Evaluation Models

Systems Week: Heath & Lakshmanan on Using Systems Thinking to Evaluate Collaboratives

Leave a Comment / Systems in Evaluation / October 17, 2010 October 22, 2010

Hi, this is Barbara Heath and Aruna Lakshmanan of East Main Educational Consulting, LLC. Our group focuses on the evaluation of science, mathematics, and technology programs in K-12 schools and institutes of higher learning. Most evaluation methods assume that the organization or program being evaluated is stable, controllable, and predictable. When the organization is complex, …

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Jim Dudley on Letting Go of Rigid Adherence to What Evaluation Should Look Like

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / January 31, 2010 March 29, 2010

My name is Jim Dudley and I am a faculty member at UNC Charlotte. Currently, when I conduct evaluations, I tend to conduct small community evaluations that have a social justice component. Hot Tip: Recently, in working with a board of directors of a grassroots organization, I was reminded of how important it is to …

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