stakeholder engagement

Memorial Day Week: Community-Based Participatory Research in the Military: Lessons Learned by Stephen Axelrad

Hello, my name is Stephen Axelrad – the founder and chair of the Military and Veteran Evaluation Topical Interest Group.  I am posting this content on community-based participatory research in the military on behalf of a colleague. U.S. Service Members are frequently asked to take surveys from both local installations as well as the Department …

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PE Standards Week: A Delicate Balancing Act: Encouraging Stakeholders’ Participation in an Emotionally Charged Context by Rosalie Hirch & Brandi Geisinger

Hello! We are Rosalie Hirch and Brandi Geisinger, from the Research Institute for Studies in Education at Iowa State University. Sometimes we work with emotional situations for students who feel vulnerable, especially if they’re from traditionally marginalized groups. As a result, when we conduct organizational climate studies, we often find unique challenges in getting students …

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PE Standards Week: Lessons Learned from Developing Program Theory, Applying Culturally Responsive Evaluation, and Integrating Program Evaluation Standards by Rodney Hopson & Aneta Cram

We are Rodney Hopson, former (2012) AEA President and Professor of Evaluation (Educational Psychology: QUERIES) at the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, and Aneta Cram, Ph.D. student at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand and AEA Program Chair for the Indigenous Peoples in Evaluation Topical Interest Group. In a recently published article for Evaluation Matters …

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HPEER TIG Week: Mapping Assessments to Licensing Exam Content Areas Utilizing the Model for Collaborative Evaluation by Davina M. DeVries

Greetings fellow evaluators! I am Davina M. DeVries, Learning and Development Manager for the University of South Florida College of Pharmacy (COP). In my spare time I am a PhD student in the Measurement, Research, and Evaluation program, focusing on educational program evaluation. The college of pharmacy asked me to develop and evaluate the system …

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CEA Week: Evaluating Community Engagement Support & Resources by Grisel M. Robles-Schrader and Keith A. Herzog

We are Grisel M. Robles-Schrader and Keith A. Herzog of the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences (NUCATS) Institute. The Center for Community Health (CCH), which is one of 10 centers and programs within NUCATS, is specifically charged with offering support and resources to catalyze and support meaningful community and academic engagement across the research …

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Rad Resources for Connecting with Stakeholders by Sheila B Robinson

Hello aea365 readers! I’m Sheila B Robinson, aea365 Lead Curator and sometimes Saturday contributor. This past week, I taught courses at AEA’s Summer Evaluation Institute in Atlanta, GA. One of my courses, It’s Not the Plan, it’s the Planning: Strategies for Evaluation Plans and Planning fills up every year. In this course, participants learn: How …

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Our Story is Their Story: Increasing community engagement in project monitoring in the community of Tumbit Melayu in Berau, Indonesia by Miki Tsukamoto

Hello AEA members! My name is Miki Tsukamoto and I am a Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Video has proved to be a useful data collection tool to engage communities to share their feedback on the impact of projects and programmes in the International …

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SEA PD Week: Enhancing Data Collection Through Effective Stakeholder Relationships by Jennifer Johnson

Hi, I am Jennifer Johnson. I am the Director of the Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management for the Florida Department of Health. I want to discuss how improving stakeholder relationships can improve data collection. In most evaluations, collection of quantitative and qualitative data forms a critical aspect of stakeholder engagement and relationships. …

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SEA PD Week: Putting the Pieces Together: Effective Stakeholder Communication by Nancy Bridier

Greetings, AEA365 Readers! I am Dr. Nancy Bridier, Senior Doctoral Adjunct at Grand Canyon University, Public Sector Representative, and Board Member for the Southeast Evaluation Association (SEA). I am also an Independent Consultant based in the Florida panhandle. Communication with our clients is part of our practice, but are we communicating effectively? I would like …

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Deeply Involving Clients in Designing and Executing Evaluation Studies by Ryan Evans

My name is Ryan Evans and I’m a research associate at Wilder Research, a nonprofit research firm based in Minnesota. At Wilder Research, I work primarily with small- and medium-sized nonprofits in the Twin Cities. When working with smaller clients, it is paramount to deeply involve them in planning and doing the evaluation to ensure …

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