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Judith Kallick Russell on Translating Findings Into Action

3 Comments / Independent Consulting / July 26, 2010

Hello Colleagues! My name is Judith Kallick Russell. I am an independent evaluation consultant in civic engagement, community development and peace building. My clients are national organizations (NGOs) and international organizations (UN agencies, international NGOs and foundations). In my work, I have found that it can be challenging at the report writing stage to provide …

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Lisa Garbrecht on Overcoming Data Quality Challenges in School-Based Settings

1 Comment / Prek-12 Educational Evaluation / July 26, 2010

Hello, my name is Lisa Garbrecht. As a Research Associate at EVALCORP Research & Consulting, I work on numerous projects requiring data collection from youth. As you may know, it is not always easy to obtain high quality data (i.e., sufficient numbers of completed surveys, academic data, etc.) when relying on schools to help facilitate …

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Susan Kistler on TED Talks for Evaluators

Leave a Comment / Evaluation Use, Qualitative Methods, Quantitative Methods: Theory and Design / September 1, 2010

My name is Susan Kistler. I am the Executive Director of the American Evaluation Association and I contribute each Saturday’s aea365 post. Resource: Have you ever wanted to hear “riveting talks by remarkable people?” That is the tagline for TED Talks, brought to you by TED, a nonprofit dedicated to “ideas worth spreading.”  TED hosts …

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Rick Axelson on Where to Start When Introducing Evaluation to Nonevaluators

Leave a Comment / Teaching of Evaluation / July 26, 2010

Hi, my name is Rick Axelson. I am a faculty consultant in the Office of Consultation and Research in Medical Education (OCRME) at the University of Iowa. OCRME works with faculty, staff, and students to support innovation and improvement in medical education practices. My colleague, Susan Lenoch, and I conduct workshops and individual consultations with …

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

2 Comments / Disabilities and Underrepresented Populations / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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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DOVP Week: June Gothberg on Keeping it Simple and Intuitive

Leave a Comment / Disabilities and Underrepresented Populations / July 21, 2010

Greetings, I am June Gothberg, the State Technical Assistance Coordinator for the National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center (NSTTAC). I am also co-chair of AEA’s Disabilities and Other Vulnerable Populations TIG (DOVP). As we worked together on this week’s AEA365 blog, we wanted bring you practical resources, hints, and tricks for including people with disabilities …

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