We are Lynne Franco: Vice President for Technical Assistance and Evaluation at EnCompass LLC, and Jonathan Jones: Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Advisor with CAMRIS International. Jonathan is also co-chair of AEA‘s International and Cross Cultural TIG. Focus groups are an important tool in the data collection tool box, allowing the evaluator to explore peoples’ …
My name is Kim Manturuk and I am the manager of program evaluation at Duke University’s Center for Instructional Technology. One of the best parts of my job is that I get to help faculty members experiment with new ways to use technology in teaching and learning. But one thing I learned quickly is that …
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My name is Catherine Callow-Heusser, and I’m the President of EndVision Research and Evaluation. I sometimes provide pro bono statistical services to a local school district that is one of Utah’s highest performing districts in elementary reading and math. They build student success despite having one of the lowest expenditures per pupil in the country. …
Hi y’all, Daphne Brydon here. I am a clinical social worker and independent evaluator. In social work, we know that a positive relationship built between the therapist and client is more important than professional training in laying the foundation for change at an individual level. I believe positive engagement is key in effective evaluation as …
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Hi my name is Kim Sabo Flores, I am the Co-Founder of Algorhythm. Over the last 20+ years, I have been working as an evaluator in the field of youth development. Recently I’ve observed an unfortunate trend in the field: A LOT OF TALK about “evidence-based,” “research-based” and “data-driven” decision-making, and very LITTLE ACTION. This …
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My name is Julie Poncelet and I am co-founder of Action Evaluation Collaborative (AEC), a partnership of independent consultants who use evaluation to strengthen social change. We want to share some of the participatory methods we use to engage youth in evaluations. By participatory methods, we mean ways of working together, to gather insights, such …
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Greetings from Toyin Owolabi at the Women’s Health Action Research Center (WHARC) in Nigeria and Susan Igras at Georgetown University’s Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH). Last year, we joined together on a cross-country project to build capacity in designing and evaluating programs for younger adolescents. Younger adolescent programming and related program evaluation is nascent in …
Greetings from Montreal! My name is Mónica Ruiz-Casares and I am an Assistant Professor in the Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry and at the Centre for Research on Children and Families at McGill University and an Evaluation Advisor at the Centre de Santé et des Services Sociaux de la Montagne, a primary health and …
Hi, I am Lan To, Director of Postsecondary Initiatives at Good Shepherd Services in New York City. Each year, Good Shepherd hosts a Youth Summit for our participants in middle-school and high-school-aged programs, where they form teams to work on a research-based service learning project over a 4-month period. Each team is asked to identify …
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My name is Katie Richards-Schuster and I’m the Chair for the Youth Focused Evaluation (YFE) TIG. As we wrap up another year and annual conference nears, it seems fitting to reflect on the future. From the position of chair, there has never been a more exciting time to work in the area of YFE. When …
