FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1998
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
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SESSION 130:  PRESIDENTIAL STRAND - PANEL PART I   (PART II -SESSION 152) SALON A
Sponsored by the American Evaluation Association Diversity Committee

Diversity: Implications for Evaluation Theory and Practice
Part I: Theoretical Basis for Integrating Concepts of Diversity into Program Planning and Evaluation

Chair: Edith P. Thomas, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Panelists: Joanne Farley, Farley & Associates
  Stafford Hood, Arizona State University
Discussants: Courtney Brown, Wabash College
  Wynetta Y. Lee, North Carolina State University

 

SESSION 131: PANEL SALON B

Increasing the Utilization of Evaluation Findings to Transform Society: What Is the Role of the Evaluator?

Chair: Karl M. Hamner, Sociometrics Corporation
Panelists: Negotiating the Intended Use of Evaluation Findings: The Role of the Evaluator, Michael Quinn Patton, Utilization-focused Information and Training
  Enhancing the Utilization of Evaluation Findings: Selling Good News and Bad, Leonard Saxe, Brandeis University
   An Evaluation Dilemma: Change Agent vs. Analyst, Michael Scriven, Claremont Graduate University
Discussant: Karl M. Hamner, Sociometrics Corporation

 

SESSION 132: PANEL SALON C
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Collaborative/Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation

Collaborative, Participatory, and Empowerment Evaluation With Young People

Chair: Kim Sabo, City University of New York (CUNY)
Panelists: Supporting Young People Around the World To Evaluate Their Prevention Programs, Selim Iltus & Kim Sabo, CUNY
   The Many Types of Program Evaluations Conducted With Children and Youth, Kim Sabo, CUNY
   Youth Empowerment Evaluation in San Francisco, Kristen Zimmerman, Community Lore
Discussant: Jennifer Greene, Cornell University

 

SESSION 133: CONVERSATION & DEMONSTRATION SALON  F
a. Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Evaluation Use

A Conversation About the Role of Professional Development and Evaluation in Transforming K-12 Ed.

Facilitator: Mary Jean Taylor, Independent Consultant
b. Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Human Services Evaluation

Four Characteristics of a Highly Effective MIS for Social Services

Presenters: Barbara Smiley-Ramirez, The Ounce of Prevention Fund
  Brandi Jefferies, The Ounce of Prevention Fund

 

SESSION 134: DEMONSTRATION SALON G
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Collaborative/Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation

Conducting a Participatory Needs Assessment

Presenters: Sharonlyn Harrison, Wayne State University
  Sharon Campbell, Wayne State University
  Mary Mueller, Children's Hospital of Michigan

 

SESSION 135: PARTICIPATORY DISCUSSION and SKILL BUILDING WORKSHOP SALON H

a.  Designing Conference Evaluations: Issues and Options

Facilitator: Phyllis M. Thomas, Mid-continent Regional Educational Laboratory
b.  Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Program Theory and Theory-driven Evaluation

Decoding the Theory (of Action) from Program Materials

Presenter: Zoe A. Barley & Cynthia Phillips, Western Michigan University

 

SESSION 136: TIG BUSINESS MEETING DENVER
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Qualitative Methods
Chair: Antonia D'Onofrio, Widener University

 

SESSION 137: PAPER SESSION HOUSTON
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Distance Education & Other Educational Technologies

Evaluating Educational Technologies

Chair: Greg Shrader, Northwestern University
Presenters: Reflective or Trifling? Evaluating Computer-mediated Teacher Communication, Mark Hawkes, North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
   Student Learning in Technologically Facilitated Project-based Science Classrooms: Results of the CoVis Inquiry and Technology Efficacy Scales, Greg Shrader, Eileen Lento & Louis Gomez, Northwestern University
   Evaluation of Technology Integration in a School of Education, Rachel A. Vannatta, Bowling Green State University
   Comparison of 1995 Through 1997 High School Student Evaluation of an Educational Interactive Video Program, E. Lea Witta, University of Southern Mississippi; and Bruce Mathews, Southwest VA Education & Training

 

SESSION 138: PAPER SESSION KANSAS CITY
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Human Services Evaluation

Evaluation as a Component of Human Services

Chair: John McLaughlin, Independent Consultant
Presenters: Evaluation as Evolution: Sovereign Indian Nations as Service Providers, Cynthia Copeland, Oneida Indian Nation
   Evaluation Issues in Surveying the Nonbanked Population in Urban Areas, Wendy Mansfield, Macro International Inc.
   What Happens When Capitated Managed Care Comes to Town?, Denine Northrup & Craig Anne Heflinger, Vanderbilt University
   Proposing an Integrated (Qualitative and Quantitative) Approach To Evaluate Information and Referral (I&R) Service in the New Era of Social Service Delivery, ShaoChee Sim, University of Texas at Austin

