SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1998
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

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SESSION 239: PRESIDENTIAL STRAND - PANEL SESSION SALON A
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Collaborative/Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation

Empowerment Evaluation: Necessary Conditions, Working Definitions, and Real World Problems in the Process of Transforming Society Through Evaluation

Chair: David Fetterman, Stanford University and the Empowerment Evaluation Institute
Panelists: Real World Problems and Successes Applying Empowerment Evaluation, Margret Dugan, Empowerment Evaluation Institute
  Empowerment Evaluation: Speaking Truth About Strengths, Limitations and Conditions, David Fetterman, Stanford University and the Empowerment Evaluation Institute
  Using Ethical Guidelines for Feminist Therapy in Empowerment Evaluation, Carolyn Sullins, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Discussant: Andy Rowe, Empowerment Evaluation Institute and University of North Carolina
SESSION 240: PANEL SESSION SALON B
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Non-profit and Foundations Evaluation

When Implementation Threatens Impact: Challenging Lessons From Evaluating the Comer School Development Program (SDP)

Chair: Mary Ann Millsap, Abt Associates
Panelists: Evaluating the Rockefeller Foundation-supported Comer SDP, Mary Ann Millsap & Beth Gamse, Abt Associates
  The Role of Evaluation in Long-term Funding Decisions: Supporting Implementation of the Comer SDP, Marla Ucelli, Rockefeller Foundation
  Designing a Useful Evaluation of the Comer SDP, Thomas H. Cook, H. David Hunt, & Robert Murphy, Northwestern University
Discussant: John Ziraldo, The Skillman Foundation

 

SESSION 241: PANEL SESSION SALON C
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on International and Cross-cultural Evaluation

Implications of the GPRA on International NGOs: Defining "Results" and Determining How to Measure Them

Chair: Jim Rugh, CARE
Panelists: Gerald Britan, USAID/CDIE
  Antoinette Brown, Inter-American Foundation
  Cathrine Robins, World Vision Relief and Development
  Margaret Stansberry, American Red Cross

 

SESSION 242: SKILL BUILDING WORKSHOP and DEMONSTRATION SALON F
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on State and Local Government

a. Government Reporting: Does It Have To Be Boring? (11:00 - 11:40 AM)

Presenters: Ann Berasley & Kymberley Maddox, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

b.  Outcome-focused Contracting and Social Change: The Family Homelessness Prevention and Assistance Program in Minnesota (11:50 - 12:30 PM)

Presenters: Marge Wherley & Shirley Hendrickson, Hennepin County Adult Services Department; and Denise Rogers,  Minnesota Housing Finance Agency

 

SESSION 243: TECH TALK SALON G

Take a Byte: Electronic Mail Groups and Internet Resources for Evaluators

Presenters: Catherine Callow Elwell, Utah State University
  Michael Scriven, Claremont Graduate University
   Saumitra SenGupta, CMHS, City of San Francisco
  William M.K. Trochim, Cornell University

 

SESSION 244: PANEL SESSION SALON H
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Quantitative Methods: Theory and Design

What Do Indicators Indicate?: Concerns Regarding Cause Versus Effects Measurement Models in Program Evaluation

Chair: Katherine M. McKnight, University of Arizona
Panelists: Explanatory Versus Emergent Variable Models, James A Coan, University of Arizona
  The Entitivity of Emergent Variables, Aurelio Jose Figueredo, University of Arizona
  Cause Versus Effects Measurement Models, Katherine M. McKnight, University of Arizona
  Overview of the Distinction Between Latent and Emergent Variables, Timothy R. Stickle, University of Arizona

 

SESSION 245: PANEL SESSION DENVER
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Crime and Justice

Evaluations of Criminal Justice Programs

Chair: Winnie Reed, National Institute of Justice
Panelists: Nighttime Incarceration as an Intermediate Sanction: An Evaluation of the Oklahoma County Program, Thomas E. James & Susan Marcus-Mendoza, University of Oklahoma
  The Problems & Prospects of Statewide Data Systems for Intermediate Sanctions, Thomas E. James & Susan Marcus-Mendoza, University of Oklahoma
  Evaluating the Effects of a Court-directed Parental Involvement Program: Can the Juvenile Court & Parents Make Teens Safer Drivers?, John R. Mattox, Frank C. Leeming, William O. Dryer & Kelly Skinner, University of Memphis
  A Study of the Juvenile Offender Programs in Travis County, John Posey, Travis County Juvenile Court

