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Legal Matters for Evaluators
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This presentation will be a review of legal issues related to the operation of the Evaluation Center. These topics will include the legal structure of the University and Center, the essential legal elements of agreements to engage in evaluation activities, the allocation of legal risk in the agreements, the execution of those agreements and post-evaluation legal issues. The review is intended to give faculty and administrative staff a general overview of how the legal department at the University views and manages legal review and practical advice on how to make the legal review process more efficient and comprehensive. The presentation will be followed by an opportunity to ask follow up questions. |
Decision Process for Integration of Design and Methods
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This presentation intends to provide a comprehensive flowchart representation of a “design with the end in mind” approach to evaluation. The content of the presentation centers around a flowchart that encapsulates the areas of conceptualization of the evaluation question, identification of the evidence needed to answer the question, the methods used to gain that evidence, and the interpretation of the gathered evidence to illuminate the knowledge base of practicing evaluators. Those who view the poster as a part of this presentation will be given the opportunity to provide direct feedback on the development of a comprehensive model of design choice, as well as have the opportunity to gain acknowledgment in the final product if they so wish.
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Our Vision
- Providing evaluation, research, and capacity-building services to a broad array of organizations
- Conducting research on evaluation
- Engaging in academic leadership
- Administering the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Evaluation
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Help Wanted: The Essential Need for Evaluators in Public Policy in a Contradictory Environment
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The need for solid evaluation in American government has never been higher, yet the political climate today puts evaluators in a very difficult position. With record high federal deficits, depleted state budgets, and an angry electoral base, the need to evaluate government programs and policies is urgent. For example, the success or failure of economic stimulus seems to be determined by political or philosophical perspective rather than sound, evaluative conclusions. Evaluators can provide an invaluable service in assisting decision-makers in determine the merit or worth of various initiatives yet will likely find themselves in the middle of a political tug-of-war. This presentation will explore the role evaluators can and should play in a volatile, and often hostile, political environment and discuss ways that evaluators can provide high value while staying above the fray. |
Elucidating the Synergistic Effects of Cooperative Efforts
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Synergy is a word that is often bandied about, but little understood. The broad idea that by pairing a few components together it is possible to receive great benefit from minimal effort is enticing. This session seeks, through an evaluative eye, to shed light on cooperative efforts and their much sought after, but often elusive, synergistic effects. To do so, an exemplar containing both internal and external partners will be presented. Coordinated School Health, the example, is a Federal initiative which is of interest as it is set in the public school domain, yet brings together, among others, the medical and mental health disciplines. It is hoped that a lively discussion will ensue.
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