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Best of aea365: Carolyn Cohen on Appreciative Inquiry: Small Scale Use

Leave a Comment / Theories of Evaluation / May 4, 2016

Hello, I am Carolyn Cohen, owner of Cohen Research & Evaluation, LLC, based in Seattle Washington. I specialize in program evaluation and strategic learning related to innovations in the social change and education arenas.  I have been infusing elements of Appreciative Inquiry into my work for many years.  Appreciative Inquiry is an asset-based approach, developed …

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Linda Cabral and Judy Savageau on Improve Your Surveys by Conducting Cognitive Interviews

1 Comment / Qualitative Methods / November 2, 2013

We are Linda Cabral and Judy Savageau from the University of Massachusetts Medical School’s Center for Health Policy and Research. All of our projects involve some type of data collection, sometimes in the form of a survey.  In order to get high quality survey data, you need to ensure that your respondents are interpreting questions …

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Carolyn Cohen on Appreciative Inquiry: Small Scale Use

2 Comments / Theories of Evaluation / May 2, 2016

Hello, I am Carolyn Cohen, owner of Cohen Research & Evaluation, LLC, based in Seattle Washington. I specialize in program evaluation and strategic learning related to innovations in the social change and education arenas.  I have been infusing elements of Appreciative Inquiry into my work for many years.  Appreciative Inquiry is an asset-based approach, developed …

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Joelle Cook on the Bellwether Interview Methodology

Leave a Comment / Advocacy and Policy Change, Qualitative Methods / January 2, 2012

I am Joelle Cook with Organizational Research Services (ORS) in Seattle, Washington. ORS designs, implements and coaches clients in outcome-based planning and evaluation. We specialize in advocacy and policy evaluation and our advocacy-related projects often include the investigation of changes in political will. Through a demonstration session at the 2011 AEA conference, Steve Mumford and …

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Efrain Gutierrez on How to Ask Latinos? Understanding Cultural Differences to Conduct Better Interviews with Latinos

3 Comments / Multiethnic Issues in Evaluation / December 8, 2011

I am Efrain Gutierrez and I work for FSG,  a nonprofit consulting firm that helps foundations, nonprofits and corporations increase their social impact. Before working for FSG I worked for the US Consulate in Guadalajara Mexico where I experienced a lot interaction between Mexicans and Americans. My work at the consulate helped me discover and …

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Karen Chance on the Cornell Note Taking System

3 Comments / Graduate Student and New Evaluators, Qualitative Methods / August 29, 2011

I am Karen Chance and I learned the Cornell Note Taking System (CNTS) in a ‘how to succeed’ in college course my freshman year. I found it useful throughout college and have used a modified version of it since then as well when taking interview notes. I was surprised when I mentioned it to friends …

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IC TIG Week: Michelle Burd on Bartering

Leave a Comment / Independent Consulting / March 1, 2011

I’m Michelle Burd, an independent consultant and have dabbled in small contracts for several years but recently garnered a major contract with a local university and national funder. Karin Samii-Shore, is an independent consultant who has built her business over the past seven years. We have worked together off and on in graduate school, at …

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Nicole Jackson on Improving Interview Techniques During Formative Evaluations

Leave a Comment / International and Cross-cultural Evaluation, Qualitative Methods / August 25, 2010

Hello, my name is Nicole Jackson. I am both an adjunct faculty in the Human Resource Management Certificate program at U.C. Berkeley Extension and a doctoral candidate in Policy, Organization, Measurement, and Evaluation at U.C. Berkeley’s Graduate School of Education. From my previous and current work, I discovered that interviewing is both an art and …

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Deborah Grodzicki on Asking Sensitive Questions during Interviews and/or Focus Groups

2 Comments / Qualitative Methods / May 21, 2010

Hello, my name is Deborah Grodzicki and I just received my Masters in Organizational Behavior and Evaluation from Claremont Graduate University.  I plan to pursue a PhD in Evaluation at UCLA in the fall.  Prior to attending Claremont Graduate University, I investigated complaints against New York City police officers.  During my time as an investigator, …

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