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Dominica McBride on Sociocultural Theory and its Applicability to Evaluation

I’m Dominica McBride, President of The HELP Institute, Inc. Recently, I wrote an article for New Directions for Evaluation on Sociocultural Theory (ST) and its applicability to evaluation. Joke: There were a few young fish swimming near an older, wise fish and the old, wise fish says, “My, isn’t the water wonderful today?” and the …

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Andrew Hawkins on Evaluating Websites and Online Services

Leave a Comment / Disabilities and Underrepresented Populations, Integrating Technology into Evaluation / February 29, 2012 February 16, 2012

I’m Andrew Hawkins from ARTD Consultants in Australia. We all know the internet is increasingly used by governments to support or deliver social policy and programs but if someone asked you to evaluate a website or online service, what would you need to know? Building a successful website is no less complicated than providing a …

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Stan Capela on The Philosophical Evaluator

3 Comments / Disabilities and Underrepresented Populations, Internal Evaluation, Nonprofits and Foundations Evaluation / July 20, 2011 July 19, 2011

As an evaluator I am often confronted by questions that I often think about while taking the Staten Island Ferry at the end of the day. My name is Stan Capela and I am the VP for Quality Management and Corporate Compliance Officer for HeartShare Human Services. I am also the current AEA Government TIG …

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Nancy Aguinaga on The Assessment Aspect of Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education

1 Comment / Assessment in Higher Education, Disabilities and Underrepresented Populations, Prek-12 Educational Evaluation / April 1, 2011 February 14, 2011

Hello! My name is Nancy Aguinaga. I am an assistant professor in the College of Education at Southeast Missouri State University. For the last five years, I have worked with pre-service and in-service teachers on the importance of moving away from the traditional “one size fits all” approach to teaching and assessment and moving towards …

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Jane Nell Luster on Internal Evaluation for Special Needs

1 Comment / Disabilities and Underrepresented Populations, Internal Evaluation / December 26, 2010 December 16, 2010

Greetings. I am Jane Nell Luster, Senior Manager with the Data Accountability Center (DAC) and Assistant Professor at LSUHSC-Human Development Center. DAC is a technical assistance project funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. DAC’s mission is to “support the submission and analysis of high-quality IDEA [Individuals with Disabilities Education …

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Lyn Paleo on Graphic-Based Reports and Graphics for Color-Impaired Readers

Leave a Comment / Disabilities and Underrepresented Populations, Nonprofits and Foundations Evaluation / November 7, 2010 October 21, 2010

Hi, Lyn Paleo here, Evaluation Manager at First 5 Contra Costa (California), a small foundation funding services for children birth to five years and their families using California tobacco tax dollars. At First 5 Contra Costa, the days of 100+ page text-heavy reports are over. Instead, we combine maps, graphs, and other visual formats with …

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DOVP Week: Mary Moriarty on Planning and Implementing Disability-based Evaluations

2 Comments / Disabilities and Underrepresented Populations / August 6, 2010 July 21, 2010

I’m Mary Moriarty, independent consultant and evaluator with Picker Engineering Program at Smith College. For 10 years I have specialized in evaluation of programs that serve underrepresented populations, particularly in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). I previously directed several programs focused on increasing representation of individuals with disabilities in STEM. I now realize the …

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DOVP Week: Aimee Sickels on the Two Minute Logic Model

1 Comment / Collaborative, Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation, Disabilities and Underrepresented Populations / August 5, 2010 July 21, 2010

My name is Aimee Sickels and I am the Principal Evaluator and owner of Custom Evaluation Services, an independent evaluation consulting business. I am also currently working on a Ph.D. in Social Work at the University of South Carolina. My helpful hint relates to the use of logic models. I am an empowerment evaluator and believe that …

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DOVP Week: Gordon Bonham on the Benefits of Using Interviewers with Disabilities

Leave a Comment / Collaborative, Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation, Disabilities and Underrepresented Populations / August 4, 2010 September 5, 2010

Hello, I am Gordon Bonham, owner of Bonham Research, Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. Measuring the quality of life of people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (ID/DD) presents a number of challenges. Lessons Learned: Although it is generally assumed that self response is better than proxy response when people have the ability to respond for themselves, …

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DOVP Week: David Merves on Technology Issues in Special Education

Leave a Comment / Disabilities and Underrepresented Populations, Prek-12 Educational Evaluation / August 3, 2010 July 21, 2010

My name is David Merves and I work for Evergreen Educational Consulting LLC (EEC), an evaluation consulting firm. A part of our practice involves evaluating federally funded, Special Education grants and programs that are intended to improve education and services for children and youth at risk of school failure or in need of special education (e.g., IDEA, …

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