Based on experiences from Pact’s work in South Africa, this paper examines emerging evidence and lessons on a redefined role for evaluation managers. In this approach, evaluation manager play a brokering role which aims to reduce these power differentials and develop a common understanding of evaluation to support dialog within an environment where evaluation is required to be undertaken by independent, external evaluators
ROLE OF EVALUATION MANAGERS IN IMPROVING EVALUATION QUALITY AND USE_FINAL.pdf
Capacity-building in evaluation has tended to focus on program-level managers and staff ignoring the key role that senior leaders also play in using evaluation for making better decisions
AEA2015 mLearning final.pdf
However, conducting evaluations is just one of the roles that external evaluators can play to help expand and build evaluation capacity in federal agencies
2016 Bernstein Hamilton Evaluation Contracting Final.pptx
These sessions served to gauge the strength of relationships, linkages among cluster actors and initiatives and assess the perceived role of the public investment in coalescing cluster activity
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Paper for Nonprofits and Colaborative Evaluation - Mulitpaper session 254 discussing how the context of a CDC in Minneapolis MN has affected the implementation of useful and appropriate learning organizatioanl processes, and has defined the role of the evaluation consultant in unique ways
ABSTRACT: Developmental Evaluation (DE) requires the evaluator to assume a relatively new and unique role when compared to more traditional evaluation approaches. The DE role encompasses far more than the basics of data collection and analysis; the evaluator is integrally involved as a program team member, questioner, observer and facilitator throughout the program’s lifespan. This role has also been described as that of a “critical friend” who can challenge assumptions while drawing upon best practices and research, as well as understanding the implications of an intervention from a social and political perspective. Drawing from our experience as external evaluators of a foundation-funded initiative, this summary paper sheds some light on some of the challenges that can accompany this novel evaluator role. #developmentalevaluation #2013Conference #ProgramTheoryandTheoryDrivenEvaluation
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Materials from the presentation "Taking the Measure of 'Role' And 'Contribution': A Mixed Methods Approach to Policy Evaluation."
In recent years, the role of evaluators in the not-for-profit sector has changed
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Slides from Session 1929 of the 2014 AEA Conference Panel presented by Tania Jarosewich, Kirk Knestis, Jeni Corn, and Rita O'Sullivan Adding "Value" to Evaluation in Education Settings: Opportunities for Evolving Roles of Evaluators in an Education Research and Development Paradigm #collaborativeevaluation #Dissemination #STEMEducationandTraining #2014Conference #CommonGuidelinesforResearch #scaleup
Adding Value to Evaluation in Education Settings.pdf
Handouts for Internal Evaluation Roundtable session, "Challenges and Benefits of an Internal Evaluator: Defining Roles and Responsibilities for Optimal Effectiveness"
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