SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1998
9:15 AM - 10:45 AM

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SESSION 218: PRESIDENTIAL STRAND - PANEL SESSION SALON A
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Minority Issues in Evaluation

"The Substance of Things Hoped For": Social Justice and Cultural Competence in Evaluation Theory and Practice

Chair: Charles Thomas, George Mason University
Panelists: Cultural Values and Evaluation Practice: Tailoring Family-focused Substance Use Prevention Programming for Minority Adolescents, Katrina L. Bledsoe, Claremont Graduate University
  Multicultural Validity and Social Justice, Karen E. Kirkhart, Syracuse University
  Evaluation of Cultural Competence in Managed Behavioral Healthcare, Saumitra SenGupta, CMHS, City of San Francisco; and Elizabeth Holtzapple, Arizona Auditor General's Office
  In the Mix: Evaluating at the Junction of Ethnicity and Community, Moana Vercoe, Claremont Graduate University
Discussant: Rodney Hopson, Duquesne University

 

SESSION 219: PANEL SESSION SALON B
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Theories of Evaluation

Evaluation and the Postmodern Dilemma

Chair: Linda Mabry, Indiana University
Panelists: In Search of Ourselves, Linda Mabry, Indiana University
  A Standards-based Perspective on Evaluation, Daniel L. Stufflebeam, Western Michigan University
  Constructivist Assault on Evaluation Constructs, Robert Stake, University of Illinois
  Program Evaluation as a Conceptual Practice of Power, Thomas Schwandt, Indiana University

 

SESSION 220: PAPER SESSION SALON C
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Evaluation Use

Using Program Logic Models To Enhance Evaluation Use

Chair: Stephanie Shipman, U.S. General Accounting Office
Panelists: Program Logic Model: A Tool for Evaluating Social Change, Stephen J. Gill, Stephen J. Gill Consulting; Ricardo Millett, W.K. Kellogg Foundation; Mark Lelle & Astrid Hendricks-Smith
  Evaluation of Environmental Health Interventions, Jamie W. Purvis & Hope King, Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry
  Use and Non-use of Evaluation Results: A Case Study, Darlene Russ-Eft, AchieveGlobal; Regina L. Atwood, San Jose State University; and Tori Egherman, San Francisco State University
Discussant: Joseph S. Wholey, U.S. General Accounting Office, and University of Southern California

 

SESSION 221:  INTERACTIVE DEMONSTRATION & ROLEPLAY SALON F
a. Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Evaluation Use

Using the Strategic Dissemination of Evaluation Findings To Impact Mathematics and Science Education in Michigan (9:15 - 9:55 AM)

Presenters: Sharon Dodson & Mark James, Western Michigan University
b. Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Qualitative Methods

Discovering Meaning, Discovering Voice (10:05 - 10:45 AM)

Presenters: James H. McElhinney, Bobby G. Malone & Juan C. Judikis, Ball State University

 

SESSION 222:  TECH TALK SALON G
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Computer Use in Evaluation

Using a Management Information System as a Program Evaluation Tool

Presenter: Amy Steckel, The Ounce of Prevention Fund

 

SESSION 223:  CONVERSATION WITH SALON H

A Conversation With…Thomas D. Cook

Moderator: Michael Hendricks, Independent Consultant
Discussant: Thomas D. Cook, Northwestern University

Tom Cook is an intellectual giant of the evaluation field, and three of his books - Quasi-Experimentation, Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Evaluation, and Foundations of Program Evaluation - are already classics. Come enjoy this rare opportunity to chat informally with one of our brightest lights.

