Hello readers! I’m Sheila B Robinson, aea365’s Lead Curator but I’m also an evaluator and consultant. I often write about what’s going on at AEA, but today I’m returning to my roots and sharing a bit about data collection. Almost a year ago, I transitioned from full time employment with an organization and part-time freelance work …
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My name is Somongkol Teng, Extension Educator for Evaluation at the University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development. Recently, I conducted an evaluation using focus groups with our 4-H Online Adventure Program, a collaborative, project-based learning program for Minnesota 4-Hers, ages 10 to 12. While many evaluators are familiar with focus groups with adults, …
YFE TIG Week: Somongkol Teng on Keys to Conducting Effective Focus Groups with Youth Read More »
My name is Dr. Moya Alfonso, MSPH, and I’m an Associate Professor at Georgia Southern University and University Sector Representative and Board Member for the Southeast Evaluation Association (SEA). So you want to be an evaluator but you’re unfamiliar how to moderate focus group discussions – a key qualitative approach involved with formative, process, and …
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’ …
Hi! I’m Myia Welsh, an independent consultant working with nonprofit and community organizations. Much of my work is done with organizations that provide services to survivors of human trafficking. What’s that, you ask? Trafficking is any enterprise where someone makes a profit from the exploitation of another by force, fraud or coercion. Just like the …
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Hello! We are Manolya Tanyu, senior researcher, and Nicholas Read, researcher at American Institutes for Research (AIR), a behavioral and social science research organization, sharing our insights on conducting virtual focus groups as part of a national evaluation of enhanced youth mentoring programs. We’re using videoconferencing as an alternative to in-person focus groups to save …
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I am Bob Kahle, a veteran evaluator and qualitative researcher. I want everyone’s voice to be heard. Group dynamics, whether in a focus group, planning or work group meeting can sometimes be hijacked by one or two people’s counterproductive behavior. As evaluators, we often find ourselves in the role of moderator. Based on AEA’s Guiding …
Bob Kahle on Preventing and Managing Problem Behavior in Groups Read More »
Hello! I am Bob Kahle and I have operated Kahle Research Solutions for nearly 20 years. I am a program evaluator and specialist in employing qualitative methods. I have written and trained extensively on managing difficult behaviors in groups (see Dominators, Cynics, and Wallflowers: Practical Strategies to Moderate Meaningful Focus Groups), but more recently have …
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Hello, we are Carolyn Cohen (Manager, Cohen Research & Evaluation, LLC) and Davis Patterson (Research Scientist, University of Washington Department of Family Medicine). We have partnered on several evaluations over the years, and are always excited to try out new facilitation strategies. We sometimes find ourselves challenged by access to, and time constraints of, potential …
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I am Lori Peterson an Assistant Professor at the University of Northern Colorado. Recently, I worked on a project conducting a series of focus groups with high school students with disabilities. I wanted to share tips and lessons learned from this experience. Hot Tips: Feed them and they will come! High school students love food. …
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