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RoE TIG Week: Concentrating on Collaboration: How we Used the CAE Principles in an Online Evaluation by Paisley Worthington

Hey there! I’m Paisley Worthington, a doctoral candidate studying program evaluation at Queen’s University (Kingston, Canada). Today’s post is about research on evaluation that digs into how the Collaborative Approaches to Evaluation (CAE) principles can be used to foster high levels of participation and co-creation in an online environment. This project was led by myself, …

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RoE TIG Week: What’s a Girl Gonna Do?: Understanding Evaluation Theory From A Postcolonial Lens Resources and References by Brianna Hooks Singletary, ‘Malitšitso Moteane, and Tyler Clark

Our names are Brianna Hooks Singletary, ‘Malitšitso Moteane, and Tyler Clark. We are three Black, cisgender, female doctoral candidates in the UNC Greensboro Educational Research Methodology department specializing in Program Evaluation. We recognize that our experiences in the field are often influenced by our positionality and as graduate students, we find value in acknowledging those …

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RoE TIG Week: Who is Doing Research on Evaluation, and Where is It? by Dana Linnell, Esther Nolton, Michael, Harnar, Seema Mahato, and Travis R. Moore

Hello! My name is Dana Linnell (formerly Dana Wanzer). Along with my colleagues Esther Nolton, Michael Harnar, Seema Mahato, and Travis R. Moore, we are going to share information about research on evaluation (RoE) presented at the American Evaluation Association conference.  For context, here is the definition of RoE that guided our work: “Any purposeful, …

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ROE TIG Week: How Published Research on Evaluation Influences Evaluators’ Thinking by Chris Coryn and Lyssa Wilson

Today’s post, originally published in 2015, is being resurfaced in memoriam of Chris L. Coryn. Dr. Coryn was the director of the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Evaluation at Western Michigan University. The blog post was authored by Dr. Coryn and Lyssa Wilson Becho, who currently serves as a principal research associate with The Evaluation Center at …

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RoE TIG Week: Research, Evaluation, Research ON Evaluation?! by Dana Linnell

Hello! My name is Dana Linnell (formerly Dana Wanzer). I’m an assistant professor of psychology in evaluation at University of Wisconsin-Stout where I teach evaluation, statistics, and research methods and I’m the program director for our MS in Applied Psychology program, which has a concentration in evaluation. Today I’ll be sharing a simple framework that …

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DEI Working Group Week: Call for Applications! by Nisaa Kirtman, Vidhya Shanker, and Elizabeth Taylor-Schiro

Hello! We are Nisaa Kirtman, Vidhya Shanker, and Elizabeth Taylor-Schiro – Co-Chairs of AEA’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Working Group. Have we piqued your interest yet? Have the posts from this week ignited excitement, curiosity, and/or resonance?  The AEA DEI Working Group is excited to announce a Call for Applications to members interested in …

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DEI Working Group Week: Evaluation at a Crossroads: Time to Choose Who We Want to Be and How We Think by Vidhya Shanker

This week is sponsored by our colleagues in the DEI Working Group. Today’s contribution is an evergreen posts contributed by the working group members about a topic so important, it’s worth a second read. -Liz DiLuzio, Lead Curator Greetings from Vidhya Shanker, an interdependent evaluation scholar and practitioner. With the new year, the inauguration, and …

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DEI Working Group Week: Passing Generational Wisdom: Using Narrative and Oral History to Honor Legacies (Part II) by Nisaa Kirtman and Ayesha Boyce

Our names are Nisaa Kirtman and Ayesha Boyce. In our prior post from yesterday, and today, we continue to reflect on the importance of generational wisdom. We all need a witness to our stories, as validation and evidence Stories carry significant meaning in all cultures and ethnicities. We bask in stories and shared lived experiences …

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DEI Working Group Week: Passing Generational Wisdom: Using Narrative and Oral History to Honor Legacies (Part I) by Nisaa Kirtman and Ayesha Boyce

Our names are Nisaa Kirtman and Ayesha Boyce. We are both Black women, mothers, daughters, mentors/mentees, researchers/evaluators. A unifying truth to our many selves and identities teaches us that we are social creatures, at our best when we can learn from (and lean on) others. The past few years have painfully taught us the power …

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DEI Working Group Week: AEA’s DEI Metrics Sub Group: Recommended Indicators and Measures of DEI by Ayesha Boyce, Dylan Felt, Nisaa Kirtman and Stephen Maack

We are Ayesha Boyce, Dylan Felt, Nisaa Kirtman and Stephen Maack. Starting in January of 2022, the DEI Metrics and Assessments subgroup was tasked with recommending indicators and measures of diversity, equity and inclusion relevant to the governance of the Association to be used in future evaluation of board performance. The open-ended nature of this …

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