 

SESSION 246: FACILITATED DISCUSSION HOUSTON

How Can We Better Evaluate Leadership Development Training Programs? An Interactive Design Session

Presenters: Ross Conner, University of California at Irvine
  Michael Hendricks, Independent Consultant

 

SESSION 248: PANEL SESSION LOS ANGELES
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health

Program Evaluation Partnerships for Evaluation of Substance Abuse Treatment

Chair: Michael Dennis, Chestnut Health Systems
Panelists: Overview of the Program Evaluation Partnership Approach for Evaluating Substance Abuse Treatment Demonstration Programs, Michael Dennis, Chestnut Health Systems
  Program Evaluation Partnerships for Drug Court Demonstrations, Mark Godley, Chestnut Health Systems
  Program Evaluation Partnerships with Pregnant and Post-partum Women and Children Substance Abuse Treatment Programs, Susan Godley, Chestnut Health Systems
Discussants: Mark Lipsey, Vanderbilt University
  Robert F. Boruch, University of Pennsylvania

 

SESSION 249: PAPER SESSION MIAMI
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Assessment in Higher Education

Issues in Higher Education Evaluation

Chair: Joseph Fearing, Texas Women's University
Presenters: Capital Campaigns: Evaluating Indirect Goals With Focus Groups, Courtney Brown, Wabash College
  Evaluating the Fit Between Declared Majors, Degrees Awarded and Labor Market Demand, John D. Jones, University of North Texas
  Predicting Students' Success Using Secondary Data: A Case of an Academic Student Support Program in Higher Education, Masami Nishishiba, Ishrat Ara, Portland State University

 

SESSION 250:  PANEL SESSION SCOTTSDALE

Evaluation in the Development Context: Methodological Issues and Challenges

Chair: William Albert Eckert, The World Bank
Panelists: Evaluating New Learning Technologies: The Case of Distance Education, Mark D. Bardini & Fumika Ouchi, The World Bank
  Networks and Development: New Challenges in Training Evaluation, Adrian Hadorn & Mita Marra, The World Bank
  Methodological Issues and Challenges in Tracer Studies, Padma Karunaratne & Marie-Aline Wood, The World Bank
  Measuring Learning in Evaluations of World Bank Training Programs, Violaine Le Rouzic & Mary Colette Cusick, The World Bank  
Discussant: James Fremming, Management Systems International

 

SESSION 251: PANEL SESSION ILLINOIS
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Extension Education Evaluation

Empowering Collaboratives Through Evaluation

Chair: Ellen Taylor-Powell, University of Wisconsin
Panelists: Mary Ellen Bell, University of Wisconsin
  Susan Futterer, University of Wisconsin
  Mary Gruenewald, University of Wisconsin
  Karen Hintz, University of Wisconsin
  Mary Fran Lepeska, University of Wisconsin
  Ann McLean, University of Wisconsin
  Peggy Nordgren, University of Wisconsin
  Pat Rychter, University of Wisconsin

 

SESSION 252: PAPER SESSION INDIANA
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Evaluation Use

Use, Misuse and the Dissemination of Evaluation Findings

Chair: Susan Lapin, Corporation for National Service
Presenters: Further Reflections on Evaluation Misutilization, Christina A. Christie & Marvin C. Alkin, University of California, Los Angeles
  Dissemination of Evaluation Results to the U.S. Congress: The Four-year Experience of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Paul L. Johnson, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  Recommendations That Get Used: Meeting Programs and Funders "Where They Are At", Edward C. Siegel, Center for Evaluation Research
Discussant: J. Bradley Cousins, University of Ottawa

 

SESSION 253: PANEL SESSION IOWA

Benchmarking School Performance Against International Standards

Chair: Arie van der Ploeg, North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
Panelists: Paul Kimmelman, West Northfield School District 31
   David J. Kroeze, Northbrook School District 27
   Gilbert Valverde, U.S. National Research Center
  David W. Quinn, North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
Discussant: Margaret McNeely, Student Achievement Institute

