FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1998
9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

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SESSION 152: PRESIDENTIAL STRAND - PANEL PART II   (PART I -SESSION 130) SALON A
Sponsored by the American Evaluation Association Diversity Committee

Diversity: Implications for Evaluation Theory and Practice
Part II: Diversity-sensitive Evaluation Strategies: Current Practices and Future Implications

Chair: Edith P. Thomas, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Moderator: Michael Daeschlein, Wayne State University
Panelists: Sharonlyn Harrison, Wayne State University
  Teresa Torres, Everybody Counts, Inc.
Discussant: Carol Gill, University of Illinois at Chicago

 

SESSION 153: PANEL SESSION SALON B

Judging Program Ethics: Should Evaluators Be Doing It, And If So, How?

Chair: Michael Morris, University of New Haven
Panelists: The Objectivity of Value Judgments, Ernest House, University of Colorado at Boulder
   Why Constructionism Entails Moral Judgment, Thomas Schwandt, Indiana University
   The Moral Imperative in Evaluation, Michael Scriven, Claremont Graduate University
Discussant: Michael Morris, University of New Haven

 

SESSION 154: PANEL SESSION SALON C

Evaluation and Performance Measurement: An Uneasy Marriage?

Chair: Mary Ann Scheirer, US General Accounting Office
Panelists: The Theoretical and Potential Relationship of Performance Measurement and Program Evaluation, David J. Bernstein, Montgomery County Department of Finance
   The "M" in Performance Measurement: Myths and Methods, Mary Ann Scheirer, US General Accounting Office
   The Use and Misuse of Performance Measurement, Burt Perrin, Burt Perrin Associates
Discussant: Leonard Bickman, Vanderbilt University

 

SESSION 155: TECH TALKS SALON F
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Distance Education and Other Educational Technologies

a. On-line Evaluation Resource Library (9:45 - 10:25)

Chair: Mark Hawkes, North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
Presenters: Edys Quellmalz, Christine Padilla, Geneva Haertel & Patti Schank, SRI International

c. A New Day in the Life of the Hi-tech Ethnographer? Possible Futures for Qualitative Evaluation
(10:35 - 11:15)

Presenter: Richard Thurlow, Widener University

 

SESSION 156: DEMONSTRATION SALON G
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Extension Education Evaluation

A World Wide Web Program on Targeting and Evaluating Program Outcomes

Chair: Milton S. Fujii, University of California
Presenter: S. Kay Rockwell, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
  Claude F. Bennett, U.S. Department of Agriculture

 

SESSION 157: SKILL BUILDING WORKSHOP SALON H
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Teaching Evaluation

Understanding Your Theory and Strategy in Order To Develop Practical and Useful Outcomes and Indicators

Presenter: Barbara Gurley, The Evaluation Forum

 

SESSION 158: PANEL SESSION DENVER
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Crime and Justice

Evaluating Criminal Justice Programming in Illinois

Chair: Laura Winterfield, National Institute of Justice
Panelists: Crime Victim Service Programs in Illinois: Methodological Issues and Evaluation Findings to Date, Kristen Donovan, Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
   Evaluating Gang and Drug House Abatement in Chicago, Dan Higgins, Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority & Chip Coldren, Institute for Public Safety Partnerships
   Cook County Sheriff's Day Reporting Center Recidivism Study, Christine Martin, Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
   Evaluation of the Cook County Victim Witness Assistance Program, Katrina Sifferd & Phillip Stevenson, Illinois Criminal Justice Information Agency
Discussant: Phillip Stevenson, Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority

 

SESSION 159: PAPER SESSION HOUSTON

Reflective Practice

Chair: Elliott Graham, Ramsey County Human Services
Presenters: Him Evaluating Us Evaluating Them: Being Metaevaluated, Rita Davis & Robert Stake, University of Illinois
   Impact of Conflicting Obligations on Role, Responsibility, and Data Quality, Linda Mabry, Rachel Christina & Soo Baik, Indiana University
   Democratizing Evaluation: Meaning and Methods From Practice, Katherine E. Ryan & Trav Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana
   The Coupling of Outcome and Participatory Models of Evaluation: Trends and Feasiblity, Jane Schleisman, University of Minnesota; and Elliott Graham, Ramsey County Human Services

 

SESSION 160: PANEL SESSION KANSAS CITY
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Program Theory and Theory-driven Evaluation