 

SESSION 139: PAPER SESSION   LOS ANGELES

Implications of GPRA for Evaluation

Chair: Molly Hageboeck, Management Systems International
Presenters: Michael Wargo, General Accounting Office

 

SESSION 140: PANELSESSION MIAMI
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Collaborative/Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation

Transforming Schools Through Evaluation: A Dialogue on Initiating a School-to-Work Reform Evaluation

Chair: Debbie Zorn, University of Cincinnati
Panelists: Power, Voice, and Empowerment: Contrasting Two Institutional Primary Stakeholders, Imelda Castaneda, University of Cincinnati
   Looking at Ourselves Through Lenses of Business and Evaluation: Implications for Schools, Jon E. Reinhard, Clermont Northeastern High School
   Learning the Multiple Languages of Practice: Strangers in a Familiar Land, M. Lynne Smith, University of Cincinnati
Discussant: David Fetterman, Stanford University and the Empowerment Evaluation Institute

 

SESSION 141: PANELSESSION SCOTTSDALE
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Non-profit and Foundations Evaluation

Transforming Society Through Evaluation of Partnerships and Training

Chair: Beverly A. Parsons, InSites
Panelists: Transforming Society Through Community, Health, and Spiritual Partnerships, Doug Ronsheim, Families and Youth 2000
  Using Project Evaluation To Support Change Within Communities and Social Service Professions, Yvette Lamb, University of Pittsburgh
  Finding Transformative Themes Through Cluster Evaluation, Beverly Parsons, InSites
Discussant: Guillermina Hernandez-Gallegos, W.K. Kellogg Foundation

 

SESSION 142: PANELSESSION ILLINOIS
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Quantitative Methods: Theory and Design

Strength of Treatment in Program Evaluation

Chair: Lee Sechrest, University of Arizona
Panelists: How Much Do We Care About Treatment Strength?, Diep N. Duong, Keesler Medical Center
   Does More Treatment Mean Better Treatment?, Miyong Kim, Johns Hopkins University
   Strength of Treatment: A Critical Dimension, Alicia Morales, University of Arizona
   A Strategy for Measuring the Strength of Individualized Interventions, Souraya Sidani, University of Toronto

 

SESSION 143: PANELSESSION INDIANA
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Groups on State and Local Gov't, and Evaluation Managers and Supervisors

Changing Roles of Auditors and Evaluators

Chair: Rakesh Mohan, Washington State Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee
Panelists: Evaluators and Auditors: A Powerful Combination, George Grob, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
   Legislative Auditor's Role in Transforming Louisiana Government to a Higher Benchmark of Accountability and Performance, Daniel G. Kyle, Louisiana Legislative Auditor
   The Evaluator's Role as Consultant: Benefits and Limitations, Bob Thomas, Washington State Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee
   State Legislative Oversight Staff: Clarifying What We Do, Kathleen Sullivan, Mississippi Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation & Expenditure Review

 

SESSION 144: PANELSESSION IOWA
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on International and Cross-cultural Evaluation

Evaluating International Conferences: Issues and Challenges

Chair: Ray C. Rist, The World Bank
Panelists: Evaluating the Global Connectivity Conference, Mark D. Bardini, The World Bank
   Evaluating the Global Knowledge '97 Conference, Janet Mancini Billson, Group Dimensions Research
   Evaluating the South Asia Beyond 2000 Conference, Padma Karunaratne, The World Bank
   Evaluating the 1997 and 1998 Conferences of the Mediterranean Development Forum, Keith Mackay, The World Bank
Discusant: John Oxenham, The World Bank

 

SESSION 145: PANELSESSION MICHIGAN
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on International and Cross-cultural Evaluation

The Grassroots Development Framework (GDF) Update: Performance Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning - Beyond GPRA

Chair: Antoinette Brown, Inter-American Foundation
Panelists: Gerald Britan, USAID/CDIE
  Emilia Rodriguez Stein, Inter-American Foundation
  David R. Rymph, Corporation for National Service
  William Ward, Corporation for National Service
  Julie Wechsler, Peace Corps
Discussant: Antoinette Brown, Inter-American Foundation

 

SESSION 146: PAPER SESSION MICHIGAN STATE
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health

