SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1998
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
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SESSION 260:  BOOK READING AND DISCUSSION SALON A

Writing Creative Nonfiction as an Evaluator: "Grand Canyon Celebration"

Presenter: Michael Quinn Patton, Utilization-focused Evaluation

 

SESSION 261:  PAPER SESSION SALON B
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Collaborative/Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation

Collaborative, Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation and Consumer Involvement

Chair: B.J. Tatro, B.J. Tatro Consulting
Presenters: Qualitative Assessment of the Cross-disability Issues of Consumers, Families, and Providers Under Managed Care, Richard H. Beinecke, Suffolk University
  Concept-mapping Consumer/Provider Concepts of a Homelessness Prevention Program: A Case Study of Research Co-optation of Program Theory, Barbara Lee, University of South Florida
  Passing the Baton of Expertise: Democratizing Evaluation Practice in 'Consumer-as-provider' Mental Health Services, Cheryl MacNeil, State University of New York at Albany
  Consumer and Family Participation in State-level Mental Health Evaluation, B.J. Tatro, B.J. Tatro Consulting

 

SESSION 263:  DEMONSTRATION SALON F
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Computer Use in Evaluation

Evaluating Written Language

Part I:  Computer-based Scoring of Written Language      
Part II: Comparing Standardized and Alternate Measure of Written Language      
Presenters: Catherine Callow Elwell, Utah State University
  Tamara M. Walser, Utah State University
  Timothy A. Slocum, Utah State University

 

SESSION 264:  DEMONSTRATION SALON G
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Evaluation of Services for Special Needs Populations

Doing the Impossible: Measuring Outcomes of A Multi-site Home Visitation Program To Reduce Child Maltreatment in High Risk Families

Presenters: Aphra Katzev, Oregon State University
  Clara C. Pratt, Oregon State University

 

SESSION 265: STORIES SALON H
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Teaching Evaluation

Stories of Evaluation Practice

Chair: Patricia J. Rogers, Harvard University
Presenters: J. Brian Cassel, GMHC, Inc.
  C. Michael Harmon, Georgia Department of Education
  Burt Perrin, Burt Perrin Associates
  Michael Scriven, Claremont Graduate University
  Robert Stake, University of Illinois
  Carolyn Sullins, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Commentators: Susan Boser, Cornell University
  Patricia J. Rogers, Harvard University
  Michael Scriven, Claremont Graduate University

 

SESSION 266:  PANEL SESSION DENVER
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Non-profit and Foundations Evaluation

The Challenges of Bringing Evaluation to the Community: Three Views of Building Evaluation Capacity

Chair: Wynne S. Korr, University of Pittsburgh
Panelists: Improving Outcome Research in Human Services: The Educational Component, Wynne S. Korr, University of Pittsburgh
  Community-based Learning: Providing Support for Evaluation Through the Classroom, Beth L. Green, Portland State University
  Education and Technical Assistance for Human Service Programs, Anne E. Farber, Mark Strauss & Debra Stark, University of Pittsburgh
Discussant: Charles C. McClintock, Cornell University

 

SESSION 267:  PAPER SESSION HOUSTON

Focus on Analysis: Finding Patterns, Solving Problems

Chair: Maryann M. Durland, Kentucky Institute for Education Research
Presenters: The Application of Network Analysis as an Evaluation Tool: How and… Wow!, Maryann M. Durland, Kentucky Institute for Education Research
  Finding Transformative Themes Across Multiple System Change Evaluations, Beverly Parsons, InSites
  Identifying "Super-sites" in Educational Evaluations: A Multilevel Modeling Framework, Keenan Pituch, University of South Dakota

 

SESSION 268:  PAPER SESSION KANSAS CITY
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Quantitative Methods: Theory and Design

Challenges in Conceptualizing and Assessing Outcomes

Chair: Victoria Weldon, University of Arizona
Presenters: A Laboratory Experiment Comparing Assignment Methods, M.H. Clark & William R. Shadish, Jr., The University of Memphis
  Are Effect Size Estimates From Repeated Measures and ANCOVA Data Equivalent to Cohen's d?, Renita R. Glaser & William R. Shadish, Jr., The University of Memphis
  Survey Reliability and the Use of the Midpoint Response Choice, Dorothy L. Swearingen, Independent Consultant
  Measurement of Utility in Program Evaluation, Victoria Weldon, University of Arizona
  A Quantitative Method for Linking Performance Measures to Strategic Goals, Laurence Wolfe, U.S. General Services Administration

