policy evaluation

Framework for policy evaluation by Christy King

Hi, I’m Christy King an internal evaluator on PA’s state GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) grant and a doctoral candidate at Immaculata University. For my dissertation, I investigated the implementation of emotional support animal policies on college campuses and the resulting staff experiences. After an extensive search for a theoretical …

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Labor Day Week: Working with Policymakers and the Legislative Decision-Making Process by Calista H. Smith

Happy Labor Day Week! I am Calista H. Smith, President of C H Smith & Associates, a project management consulting and evaluation firm in Ohio.  C H Smith & Associates has done multiple evaluation projects for the Ohio Department of Education and designed evaluations for other clients related to public policy. In this work, it …

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Policy Advocacy Evaluation in Turbulent, Disrupted Times (or “The Loneliness of the Embedded Advocacy Evaluator”) Part II by Chris Stalker

Hello. I’m Chris Stalker of Oxfam America with the second of a two-part series on policy advocacy evaluation. Yesterday, I explained that in almost 30 years working in advocacy and campaigning I’ve never felt less confident about ‘how change happens’ than I do now, and that is why we proposed an AEA Conference session on …

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Policy Advocacy Evaluation in Turbulent, Disrupted Times (or “The Loneliness of the Embedded Advocacy Evaluator”) Part I by Chris Stalker

Hello. I’m Chris Stalker of Oxfam America with the first of a two-part series on policy advocacy evaluation. I was recently nearing the end of an internal presentation of a contested policy advocacy and campaign review, when a senior Director reflected: “I disagree. These findings sound like alternative facts to me.” This got me thinking: …

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