Evaluating CDC's HIV Prevention Community Planning Initiative

Chair: Huey T. Chen, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and University of Akron
Panelists: Assessing the Quality of Core Objective Achievement, Gary Uhl, Kelly Kay & Laura Gamble, CDC
  Lessons Learned in the Evaluation of Linkages Between the Planning Process and Plan Implementation, Michelle Renaud & David Cotton, Macro International; and Larry Wilkinson, CDC
  Studying the Impact of HIV Prevention Community Planning: Key Findings and Methodological Issues, Elizabeth Kresse, The U.S. Conference of Mayors; and Lauretta Pinckney & Mary Willingham, CDC
  Developing a System for Evaluating Community Planning Locally and Nationally, Huey T. Chen, CDC and University of Akron
Discussant: Huey T. Chen, CDC and University of Akron

 

SESSION 161: ROUNDTABLE LOS ANGELES

Evaluation in Government: A Second Chance

Chair: Lawrence Cooley, Management Systems International

 

SESSION 162: PAPER SESSION MIAMI
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Assessment in Higher Education

Assessment of Student Outcomes

Chair: Courtney Brown, Wabash College
Presenters: Student Assessment in Higher Education Classrooms, Susan M. Brookhart, Duquesne University
   Implementing an Outcomes Assessment System at Illinois: Lessons Learned, Lizanne DeStefano, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
   Quantitative Literacy Across the College Curriculum: Project Evaluation and the Support of Teacher Discourse, William H. Rickards, Susan Pustejovsky & Suzanne Mente, Alverno College
   Integrating Authentic Assessment Into the Evaluation of the Interactive Mathematics Teacher Preparation Program, Lily Roberts, University of California at Berkeley

 

SESSION 163: PAPER SESSION SCOTTSDALE
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Health Evaluation

Emerging Models of Health Care: Implications for Evaluation Practice

Chair: Tim Aubry, University of Ottawa
Presenters: A Formative Evaluation of Family-focused Case Management for Persons With Psychiatric Disabilities, Tim Aubry, Virley O'Connor, Paula Kerr & Susan Farrell, University of Ottawa
   Advanced Practice Nurse Intervention Team: Case Management Model forPatients With Congestive Heart Failure, Naomi E. Penney, Marilyn Caldwell, Paul Jenkins, Herbert Marx, Carol Teich & Tobin Wilcox, Bassett Healthcare
   Challenges in the Evaluation of a Family Care Center, Kathleen Valentine, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

 

SESSION 164: PAPER SESSION ILLINOIS
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Research, Technology and Development Evaluation

Information Age: Evaluating Software, Computer Links, and Emerging Web Technologies

Chair: Robert Webber, National Science Foundation
Presenters: To Adopt or Not?: Challenges in Evaluating Claims About New and Emerging Technologies, Vanessa Dennen, Indiana University
  Technology to Aid Public Decision Making: An Evaluation of the OK-FIRST Program, Thomas E. James & Paula O. Long, University of Oklahoma
   An Approach for Evaluating Software in Terms of Its Impact on End Users, Jonathan A. Morell, Bruce Bongiorni & Mark Spicknal, University of Michigan

 

SESSION 165: PAPER SESSION INDIANA
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Extension Education Evaluation

Methodological Issues in Program Evaluation

Chair: F. Richard Rohs, University of Georgia
Presenters: Focus Groups on a Shoestring, Thomas M. Archer, Ohio State University
   Media Impact on Results of Nutrient Management Program Evaluation, Craig Hamilton and M.F. Smith, University of Maryland
   An Assessment of Florida Cooperative Extension's Methodology for Conducting Customer Satisfaction Surveys, Glenn D. Israel, University of Florida
   Utilizing Existing Data for Program Evaluation: A Cost Benefit Analysis of the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, Michael Lambur, Virginia Tech

 

SESSION 166: PAPER SESSION IOWA
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Human Services Evaluation

Issues in the Evaluation of Employment and Training Programs for Welfare to Work and AmeriCorps Participants

Chair: Rob Fischer, Families First
Presenters: Getting Ready for Success: Barriers to Finding and Keeping a Job, Karin Bloomer & Michelle Ganow, Harvard University
   The Impact of Pay-after-performance on Two-parent TANF Families, Dean F. Duncan III, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
   Assessing National Service: A Broad and In-depth Look at the AmeriCorps State Programs in Washington, Oregon, Montana, and Idaho, Changhua Wang & Carolyn Cohen, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
   Preparing for Work: Are Job Readiness Training Programs Aimed at the Non-working Poor?, Celeste Watkins & James M. Quane, Harvard University

 

SESSION 167: PANEL SESSION MICHIGAN
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Evaluation Managers and Supervisors