 

SESSION 269:  PAPER SESSION LOS ANGELES
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Collaborative/Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation

Participatory Evaluation in Diverse Settings

Chair: Maria da Penha Trés-Brevig, University of California at Irvine
Presenters: Evaluating a Partnership for Leadership Development in Public Schools, Jennifer W. Martineau & Kathleen Holmes-Ponder, Center for Creative Leadership
  Collaborative Evaluation: A Process for Engaging Practitioners in the Community of Inquiry, Maria da Penha Trés-Brevig, University of California at Irvine
  Compound Evaluation in the Application of Information and Communication Technologies, Maria Vakola & Lorraine Baric, University of Salford

 

SESSION 270:  PAPER SESSION MIAMI
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on International and Cross-cultural Evaluation

Evaluating Management Development in Cross-cultural Environments

Chair: Amy Juntunen, SPEC Associates
Presenters: Evaluating Management Development in a Cross-cultural Environment: Tales From Africa and South America, Max U. Montesino, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne; and Diane S. Braatz, Training Strategies, Inc.
  Transforming Internal Evaluation: A Case Study of Training Internal Evaluators Across 23 Instructional Technology "Initiatives" in Northern Ireland & Republic of Ireland, Susan Tucker, University of South Alabama; and Harry McMahon, University of Ulster
  Case Study Presentations Via the Internet as a Means of Long-term Training Evaluation, Mark DeMoranville, University of Massachusetts

 

SESSION 271:  PAPER SESSION SCOTTSDALE
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Distance Education & Other Educational Technologies

Using Evaluation to Promote the Use of Education Technology Among a Variety of Clients

Chair: Mark Bardini, World Bank
Presenters: Triple Cliency Evaluations, Cheryl Bullock & John Ory, University of Illinois
  Building Capacity to Compete in the Virtual Education Marketplace: Evaluating Collaborative Instructional Design Projects, Susan Kistler, Kistler Consulting; and Chris Bray, University of Minnesota
  Current and Ideal Practices in Evaluating Multifunctional Software Programs that Support Web Based Instruction, Carlos A. Villalba, Syracuse University

 

SESSION 272:  PAPER SESSION ILLINOIS
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health

Evaluating Substance Abuse Treatment for Women

Chair: John F. Stevenson, University of Rhode Island
Presenters: Levels of Outcomes for Women's Residential AODA Treatment: Making the Most of ASI, Lisa Larson & Louise Lapine, Planning Council for Health and Human Services
  Measuring Self-efficacy and Readiness for Change in the Evaluation of Rehabilitation Programs for Substance Abusing Incarcerated Women, John F. Stevenson, Jodi Brown, Kim Mitchell, Cheryl Hevey, Kathryn Quina, Ann Varna-Garis, Maria Garrido & John Boulmetis, University of Rhode Island
  The Multi-faceted Evauation of an Alcohol and Drug Prevention and Treatment Program for Women and Children, Leanne Whiteside-Mansell, University of Arkansas at Little Rock; and Nicola A. Conners, The University of Memphis

 

SESSION 273:  PAPER SESSION INDIANA
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on International and Cross-cultural Evaluation

International Food and Nutrition Program Evaluation

Chair: Craig Russon, Western Michigan University
Presenters: Formative Evaluation of Progress With Universally Iodizing Salt for Human Consumption South Asia-wide, Roger Pearson, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
   A Multi-method Strategy for Evaluating the Effects of Agricultural Technology on Poverty in India, Sandra Jo Wilson & David S. Cordray, Vanderbilt University
  The Evaluation of a Community Service and Mentorship Program Linking College Students and Newcomer Youth: The Experiences of the Students for Education Empowerment and Development Program, Michael J. Simsik, University of Massachusetts

 

SESSION 274:  PANEL SESSION IOWA
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Groups on Crime and Justice, and Minority Issues in Evaluation