 

SESSION 254: PAPER SESSION MICHIGAN
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Qualitative Methods

Conceptualizing Evaluations Through Qualitative Methods

Chair: James McElhinney, Ball State University
Presenters: Implementing a Public Safety Partnership Institute: A Qualitative Evaluation of Organizational Goals, Culture, and Discourse, James R. Coldren, Jr. & Greg Matoesian, University of Illinois at Chicago
  Taking Oral Histories of Multi-site Projects, Lindsay S. Gotshall, Florida State University
  Qualitative Understanding of Lay and Professional Caregiver Interactions, Kelly Noser, Vanderbilt University

 

SESSION 255:  DEMONSTRATIONS MICHIGAN STATE
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Business and Industry
Chair: Thomas G. Berstene, Workforce Planning Associates

a. Strategic Training Evaluation Management: An Integrated Approach to ROI (11:00 - 11:40 AM)

Presenter: Zita Unger, Ziman Pty. Ltd.

b. Creating Measurement Standards for the Training Industry (11:50 AM -  12:30 PM)

Presenters: Laurie J. Bassi, Daniel P. McMurrer & Mark E. Van Buren, American Society for Training & Development
SESSION 256: PAPER SESSION NORTHWESTERN
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Theories of Evaluation

Lessons Learned From Mixed Method Evaluations

Chair: Rita Davis, University of Illinois
Presenters: An Evaluation of the Department of Fish and Wildlife's Aquatic Education Program, Katherine Gillespie Clavijo, University of Louisville
   Mixed-method? Or Not?, Rita Davis, University of Illinois
   Enumerating and Assessing Needs of Homeless Persons: Some Lessons Learned, Roger Durand, Durand Research and Marketing Associates LLC; and Gregory Weiher, University of Houston
   Lessons Learned From Three Major State-level Welfare Reform Evaluation Studies: The Case of Texas, Dan O'Shea & ShaoChee Sim, University of Texas at Austin

 

SESSION 257: PANEL SESSION OHIO STATE
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on State and Local Government

Lessons Learned From Performance Measurement for Local Government

Chair: Meg Hargreaves, Dakota County Administration
Panelists: Andy Erickson, Olmsted County Community Services
   Meg Hargreaves, Dakota County Administration
   Laurie Hestness, Ramsey County Community Human Services

 

SESSION 258: PAPER SESSION PURDUE
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Collaborative/Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation

Collaborative, Participatory, and Empowerment Evaluation and Stakeholders

Chair: Ann Minnett, Salesmanship Club Youth and Family Centers, Inc.
Presenters: The Evolution of a Participatory Action Evaluation: Lessons Learned and Implications for Family Literacy Program Development, Desi Larson, University of Southern Maine; and Susan E. Perkins, TST BOCES Even Start Program
  Stakeholders and Internal Evaluation, Ann Minnett, Salesmanship Club Youth and Family Centers, Inc.
   Toward a Role and a Definition of Stakeholders in Evaluation: Theorists and Practitioner's Perspectives, Shahpar Modarresi & Diana L. Newman, State University of New York at Albany

 

SESSION 259: PANEL SESSION WISCONSIN
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Collaborative/Participatory & Empowerment Evaluation

Empowering AmeriCorps: Multiple Perspectives on Collaborative/Empowerment Evaluation Efforts with a National Service Program

Chair: Nicole Vicinanza, Aguirre International
Presenters: Applying Empowerment Evaluation to 600 Diverse Programs: A Funder's Perspective, Lance Potter, Corporation for National Service
  The Role of Targeted Technical Assistance in Empowering Diverse Programs, Nicole Vicinanza & Ken Terao, Aguirre International
  Changing National Service Program Capacity in Evaluation, Susan Gabbard, Aguirre International
  Program Perspectives on Engaging in Evaluation, Rita O'Sullivan, O'Sullivan and Associates
Discussant: David Fetterman, Stanford University and the Empowerment Evaluation Institute

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