FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1998
1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

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SESSION 175: PRESIDENTIAL STRAND - PANEL SESSION SALON A
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Feminist Issues

Transforming Evaluation and Society Through Feminist Evaluation

Chair: Joanne Farley, Farley & Associates
Panelists: Taking Feminist Research Out of the Closet and Into the Field, Anna Rockhill & Mindy Holliday, Child Welfare Partnership
  Exploring Feminist Perspectives in Social Program Evaluation: The Need for and Meaning of Placing Women at the Center of Analysis, Kristin J. Ward, Cornell University
Discussant: Louise Lapine, Planning Council for Health and Human Services

 

SESSION 176: PANEL SESSION SALON B
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Evaluation Use

Evaluation and Auditing: Transformations

Chair: Susan Westin, U.S. General Accounting Office
Panelists: Evaluation and Auditing: Modes of Interface, Judith Droitcour & Valerie Caracelli, U.S. General Accounting Office
  How Do Auditors Analyze Financial Information? Some Simple Lessons for Evaluators, Michael Hendricks, Independent Consultant
   The Merging of Audit and Evaluation in Canada, Stan Divorski, U.S. General Accounting Office
Discussants: Len Bickman, Vanderbilt University

 

SESSION 177: PAPER SESSION SALON C
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health

Evaluating Substance Abuse Treatment Programs

Chair: Roger Straw, SAMHSA: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Presenters: Effectiveness of Early Intervention in Adolescent Substance Use: Partnership Between Program Coordinators and Evaluators, Dennis Deck, RMC Corporation; and Martin Mueller, Office of Superintendent for Public Instruction
  Evaluating Longitudinal Effects of Substance Use Treatment for Persons With Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders, Sandra E. Herman, Michigan Department of Community Health
   The Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment as an Alternative to Incarceration for the Offender Population, Holly P. Wald, Janice L. Pringle & Kelly Lombard, St. Francis Medical Center

 

SESSION 178:  DEMONSTRATIONS SALON F
a. Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Non-profit and Foundations Evaluation

American Red Cross Approach to Evaluating HIV/AIDS Education to Meet Local and National Needs
(1:45 - 2:25 PM)

Presenters: Anthony C. Gallagher, Marietta E. Damond & Andrea L. Perr, American Red Cross
b. Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health

Establishing the Importance of On-site Data Collection in the Contet of a Cross-site Evaluation 
(2:35 - 3:15)

Presenter: Diana A. Urbanas, Caliber Associates

 

SESSION 179:  DEMONSTRATIONS SALON G
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Collaborative/Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation

a. Sharing Power: The Dynamics of Oppression in a Participatory Research Project   (1:45 - 2:25 PM)

Presenters: Carolyn Lejuste, Fielding Institute; Tony Wong, Grand Rapids Center for Independent Living; and Michael Daeschlein, Wayne State University

b. The Experience of Participants in Participatory Evaluation: A Model for Leadership Development
(2:35 - 3:15)

Presenters: Michael Daeschlein, Wayne State University; Carolyn Lejuste, Fielding Institute; and Tony Wong, Grand Rapids Center for Independent Living

 

SESSION 180:  SKILL BUILDING WORKSHOP SALON H

Capacity-building Through Evaluation: The Safe School Audit and Associated Instrumentation as an Example of a Comprehensive Action Research Model for Planning and Assessment in K-12 Schools

Presenters: Emmalou Norland, Sarah Luchs, Cindy Somers, & Clifford Whitehead, Jr., Ohio State University

 

SESSION 181: PANEL SESSION DENVER
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Distance Education & Other Educational Technologies

Evaluating the Uses of Technology in K-12 Education: Lessons From the Field

Chair: Rita Kirshstein, American Institutes for Research
Panelists: Challenges in Evaluating Technology, Beatrice Birman, American Institutes for Research
  The Impact of Technology on Student Learning: What We Know and What We Need To Know, Douglas Levin, American Institutes for Research
  The Current State of Education Technology, Marianne Perie, American Institutes for Research
  Implementing Technology in Districts and Schools, Sherri Quinones, American Institutes for Research

 

SESSION 182: PAPER SESSION HOUSTON
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Teaching Evaluation

Innovative Approaches to Improve Professional Development and Practice: Implications for Teaching Evaluation

Chair: Katye Perry, Oklahoma State University
Panelists: Using FirstClass Conferencing to Facilitate Team Based Evaluation Projects, Cheryl Bullock & Lizanne DeStefano, University of Illinois
  Goading and Guiding Students in Two Professional Degree Programs Through a Qualitative Methods Course, Antonia D'Onofrio, Widener University
  Promoting Professional Growth Through Portfolio Assessment: Implications for Teachers, Stephanie Sutherland, University of Ottawa
Discussant: David Payne, University of Georgia

 

SESSION 183: PAPER SESSION KANSAS CITY

New Horizons in Evaluating Technology

Chair:  
Presenters: Evaluating Instructional Multimedia CD-ROMs: Lessons From Six Multimedia Developers, Mark D. Bardini, The World Bank
  Investigating the Relative Utility of Electronic Data Collection for Evaluation of Interactive Multimedia, Brandt W. Pryor & Gary G. Bitter, Arizona State University
  Enabling People With Disabilities Through Evaluation: Using User-identified Needs To Drive Assistive Devices Development, Vathsala Iyengar Stone, S.M. Bauer, J.P. Lane, D.J. Usiak, Z. Khan, C. Prabhu & N. Unnikrishnan, State University of New York at Buffalo

 

SESSION 184: PANEL SESSION LOS ANGELES
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Human Services Evaluation

Measuring Program Outcomes: Does It Change Anything?