Bridging the Gap Between Public Policy Decision Making and Evaluation Research

Chair: Ann Maxwell, Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
Co-chair: Tom Komaniecki, DHHS
Panelists: Dan Cillessen, Nebraska Health and Human Services
  Linda G. Fox, Maryland Department of Health and Human Services
  Bong Jo Li, University of Chicago
  Pamela Holcomb, The Urban Institute
Discussant: Ann Maxwell, DHHS

 

SESSION 168:  PANEL SESSION MICHIGAN STATE
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health

Evaluating the Logic of Community Change for Prevention

Chair: John F. Stevenson, University of Rhode Island and Brown University
Panelists: Poverty as the 500-pound Gorilla: Can Community Change Strategies Hope To Effect Real Change?, Sharon Kingston, University of Rhode Island
   Measuring "Sense of Community" as a Critical Intervening Variable, Fern Chertok, University of Rhode Island
   Building Indigenous Leadership to Foster Community Change, Kristine Nilsen, University of Rhode Island
   Making Effective Use of Community Coalitions to Transform Communities, Ilene Klein, University of Rhode Island
Discussant: Paul Florin, University of Rhode Island and Brown University

 

SESSION 169: PANEL SESSION MINNESOTA
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Quantitative Methods: Theory and Design

Plausibility of Threats to Validity

Chair: Lee Sechrest, University of Arizona
Panelists: Quasi-threats to validity in quasi-experiments, Patrick McKnight, University of Arizona
   Regression to the Mean as a Threat to Validity, Rebecca Hill, University of Arizona
   Threats to Validity of Causal Inference Are Not Always Plausible, Lee Sechrest, University of Arizona
   Attrition as a Threat to Validity, William R. Shadish, Jr., The University of Memphis

 

SESSION 170: PAPER SESSION NORTHWESTERN
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Business and Industry

Evaluation of Training in Industry

Chair: Thomas G. Berstene, Workforce Planning Associates
Panelists: Evaluating the Role of the Chief Learning Officer, Robin Lackey, University of New Mexico
   Evaluating Training Interventions: Multiple Outcomes/Multiple Options, Rosemary McMasters, The Ohio State University
   Stakeholder Variation in Training Program Evaluation: A Multiple-method Case Study in a High-technology Product Development Firm, Greg V. Michalski, University of Ottawa
   Evaluating Training in the Workplace: Cost-benefit Analysis, Robert W. Rowden, Mercer University
Discussant: Robin Lackey, University of New Mexico

 

SESSION 171: PANEL SESSION OHIO STATE
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on State and Local Government

Implementation of Performance Measurement: Challenges and Realities

Chair: Rakesh Mohan, Washington State Joint Legislative Audit & Review Committee
Panelists: Outcome Measurement of a Program for Homeless Urban Youth in Portland, Oregon, Michael Hendricks, Independent Consultant
   Budget Practitioner Views on State Performance-Based Budgeting Systems, Implementation, and Use, Julia Melkers & Katherine Willoughby, Georgia State University
   Linking Benchmarking Practice to Principles of Evaluative Inquiry, John Owen, University of Melbourne, Australia
Discussant: Rakesh Mohan, Washington State Joint Legislative Audit & Review Committee

 

SESSION 172: PAPER SESSION PURDUE
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Collaborative/Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation

Evaluation Capacity Building

Chair: Rolf Sartorius, Social Impact
Panelists: Building Evaluation Capacity- What Does It Mean and What Is Our Role?, Julia Coffman, Harvard Family Research Project
   Using Evaluation to Build Regional Capacity To Deliver Services for Children, Youth and Families, Dale C. P. Howard & Peggy Ann Howard, Howard Research and Instructional Systems Inc.
   Using Participative Evaluation To Build Capacity for School-Wide Self-Assessment, Magdalena Rood, Southwest Educational Development Laboratory
   Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation Systems: Improving Program Performance While Building Capacity of Local Institutions, Rolf Sartorius, Social Impact

 

SESSION 173: PANEL SESSION WISCONSIN
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Program Theory and Theory-driven Evaluation

Challenges to Evaluating Systemic Reform in Education

Chair: Norman Webb, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Panelists: Studying the Linkages of System Components, Norma Davila, University of Puerto Rico
  Resolving Conflict in Purposes for Doing Evaluation of Systemic Reform, Daniel J. Heck, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
   Conceptual Challenges in Framing an Evaluation of Systemic Reform, Eric Osthoff, University of Wisconsin
   Issues in Evaluating Student Achievement in the Context of Systemic Reform, Norman Webb, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Discussant: Zoe A. Barley, Western Michigan University

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