| Abstract:
This skill-building workshop is designed to provide an overview of the field and discipline of evaluation, including its theory, research, and practice perspectives. It is designed not only to provide an overview of the field and discipline, but also to generate critical thinking about evaluation theory and practice to assist attendees in formulating their own ideas about it. The presenters will provide an introduction to the foundations of evaluation, including basic concepts and definitions, evaluation's rationale and uses, the evaluation field's history and standards, alternative evaluation models and approaches, general evaluation processes and procedures of collecting, analyzing, and synthesizing information, and metaevaluation, the process of evaluating evaluations. The session is divided into mini-lectures, group discussions, and work with case examples. Each mini-lecture will be followed by exercises and discussions. Case studies will be used throughout the workshop to demonstrate core concepts, methods, and approaches.
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