| Session Title: Peer Reviews for Independent Consultants: New Peer Reviewer Orientation |
| Skill-Building Workshop 668 to be held in Peale Room on Friday, November 9, 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM |
| Sponsored by the Independent Consulting TIG |
| Presenter(s): |
| Sally Bond, The Program Evaluation Group, usbond@mindspring.com |
| Marilyn Ray, Finger Lakes Law and Social Policy Center Inc, mlr17@cornell.edu |
| Abstract: At AEA 2003, the Independent Consulting TIG embarked on the professional development of members through a Peer Reviews process to provide collegial feedback on evaluation reports). The IC TIG appointed Co-Coordinators to develop and recommend guidelines, a framework, and a rubric for conducting Peer Reviews within the membership of the Independent Consulting TIG. At AEA 2004, the process, framework, and rubric the Co-Coordinators had developed were presented and revised during a think tank. Volunteer Peer Reviewers were recruited and oriented to the Peer Review process and rubric. This update and orientation process was repeated at AEA 2005 and AEA 2006. In 2007, we propose to present a skill-building workshop during which we will provide an update on the Peer Review project, offer a forum for volunteer reviewers to share their experiences, and orient new reviewers. |