SESSION 224:  PAPER SESSION DENVER
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Distance Education and Other Educational Technologies

The Use of Evaluation in Designing, Improving, and Justifying Technologically Facilitated Learning

Chair: D. Michelle Hinn, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Presenters: Does the Method of Training Delivery Count?, Camille Busette, Lilanthi Ravishankar & Darlene Russ-Eft, AchieveGlobal
   The ELECKT Model: A Model for Evaluating and Selecting Computer Conferencing Tools for Educational Purposes, Vanessa Dennen, Indiana University
   Evaluating Access Issues for Web-based Instruction Faced by Students With Disabilities: Maximizing Evaluation Utility, D. Michelle Hinn, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
   Enactments of Curricular Innovations: Using Cases To Inform Redesign and Contextualize Survey Findings, Greg Shrader & Louis Gomez, Northwestern University

 

SESSION 226:  PANEL SESSION KANSAS CITY
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Feminist Issues

Faces of Feminism in Evaluation: Peeling Off the Masks

Chair: Kathryn Bowen, Cornell University
Panelists: Denice Cassaro, Cornell University
  Denise Seigart, Mansfield University and Cornell University
  Camille Tischler, Cornell University
Questioners: Kathryn Bowen, Cornell University
  Jennifer C. Greene, Cornell University
Discussant: Sharon Stout, Community Wellness Research and Evaluation, Inc.
SESSION 227:  PAPER SESSION LOS ANGELES

Global Thinking in Evaluation

Chair: Mahesh Patel, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Presenters: Evaluation Challenges and Lessons Learned From a Global Conference on Assessing New Connectivity and Technology Options for Africa, Mark D. Bardini, The World Bank
   The Impact of New Policies on Police Performance in Rio De Janeiro: The Influence of Police Awards on the Number of Casualties Produced by Police Interventions, Ignacio Cano, Universidade Federal Fluminense
   Implications of Globalization for Evaluations of Pilot/Programs, H. Gil Peach, H. Gil Peach & Associates
   Evaluation of a Bi-national Sustainable Development Planning Process, Anne Scott & Lucian Spataro, University of Arizona
   Evaluating for Results-driven Accountability: Audit Evidence of Lessons Learned, James Blain & Glenn Wheeler, Office of the Auditor General of Canada

 

SESSION 228:  PANEL SESSION MIAMI
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Quantitative Methods: Theory and Design

Respondent Bias in Evaluation

Chair: Leonard Bickman, Vanderbilt University
Presenters: Bias or Unreliability: What's the Difference?, Warren Lambert, Vanderbilt University
  Do Clinicians Exhibit Confirmatory Biases in Client Reports?, L. James Schut, Vanderbilt University
  Family Reporter Bias, Lynne G. Wighton, Vanderbilt University
Discussant: Leonard Bickman, Vanderbilt University

 

SESSION 229:  PAPER SESSION SCOTTSDALE
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Business and Industry

Assessment of Management Skills with 360° Evaluations

Chair: Thomas G. Berstene, Workforce Planning Associates
Presenters: Assessing Management Skills in Technology-based Companies: Development and Validation of a Profile-based Instrument, J. Bradley Cousins, Colla J. MacDonald, Todd Roberts & Stephanie Sutherland, University of Ottawa
  Maximizing the Value of 360° Performance Appraisal: Factors Affecting the Convergence of Self and Other Ratings, Jennifer Mersman & Stewart Donaldson, Claremont Graduate University
Discussant: Thomas G. Berstene, Workforce Planning Associates

 

SESSION 230:  PAPER SESSION ILLINOIS
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health

Evaluation of Substance Abuse Prevention Programs

Chair: Ron Smith, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Presenters: Overcoming Challenges Encountered in Evaluating Community Substance Abuse Programs Using Outcome Measures Derived From Archival Data Sources, Carolyn F. Shettle, COSMOS Corporation; and Shakeh J. Kaftarian, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
  Effective Prevention Programming for Older High Risk Adolescents, Alva Smith, EMT Associates, Inc.; and John DeMiranda, YOUTHPOWER
  Alternative Correlates of Adolescent Substance Use: Findings From a National Multi-Site Evaluation, J. Fred Springer & Elizabeth Sale, EMT Associates, Inc.; John Hermann, Macro International Inc.; and Soledad Sambrano, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
  Differential Outcomes of Substance Abuse Programs for Adolescents: Findings From a National Evaluation, J. Fred Springer & Elizabeth Sale, EMT Associates, Inc.; John Hermann, Macro International Inc.; and Soledad Sambrano, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention

 

SESSION 231:  PANEL SESSION INDIANA
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Program Theory and Theory-driven Evaluation

Cultural Capital and Public Health: Disjunctures in the Evaluation of Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs

