I’m Susan Kistler, AEA’s Executive Director, and this week John Gargani reflected on what evaluation might look like in 10 years (go ahead, click away – it’s worth a read – but come back!). Lessons [to be] Learned looking into a hazy crystal ball for what evaluation might look like 10 years hence, I wanted …
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Hello, I am Dawn Henderson, a doctoral student in the Psychology in the Public Interest program at North Carolina State University and 2010 – 2011 fellow of the AEA’s Graduate Education Diversity Internship (GEDI). I am currently working as an evaluator with a community-based organization and wanted to share some tips on managing boundaries. So …
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Hello. I am Asil Ozdogru, an evaluation specialist with the Early Care & Learning Council in Albany, NY. In the realm of nonprofits and smaller-size organizations, capacity to conduct quality evaluations can be enriched through partnerships with local and regional entities. Establishing or enhancing relationships with key individuals and organizations plays an essential role in …
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I’m Catherine (Brehm) Rain of Rain and Brehm Consulting Group, Inc., an independent research and evaluation firm in Rockledge, Florida. I specialize in Process Evaluation, which answers the questions Who, What, When, Where and How in support of the Outcome Evaluation. Field evaluations occur in chaotic environments where change is a constant. Documenting and managing …
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I’m Melissa McGuire, a Partner at Cathexis Consulting Inc., an evaluation practice in Toronto, Canada. I was inspired by Ricardo Gomez’s recent post on Q methodology to share an adaptation of Q which we’ve been using in our practice that we call Group Priority Sort. Lesson Learned: As many evaluators have experienced, it’s important to …
My name is Sophia Juarez and I’m a secret list maker – and not just any lists, but glorious, hierarchical, outlined lists. In seventh grade social studies Mr. Schneider had a new lesson each week on creating outlines for our class notes. I’m not sure why learning this task was relegated to 7th grade social …
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My name is Staci Wendt and I am a Research Associate at RMC Research in Portland, Oregon. Last year, I completed my Ph.D. in Applied Psychology at Portland State University. After finishing my degree, I was concerned about how to stay current with statistical literature and how to practice techniques that I learned in school, …
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I’m Susan Kistler, the American Evaluation Association’s Executive Director and aea365 Saturday contributor. Thanks to all who are contributing to our evaluation bloggers series. We started in December and will be including one week each month from evaluators who blog. So far, we’re all the way through the April week and just beginning to fill …
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Hi! I’m Kirsten Rewey, the Senior Evaluation Associate at ACET, Inc. I have been blogging for just under 2 years on the ACET, Inc. Blog. Rad Resource – ACET, Inc. Blog: The ACET, Inc. Blog is one way I am able to connect with members of the greater ‘evaluation community.’ And not just other evaluators, …
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I’m Stephanie Evergreen and I blog on the aptly titled “Stephanie Evergreen’s Blog.” Clever, huh? Rad Resource – evereval.wordpress.com: At this point in its evolution, my blog describes and demonstrates how to visualize data and communicate better as evaluators. I like to think I post new ideas weekly. Hot Tips – favorite posts: I’ve been …
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