WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1998
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM

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SESSION 1: PANEL SESSION          

LOS ANGELES

Evaluation Training Models: Thoughts From Four Existing Training Programs

Co-chairs:          Ernest House, University of Colorado at Boulder          
  Rich Shavelson, Stanford University          
Panelists:          Frank Davis, Lesley College         
  Frances Lawrenz, University of Minnesota          
  Mark Wilson, University of California at Berkeley          
  Blaine Worthen, Utah State University          
Discussant:          Conrad Katzenmeyer, National Science Foundation          

 

SESSION 2: PANEL SESSION          

MIAMI

Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Independent Consulting

Independent Evaluators in the 21st Century

Chair: Donna Blair, Camp-Blair Consulting, Inc.
Panelists: Evaluators Evaluate Yourselves - Results From SPEC's Self Study and Its Implications for 21st Century Services
Victoria L. Essenmacher, SPEC Associates
  Trends in Public Policy and What It Means for Independent Evaluation Consultants in the Future
Burt Perrin, Burt Perrin Associates
  Role Shifting for Evaluators to Designer, Coach, Analyst and Reporter
Dawn Hanson Smart, The Evaluation Forum and Clegg & Associates
Discussant: Clifford Carr, Independent Consultant

 

SESSION 3: PAPER SESSION      BUCKTOWN
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Evaluation of Services for Special Needs Populations

Evaluation of Educational Programs for Students With Special Needs

Chair:  
Presenters: Evaluation of How Educators Are Engaging Out-of-school Youth in Attaining a High School Diploma/Equivalency
Joanna Tyler & Heather Alderman, KRA Corporation
  Families and Schools Together:  Lessons From Five Years of Evaluating a Program for At-risk Children and Their Families
Laura Pinsoneault & James S. Sass, Alliance for Children and Families
  The Basic Educational Supplementary Training Program: Challenges of Formative Evaluation
Marya Burke, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

 

SESSION 4: PANEL SESSION OLD TOWN
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Crime and Justice

Role of Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships in Evaluation

Chair: Laura Winterfield, National Institute of Justice
Panelists: Joel Garner, Joint Centers for Justice Studies, Inc.
  William Kelly, University of Texas
  Tom McEwen, Institute for Law and Justice
  Dennis Nowicki, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
  Dimitria Pope, Department of Criminal Justice

 

SESSION 5: PANEL SESSION PRINTER'S ROW
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Evaluation Use

Transforming Society Through Evaluation: A Multi-Perspective Snapshot of Real World Practice

Chair: Michal Galin, Cornell University
Panelists: Kathryn Bowen, Cornell University
  Denice Cassaro, Cornell University
  Dominic Cirillo, Cornell University
  Rakey Cole, Cornell University
  Michal Galin, Cornell University
Discussant: William Trochim, Cornell University

 

SESSION 6: PANEL SESSION RIVER NORTH
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Evaluation Managers and Supervisors

Short-term Assessments of the Implementation of HIV/AIDS Policies

Chair: Victoria Jacobs, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
Panelists: The Ryan White Care Act, Funding Formulas, Jennifer Antico, DHHS
  Medicaid, Managed Care and HIV/AIDS, Victoria Jacobs, DHHS
  The Ryan White Care Act, Evaluation Systems, Ann Maxwell, DHHS
  The Ryan White Care Act, Local Implementation Issues, William Moran, DHHS
Discussant: Katherine Marconi, DHHS

 

SESSION 7:  PANEL SESSION STREETERVILLE
Sponsored by the Topical Interest Group on Extension Education Evaluation

Complexity of Multi-site, Multi-level Evaluation in a Statewide Sexual Assault and Rape Prevention Initiative

Chair: Mary Pilat, Purdue University
Panelists: Beth Bordeau, Purdue University
  Pam Choice, Purdue University
  Jonathan Davis, Purdue University
  Joan Jurich, Purdue University
  Michael Morgan, Purdue University
  Se Kyung Park, Purdue University
  Gail Ulmer, Purdue University

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