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Developing the Capacity to Think Like an Evaluator
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| Lennise Baptiste,
Kent State University,
lbaptist@kent.edu
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| Abstract:
In this session the presenter will identify resources, organizing tools and activities that would assist new evaluators to build their repertoire of skills. The ideas that contribute to the defining the purpose and approaches to evaluation, and which will shape the personal philosophies of evaluators will be discussed. New evaluators should be able to identify their strengths, biases and preferences in methodology and the types of evaluations they would like to do.
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Don’t Believe the Hype: Collecting Data from the Hip-Hop Generation
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| Lewis Ladel,
Western Michigan University,
ladel.lewis@wmich.edu
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| Abstract:
Whether it is for social programming, implementing or revising policies, or ascriptive purposes, evaluating the African American Hip-Hop generation (1960’s-Present) is an essential requirement for a variety of reasons. In fact, issues emerging from societal stereotypes of this generation may lead culturally incompetent evaluators and data collectors to believe that its members are not only homogenous, but uneducated, poverty stricken or law breakers; impacting the reliability and validity of the data. That is why effective methods of data collection from this unique population must be taken into consideration and put into practice. This paper will
o Show how hip-hop culture has impacted US Culture
o Demonstrate how main stream Hip-Hop perceptions affects
data collection.
o Suggest Strategies for effective Data Collection
within this generation and beyond.
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Conducting an Evaluation of a Behavioral Parent Training Program as a Dissertation Study
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| Presenter(s):
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| Annette Griffith,
University of Nebraska Lincoln,
annettekgriffith@hotmail.com
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| Bridget Barnes,
Boys Town,
barnesb@girlsandboystown.org
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| Stephanie Ingram,
Boys Town,
ingrams@boystown.org
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| Ray Burke,
Boys Town,
burker@girlsandboystown.org
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| Ronald W Thimpson,
Boys Town,
thompsonr@girlsandboystown.org
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| Michael H Epstein,
University of Nebraska Omaha,
mepstein1@unl.edu
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| Abstract:
Often the first experience that graduate students have to independently conduct an evaluation project is during the process of a dissertation study. As a result, the process of conducting a dissertation evaluation can raise many questions as new evaluators attempt to plan studies, analyze data, and interpret results. This presentation will provide information on an evaluation project that was conducted as part of a dissertation study on a behavioral parent training program for children at risk of problem behavior. Specifically, the presentation will review the steps taken during the evaluation process, factors important when an evaluation is conducted for a dissertation study, and lessons learned from the experience.
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