Chair: Yolanda G. Martinez, Orange County Health Department
Panelists: Cultural Capital and Public Health: Implications for Intervention and Evaluation, Mary Beth Gehl, Orange County Health Department
  Theoretical Disjunctures in the Evaluation of Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs, Yolanda G. Martinez, Orange County Health Department
Discussant: Brenda Jones Garrett, Orange County Health Department

 

SESSION 232:  PANEL SESSION IOWA
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Collaborative/Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation

Self-evaluation and Child Welfare Reform Initiatives

Chair: Charles Usher, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Panelists: Using Longitudinal Child Welfare Data for Agency Self-evaluation, Melissa Barker, Ramsey County Department of Health and Human Services
  Developing a Self-evaluation Model for Intensive Family Preservation Services, Ray Kirk, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  Working With Evaluators To Develop Program Information, Sara A. Mims, North Carolina Division of Social Services
  Using Self-Evaluation Methods in Research Design, Linda Powers, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  Lessons Learned: Institutionalizing the Self-evaluation Model, Roger Ward, Hamilton County Department of Health and Human Services
  Using Data To Inform Policy and Practice in Child Welfare, Judith Wildfire, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

 

SESSION 233:  PAPER SESSION MICHIGAN
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Collaborative/Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation

Empowerment Evaluation: Lessons Learned

Chair: Christopher Migotsky, University of Illinois
Presenters: What If They Don't Want To Be Empowered?: Lessons Learned From Participatory/Empowerment Evaluation Efforts in Six Communities, Paul P. Freddolino & Harry Perstadt, Michigan State University
  Empowerment Evaluation Coupled With Traditional Approaches: Triangulation or Just Headaches?, Christopher Migotsky, University of Illinois
  Empowerment Evaluation and Organizational Change: Necessary Conditions and Critical Factors, Andy Rowe, University of South Carolina
  Empowered or Bewildered: The Need To Build Structures To Support the Development of Participatory Forms of Evaluation, Pamela A. Sandoval, Indiana University Northwest; and Gypsy Abbott, University of Alabama at Birmingham

 

SESSION 236:  PANEL SESSION OHIO STATE
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Collaborative/Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation

Empowering Evaluation Practices: Building Strength Through Diversity

Chair: Madine VanderPlaat, St. Mary's University
Panelists: The Role of Project Managers and Government in a Participatory Action Research Evaluation, Yolande Samson, Health Canada
  The Role of the Community in a Participatory Action Research Evaluation, Pauline Raven, Community Action Program for Children
  The Role of the Evaluator in a Participatory Action Research Evaluation, Madine VanderPlaat, Saint Mary's University

 

SESSION 237:  PANEL SESSION PURDUE
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Health Evaluation

Evaluations of Home Visitation Programs for High-risk Parents

Chair: Elizabeth A. Holtzapple, Arizona Auditor General's Office
Panelists: Engagement/Retention Factors in a Health Families America Home Visiting Program (42 Month Evaluation), Barbara Barrett, Independent Consultant
  Getting Substance Abuse Prevention and Mental Health Results With a Home-based, Asset-building Strategy, Jerry Evans, Landon Pediatric Foundation
  Estimating Cost Savings from Home Visitation Programs, Linda Goetze, Early Intervention Research Institute; and Elizabeth A. Holtzapple, Arizona Auditor General's Office
Discussant: Deborah Daro, National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse

 

SESSION 238:  PANEL SESSION WISCONSIN
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Collaborative/Participatory & Empowerment Evaluation

Developing an Empowerment Evaluation Approach to Community Health Programs in the Netherlands Antilles

Chair: Abraham Wandersman, University of South Carolina
Panelists: The Netherlands Antilles Evaluation Project: A Partnership in Accountability, Planning and Training, Margret Dugan, Empowerment Evaluation Institute
  An International Empowerment Evaluation Model, Shakeh Kaftarian, Centers for Substance Abuse Prevention
  History and Goals of Empowerment Evaluation in the Netherlands Antilles Community Health Programs, Siegfried Victorina, ONCADA
Discussant: Ricardo Millett, W.K. Kellogg Foundation

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