and fairly specific in its efforts and intentions.  Institutions have their preferred methods of program evaluation spelled out, and the process and product is formulated in an expected format, with an expected outcome, yet this is not realistic.

Owen (2007) breaks down evaluation into four specific types:  policy, program, product and individual (p. 23).  Further, evaluations are broken down into specific formats, which Owen (2007) calls Forms:  proactive, clarificative, interactive, monitoring and impact (p. 40).

Project focus on realistic evaluation (Owen, 2007, p.48). . .