Resources for evaluation are increasingly tied to external funding so more and more external evaluators find themselves working both with programs and their funders where there may be some expectation that the evaluator will serve both as clients. In some situations, evaluators work with...
AEA2015 Caught in the Middle FInal With Notes.pdf
Poster presentation 279: Evaluation 2015 -- We look at the challenges and benefits of creating and using a fully articulated program theory model from the perspective of the PI and program stakeholders and from the external evaluator. We use the term "program theory model" to reflect a model...
CTTI AEA Conference Poster 2015 FINAL.pdf
Presentation by Bakken, Ross and Olson at AEA 2014. The presenters describe the findings from the first phase of an evaluation study designed to determine the contributions of a Morbidity, Mortality and Improvement Conference to changes in clinical practice and improvements in patient care at...
Presentation #2 FINAL - For AEA Web Site.pptx
AEA Presentation on how and why an evaluation team at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center developed a systems theory for an MM&I conference using logic analysis #SystemsinEvaluation #2014Conference #ProgramTheoryandTheoryDrivenEvaluation #HealthEvaluation
Presentation #1 FINAL- For AEA Web Site.pptx
Workshop presentation focusing on challenges that the evaluator experiences from client and stakeholder expectations that they will identify large-scale, significant impact, often from programs of limited duration. The presentation first explores different causes and ways in which this issue...
Eval 14 Conference - Establishing Outputs to Impacts - Ian Patrick & Anne Markiewicz.pdf
Evaluability assessment is about exploration and discovery. It is an important tool that actively engages key stakeholders in answering the question of whether a program is ready for meaningful, useful evaluation. #AssessmentinHigherEducation #2014Conference #InternationalandCross...
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This paper discusses lessons generated from design and current implementation of a Theory of change, Results-oriented, and Participatory Integrated M&E Strategy focus on national and local stakeholders’ ownership in two Child Labour projects in Ghana and El Salvador (International Labour...
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This panel looks at how a program-theory model has been developed and used in an evaluation of an initiative designed to transform schools by assisting high schools in the development of 12th-grade capstone courses in math and science. We highlight the program model from which we have designed a...
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Paper presentation at AEA 2013 Conference. 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...
Authentic youth voice in program assessment and planning is recognized as an effective practice that positively impacts youth, adults, and organizations. However, initiating and sustaining youth engagement in evaluation and planning is challenging for many organizations. In this session we...