ABSTRACT
Evaluation is required and is an integral component of all successful programs, particularly intergenerational programs. As Rossi and Freeman (1993) state, evaluations are undertaken for a number of reasons: to assess the worth of ongoing programs; to estimate the usefulness of interventions to improve programs; to judge the utility of new and ongoing programs; to increase the effectiveness of a program's management or administration; and to satisfy accountability with program sponsors. It is likely as well that anyone involved in the administration or management of intergenerational programs realizes how essential evaluation is to the justification of budgets, personnel, and programming. Also a factor is the "political" process of obtaining next year's funding or any increase in funding.
