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Session Title: The Impact of Context on Evaluation Choices: Lessons From Three Cases
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Panel Session 100 to be held in Sebastian Section J on Wednesday, Nov 11, 3:15 PM to 4:15 PM
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Sponsored by the Presidential Strand
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| Jody Fitzpatrick, University of Colorado Denver, jody.fitzpatrick@ucdenver.edu
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| Abstract:
Jody Fitzpatrick will moderate a discussion with Leonard Bickman, Ross Conner, and Katrina Bledsoe about specific evaluations they conducted. The discussion will focus on ways in which the contexts of those evaluations influenced the choices they made about the questions to be addressed in the evaluation, the methods to be used, the role of stakeholders, and their efforts regarding use. The cases include evaluations of different types of programs (early childhood-parent education, community health, and mental health), with different purposes and evaluators in different roles. The evaluations will be summarized briefly; then, the panel will move to a discussion. Contextual influences to be discussed include the expectations and values of stakeholders, the evaluator's conception of his/her role and the purpose of the evaluation, the nature and discipline of the program to be evaluated, the culture of the program and/or community, and the state of knowledge in the field.
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Summary of the Evaluations
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| Jody Fitzpatrick, University of Colorado Denver, jody.fitzpatrick@ucdenver.edu
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Jody Fitzpatrick has interviewed these people previously about their evaluations. This session will focus on how the context of their evaluations influenced their choices. She will first summarize the evaluations and, then, interview each person.
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The Influence of Context on Choices in the Evaluations of the Fort Bragg and Stark County Systems of Care for Children and Adolescents
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| Leonard Bickman, Vanderbilt University, leonard.bickman@vanderbilt.edu
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Professor Bickman was selected for this panel because he led this award winning evaluation in which context played a major role.
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The Influence of Context on Choices in the Evaluation of the Fun With Books Program
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| Katrina Bledsoe, Walter R McDonald and Associates Inc, katrina.bledsoe@gmail.com
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Katrina Bledsoe was selected for this panel because she led the evaluation of the Fun with Books program that will be discussed.
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The Influence of Context on Choices in the Evaluation of the Colorado Healthy Communities Initiative
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| Ross Conner, University of California Irvine, rfconner@uci.edu
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Professor Connor was selected for this panel because he led the evaluation of the Colorado Healthy Communities Initiative
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