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Session Title: Best of the Worst Practices: What Every New Evaluator Should Know and Avoid in Evaluation Practice
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Panel Session 879 to be held in Mineral Hall Section A on Saturday, Nov 8, 1:20 PM to 2:50 PM
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Sponsored by the Graduate Student and New Evaluator TIG
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| Katrina Bledsoe,
Walter R McDonald and Associates Inc,
kbledsoe@wrma.com
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| Katrina Bledsoe,
Walter R McDonald and Associates Inc,
kbledsoe@wrma.com
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| Abstract:
Knowledge in the context of evaluation is not limited to the evaluand. Evaluators gain greater insight in perfecting their approaches and relationship building with each project. This presentation highlights the lessons novice evaluators learned in the course of conducting an evaluation. Panel presenters will discuss the learned lesson from their evaluation experience in the American Evaluation Association/Duquesne University Graduate Education Diversity Internship program. These past interns made corrections to their practice in the areas of honoring stakeholder contributions; recognizing when to seek outside assistance; understanding environmental and situational context and navigating the dual role of evaluator and advisor. Each of these corrections will be discussed within the context of the American Evaluation Association's Guiding Principles For Evaluators. Presenters will provide specific case examples of the adjustments made in their evaluation practice and offer recommendations for evaluation practice geared toward new evaluators and graduate students.
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Tales of a Gemini Evaluator: Navigating the Dual Role of Evaluator and Technical Advisor
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| Dymaneke Mitchell,
National-Louis University,
dymaneke.mitchell@nl.edu
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Dymaneke Mitchell currently serves as Assistant Professor of Secondary Education at National- Louis University, Chicago campus. As a member of the AEA/DU Graduate Diversity Internship Program's second cohort she conducted a year long evaluation project involving the establishment and maintenance of an Alabama Arise student chapter at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa city. Dr Mitchell completed a Ph.D. in Social and Cultural Foundations of Education at the University of Alabama. Specifically related to evaluation, Dr Mitchell is interested in the influences of ableism on evaluative methodologies.
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Too Many Irons in the Fire: Honoring the Multiple Perspectives, Roles, Investments and Contributions of Evaluation Stakeholders
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| Amber Golden,
Florida A&M University,
ambergt@mac.com
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Amber Golden completed doctoral studies in Family Relations from Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. Dr Golden, a member of the AEA/DU Graduate Diversity Internship Program's second cohort, produced an evaluation design of Communities in Schools of Gaston County, Florida as a part of her internship. She is currently serving as a Visiting Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator in the Psychology Department of Florida A&M University. Dr Golden's current project involves a coordination of a comprehensive evaluation of the undergraduate program in Psychology for the purposes of accreditation at Florida A&M University.
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Saving the Sinking Ship: Recognizing When to Solicit Assistance and Support from Others
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| Roderick L Harris,
Sedgwick County Health Department,
rlharris@sedgwick.gov
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Roderick L. Harris is DrPH Candidate in the Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences at the Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh. In addition to conducting and evaluation of alternative drop-out prevention program of Communities In Schools Pittsburgh-Allegheny County, his AEA/DU Graduate Diversity Internship Program evaluation project, Mr Harris has worked on evaluation projects that involve healthy aging interventions, governmental entities and educational opportunity programs. These experiences have afforded him the opportunity to compare and contrast the experiences and appreciate the breadth of program evaluation field. Currently, Mr. Harris serves as Director of the Center for Health Equity at the Sedgwick County Health Department in Wichita, KS.
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Pressure is Only Good for Tires And Coal: Understanding the Environmental and Situational Context for Evaluation Practice
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| Nia K Davis,
University of New Orleans,
nkdavis@uno,edu
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Nia K. Davis, is a Doctoral Student in an Urban Studies PhD program at the University of New Orleans. As a member of the third cohort of the AEA/DU Graduate Diversity Internship Program, Nia conducted an evaluation of the Central City Community Safety Initiative Collaboration in her home tome of New Orleans. Post internship, she has continued the evaluation work of this initiative and is also involved in another evaluation project surrounding parental involvement in education and anti racism strategies. Most recently Nia has formed Purposeful Solutions LLC, an independent consulting firm specializing in research, evaluation and program planning, design and implementation, to further her development as an evaluator.
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