Schools, Crime and Juvenile Justice

Chair: Carol Camp Yeakey, University of Virginia
Panelists: A Historical Analysis of Legal and Legislative Approaches to Control Juvenile Crime and Violence, Carol Camp Yeakey, University of Virginia
  School Crime and Violence, Jeanita W. Richardson, Gerard T. Robinson, Stephanie Timmons Brown & Nicholas King, University of Virginia
  Comparative Studies of Youth Incarceration: International Perspectives, Tracey A. Reed, Ohio University
  Racial and Class Disproportionality in the Juvenile Justice System, Paul E. Green, University of California at Riverside
  Rehabilitation or Incarceration: Competing Views of Crime and Punishment, Rodney K. Hopson, Johns Hopkins University

 

SESSION 275:  PAPER SESSION MICHIGAN
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on State and Local Government

Outcome-based Policy and Integrated Services Initiatives: Evaluation as a Driver for Management

Chair: Don Bezruki, Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau
Presenters: The Adoption of Science Based Programming and Evaluation: What Are the Effects of Raising the Bar?, Carol E. Hays & Elizabeth Chamberlain, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  What's Working-What's Not: States Rising to the Challenge of Welfare Reform, Jeanette M. Hercik, Caliber Associates
  The Role of Evaluation in Delaware's Services Integration Initiatives, Carl W. Nelson, Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families
Discussant: Don Bezruki, Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau

 

SESSION 276: PANEL SESSION MICHIGAN STATE
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Evaluation Use

Ohio's Venture Capital Program - Evaluation for Decision-making

Chair: Francine E. Michel, The Ohio State University
Panelists: William E. Loadman, The Ohio State University
  Francine E. Michel, The Ohio State University
  LeAnn Derby, The Ohio State University
  Joyce Miller, The Ohio State University
Discussant: William E. Loadman, The Ohio State University

 

SESSION 277:  PANEL SESSION NORTHWESTERN
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on International and Cross-cultural Evaluation

Satisfaction and Accomplishment Surveys in the GPRA Age

Chair: William Strang, Westat
Panelists: Lessons Learned, Susan Gabbard, Aguirre International
   Valuable Multi-purpose Tools, David B. Rymph, Corporation for National Service
   Sound-bite Surveys, William Strang, Westat
Discussant: Lance Potter, Corporation for National Service

 

SESSION 278:  PAPER SESSION OHIO STATE
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Evaluation of Services for Special Needs Populations

Evaluation of Varied Issues for Special Needs Populations

Chair:  
Presenters: Quality of Structural and Functional Aspects of Human Services: Comparisons Among Canadian, American, and Australian Services Evaluated With PASSING, Robert J. Flynn, University of Ottawa
  A Multivariate Evaluation of Preferences for New Captioning Features Supported by Digital Television, C. Eric Kirkland, COSMOS Corporation
  "On the Right Track": Evaluation of a Program for Children With Disabilities and Their Families, Greg Roberts, University of Texas at Austin

 

SESSION 279:  PANEL PURDUE
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Program Theory and Theory-driven Evaluation

Issues, Dilemmas, and Lessons Learned in Implementing a Theory of Action Approach in Evaluating Systemic Reform Initiatives

Chair: Mark Jenness, Western Michigan University
Panelists: When Program Implementers and Funders Disagree, Does Anybody Win?, Cynthia Halderson, Western Michigan University
  Bridging the Gap Between Activities and Outcomes: Using Logic Models as a Framework for Program Improvement Evaluation, Cynthia Phillips, Western Michigan University
  Whose Theory is it Anyway? Community Activists Join the Design Process, Zoe A. Barley, Western Michigan University
  Making Tacit Theory Explicit: A Guided Approach to School District Reform, Sharon Dodson, Western Michigan University
Discussant: Mark Jenness, Western Michigan University

 

SESSION 280:  PANEL WISCONSIN

Strategic Evaluation at Andersen Consulting

Chair: Tad Waddington, Andersen Consulting
Panelists: Dan McLinden, Andersen Consulting
  Tonikiaa Orange, Andersen Consulting
  Stacey Boyle, Andersen Consulting
  Audrey Matsumoto, Andersen Consulting
  Tad Waddington, Andersen Consulting

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