Chair: Jill Shannon, University of Minnesota and United Way of the St. Paul Area
Panelists: James Bell, James Bell Associates
  John McLaughlin, University of Southern California
  Elizabeth A. Peterson, United Way of the Minneapolis Area
  Margaret Plantz, United Way of America
  Kathleen J. Pritchard, United Way of Greater Milwaukee
  Joseph Wholey, U.S. General Accounting Office, and University of Southern California

 

SESSION 185: PAPER SESSION MIAMI
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Collaborative/Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation

Building Capacity in Community Partnership Projects

Co-chairs: Wendy E. Rowe, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
  Nancy F. Jacobs, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Presenters: Part I: The Meaning and Process of Building Capacity, Wendy E. Rowe & Nancy F. Jacobs, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
   Part II: Measuring the Process Factors That Contribute to Capacity Development, Terry Jackson & Heath Grant, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
   Part III: Evaluators as Technical Assistance Process Facilitators, Nancy F. Jacobs & Wendy E. Rowe, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
   Accountability & Empowerment Evaluation, Pam Imm & Abraham Wandersman, University of South Carolina
Discussant: Abraham Wandersman, University of South Carolina

 

SESSION 186: PANEL SESSION SCOTTSDALE
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Evaluation of Services for Special Needs Populations

Measurement Challenges in Evaluation Research: Measuring Progress in Programs Serving Parents and Children at Risk

Chairs: Leslie Richards, Oregon State University
Presenters: The Challenges of Evaluation: Application of the Criteria for Quality Evaluation, Sandra Bailey, University of New Mexico; and Leslie Richards, Oregon State University
  Oregon Healthy Start: Preventing Child Maltreatment and Promoting Positive Outcomes in High Risk Families, Aphra Katzev, Tammy Henderson & Clara Pratt, Oregon State University
  The Critical Future of Prevention Program Evaluation: Responding to Outcome-mania and Other Challenges, Clara Pratt, Aphra Katzev & Tammy Henderson, Oregon State University
  Does Family Literacy Make a Difference? The Oregon Even Start Evaluation, Leslie Richards, Oregon State University; and Sandra Bailey, University of New Mexico
Discussant: Tammy Henderson, Human Development and Family Services, Oregon State University

 

SESSION 187: PAPER SESSION ILLINOIS
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Business and Industry

Formative Evaluations in Business and Industry

Chair: Jonathan Morrell, University of Michigan
Presenters: Using Work Values in Needs Assessment and Program Evaluation, Herbert George Baker, U.S. International University; and Robert J. Koenigs, SYMLOG Consulting Group
   Use of Importance-performance Analysis in Program Evaluation and Planning: Three Examples, John A. McKillip, Southern Illinois University
   A Formative Evaluation of Technology Training, Lisa P.R. Miller & Gabrielle M. Wallace, Arthur Andersen
Discussant: Jonathan Morrell, University of Michigan

 

SESSION 188: PANEL SESSION INDIANA
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Quantitative Methods: Theory and Design

Calibration of Measures

Chair: Lee Sechrest, University of Arizona
Panelists: What is Calibration and Why Is It Important?, Patrick McKnight, University of Arizona
  Calibration of Measures of Depression, Laura Berger, University of Arizona
  Implications of "Intelligence" Scores, Shelagh Mulvaney, University of Arizona
  Calibration of Behavioral Scales by Item Response Theory, James Coan, University of Arizona

 

SESSION 189: PANEL SESSION IOWA

Evaluating the Opportunity in School-to-work Opportunities Act Reforms

Chair: Debra D. Bragg, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Panelists: Debra D. Bragg, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
   Carolyn Dornsife, University of California at Berkeley
   Paula A. Puckett, Danville Area Community College
Discussant: Margaret Terry Orr, Columbia University

 

SESSION 190: PANEL SESSION MICHIGAN

On the Edge: Evaluating Educational Innovations Involving Technology

Chair: Debra Ingram, University of Minnesota
Panelists: Teachers' Views on the Influence of Computers on Changes in Their Instructional Practice, Sara Dexter, University of Minnesota
   TechMasters: A Student-Based Model of Providing Technology Support, Lynn Dosch, Independent Consultant
   Technology for Instructional Management in a System Moving Toward Implementation of State Standards: The Development of UnitMaker 1.4, Jeanette Colby & Debra Ingram, University of Minnesota
   Jericho Revisited: Learning Without Walls, Elisabeth Palmer, University of Minnesota
Discussant: Elisabeth Palmer, University of Minnesota