Evaluation of HIV Outreach and Substance Abuse Treatment for IV Drug Users

Chair: Lena Lundgren, Boston University
Presenters: Use of the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change in the Evaluation of an HIV Street Outreach Intervention in an African American Community, Charles B. Collins, University of Alabama at Birmingham
   Giving Voice to the Marginalized: HIV Intervention Efforts Through Qualitative Evaluation Methods, Kenya Lucas, Rodney Hopson & James Peterson, Johns Hopkins University
   Evaluating Project SafePlace: Increasing Treatment Readiness and Reducing HIV/AIDS Risk Among Injection Drug Users, Lena Lundgren, Maryann Amodeo, Michael Ellis, & Therese Fitzgerald, Boston University
   Evaluating Outreach to Homeless Substance Abusers, Tony Tommasello, Pat Myers & Laura Gillis, University of Maryland

 

SESSION 147:  PAPER SESSION MINNESOTA
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on State and Local Government

Stakeholder Requirements and Involvement in Educational Evaluations

Chair: John Encandela, University of Pittsburgh
Presenters: Using Evaluation for Continuous Quality Improvement, Kimberly Good, Merrilll Chandler & Roger Chesswas, North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
  Involving Stakeholders in Statewide Evaluations: Moving From "They won't call you.  You're from the state Department of Education" to "This is our evaluation," C. Michael Harmon, Georgia Department of Education
  Using Multiple Designs To Meet Both Stakeholder Requirements and Evaluation Research Standards, Elizabeth Holtzapple, Arizona Auditor General's Office
Discussant: John Encandela, University of Pittsburgh

 

SESSION 148: PAPER SESSION NORTHWESTERN
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Evaluation Use

Designing Evaluations for Evaluation Use

Chair: Paul L. Johnson, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Presenters: Effective Practices of Foster Grandparent Volunteers in Head Start: Methods and Implications, Mary Achatz, WESTAT; and Susan Labin, Corporation for National Service
   Production and Use of Knowledge in Internal Evaluations, Finn Hansson, Copenhagen Business School Library
   Time as "Social Entrainment": A High Leverage Variable, Gabriel M. Della-Piana, El Paso Collaborative for Academic Excellence
   Experimental Research and Qualitative Methods: Opening Up "The Black Box",   Michael J. Puma & Judy Alamprese, Abt Associates
Discussant: Katherine Ryan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

 

SESSION 149: PAPER SESSION OHIO STATE
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Non-profit and Foundations Evaluation

Role of Evaluation in the Non-profit Sector

Chair: Stanley Capela, HeartShare Human Services of New York
Presenters: Paradox of Policy and Trustee Leadership: A Case Study in Self Evaluation, Kathy L. Cigana, Washington and Jefferson College
   Evaluation Reports: Dust Collectors or Dust Busters?, Rebecca Glover, American Cancer Society
   Evaluation's Role in Planning: How a Foundation Uses Evaluation in Support of Strategic Grantmaking, Susan Urahn & Lester W. Baxter, The Pew Charitable Trusts
Discussant: Stanley Capela, HeartShare Human Services of New York

 

SESSION 150: PAPER SESSION PURDUE
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Extension Education Evaluation

Building Evaluation Capacity and Practice in Extension Organizations

Chair: Ellen Taylor-Powell, University of Wisconsin
Presenters: An Action-Research Approach to Evaluation Capacity Building, Michael W. Duttweiler & Soneeta Grogan, Cornell Cooperative Extension
   Building Bridges: Developing Faculty Appreciation and Use of Evaluation Practice, Earl C. Johnson & Robert F. Richard, Louisiana Cooperation Extension Service
   Using Needs Assessment Results to Build Evaluation Capacity and Practice, Rama Radhakrishna, Clemson University

 

SESSION 151: PAPER SESSION WISCONSIN
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Collaborative/Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation

The Night Ministry Evaluation Project

Co-chairs: Barbara Joyce Bedney, University of Illinois at Chicago
  Robin Lin Miller, University of Illinois at Chicago
Presenters: The Collaborative Development of Measurement Tools for Evaluating the Night Ministry, Mary E. Murray, Bernadette Sanchez & Robin L. Miller, University of Illinois at Chicago
   The Use of Ethnography To Assess Processes That Influence Successful Street Outreach, Bernadette Sanchez, Barbara Bedney, Khari Hunt, Dana Merrit, Mary Murray & Robin Miller, University of Illinois at Chicago
   Reflections on the Evaluation of a Street Outreach Program: Perspectives From University and Agency-based Project Staff, Khari Hunt & Dana Merrit, University of Illinois at Chicago; and Joe Gergersen & Katie McGinnis, The Night Ministry
Discussant: Margret Dugan, Empowerment Evaluation Institute

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