 

SESSION 191: PANEL SESSION MICHIGAN STATE

Evaluating Integrated Arts Instruction in a Large Urban School District

Chair: Roger J.D. Chesswas, North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL)
Panelists: Maintaining a Focus While Shifting Purposes, Roger J.D. Chesswas, NCREL
   Sharpening the Evaluation Focus, Mary Foertsch, NCREL
   Evolving Data Collection and Reporting Procedures, Mark Hawkes, NCREL
Discussant: Robert Stake, University of Illinois

 

SESSION 192: PANEL SESSION MINNESOTA

Making Sense of National and Local Evaluation Findings

Co-chairs: Lawrence Bernstein, Abt Associates Inc.
  Janet Swartz, Abt Associates Inc.
Panelists: Role of Local Evaluations in Head Start Family Service Center Demonstration Projects, Lawrence Bernstein & Janet Swartz, Abt Associates Inc.
  Local, State, and National Even Start Evaluations, Robert G. St.Pierre & Anne Ricciuti, Abt Associates Inc.
  The Family Service Centers National Evaluation - A Local Perspective, David W. Beer, University of Illinois at Chicago
  What's Feasible: National and Local Evaluation Study Partnerships, Eloise M. Appel, Appel Associates
Discussant: Zoe Barley, Western Michigan University

 

SESSION 193: PAPER SESSION NORTHWESTERN
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Quantitative Methods: Theory and Design

Differentiating Outcome Data To Better Understand Program Effects

Chair: John Hermann, Macro International Inc.
Presenters: Dose-response of Outpatient Therapy for Children and Adolescents: Instrumental Variables Estimates, E. Michael Foster, Georgia State University
   Why Dosage Data Is Critical: An Examination of Methodological Issues, John Hermann, Macro International Inc.; Soledad Sambrano, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention; and J. Fred Springer & Elizabeth Sale, EMT Associates, Inc.
   Child and Adolescent Mental Health Outcomes Modeling, Kelly Noser & Sandra Jo Wilson, Vanderbilt University
   Degree of Certainty as an Indicator of Extreme Responding Style, Dorothy L. Swearingen, Independent Consultant

 

SESSION 194: PANEL SESSION OHIO STATE
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Health Evaluation

The Program Evaluation Technical Assistance Assessment

Chair: Janet Heitgerd, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Presenters: The Program Evaluation Technical Assistance Assessment, Bonita J. Westover, CDC
   An Evaluation of the CDC-Supported Technical Assistance Network for Community Planning, Tracey Ponder, CDC
   Critical Success Factors Associated With Effective Delivery of Technical Assistance to Community Based Organizations, Imani Thompson & Dan Gentry, CDC
   A Multi Methodologic Approach to Conducting a National Needs Assessment: Meeting the Technical Assistance Needs of Community-based Organizations, Aisha Gilliam & Janet Heitgerd, CDC
   Evaluating Technical Assistance Programs: Conceptual Contributions From an Evaluation of CDC's Technical Assistance Network for Community Health Planning, Robert K. Yin & Margaret K. Gwaltney, COSMOS Corporation; and Tracey Ponder, CDC
Discussant: Robert K. Yin, COSMOS Corporation

 

SESSION 195: PAPER SESSION PURDUE
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on International and Cross-cultural Evaluation

Curriculum Evaluation in International and Cross-cultural Contexts

Chair: Edith J. Cisneros-Cohernour, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Presenters: Impediments to the Evaluation of Educational Programs in Micronesia, Mary B. Church & Ormond Hammond, Pacific Resources for Education and Learning
  Developing Local Curricula Aligned With Hungary's National Core Curriculum: Findings From an Evaluation of a Nation-wide Project, Lawrence B. Friedman, North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
   Using Focus Groups To Evaluate the Cross-cultural Relevance of the Critical Thinking Interview, Gail Hughes, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
   Evaluate Educational Practices in U.S. Schools Leading to Higher Achievement on the Third International Mathematics and Science Study, David W. Quinn & Arie van der Ploeg, North Central Regional Educational Laboratory

 

SESSION 196: PAPER SESSION WISCONSIN
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on International and Cross-cultural Evaluation

Capacity Building in International and Cross-cultural Environments

Chair: Roger Pearson, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Presenters: Transporting Evaluation Theory and Methods to the South: Implications for Practice in Developing and Non-western Countries, Gary Miron, Western Michigan University
  Democratic Evaluation: A Proposal To Strengthen the Evaluation Function in International Development Organizations, Marco Segone, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
  Into the Mix: Evaluating at the Junction of Ethnicity and Community, Moana Vercoe, Claremont Graduate University

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