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Session Title: Rumbles From the North: How Canadian Evaluators Respond (or not) to the Context for Evaluation
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Panel Session 260 to be held in Sebastian Section K on Thursday, Nov 12, 10:55 AM to 12:25 PM
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Sponsored by the Presidential Strand
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| François Dumaine, Canadian Evaluation Society, dumaine@pra.ca
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| Abstract:
Fundamental and promising shifts are occurring in Canada's evaluation context and yet, they leave a number of enduring issues unaddressed. Significant steps have been taken to entrench the function of evaluation as a meaningful contributor to sound public policy. Government wise, a new federal policy on evaluation is expanding the reach of evaluation and engaging the highest levels of the federal public service. Community wise, the launch of the Canadian Evaluation Society's designation project will provide a clearer path to both evaluation practitioners and users. Our learning institutions are braving uncharted trails by establishing a nation-wide consortium of universities dedicated to improving access to formal evaluation courses. Once the dust has settled, the community will still be faced with serious questions, including those relating to our ability to conduct long-term outcomes-driven evaluations, or tailor our approach to communities such as the Aboriginal peoples.
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What Is the Canadian Evaluation Society Up to? The Vision Behind the Designation Project
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| François Dumaine, Canadian Evaluation Society, dumaine@pra.ca
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François Dumaine will draw upon his experience as the current President of the Canadian Evaluation Society to further expand on the vision behind the new designation project.
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An Inside View: How the New Canadian Federal Policy on Evaluation Will Affect the Discipline
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| Paul Wheatley, Department of Justice Canada, paul.wheatley@justice.gc.ca
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Paul Wheatley is Director of Evaluation with the Department of Justice Canada. He brings the perspective of federal departments, which are tasked with the implementation of the new federal policy on evaluation.
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Feeding the Supply Side: The Consortium of Universities for Evaluation Education (CUEE) in Canada
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| J Bradley Cousins, University of Ottawa, bcousins@uottawa.ca
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Brad Cousins is Professor of Educational Administration at the Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa. As an active member of the Consortium of Universities for Evaluation Education (CUEE), he will discuss the ongoing development of CUEE.
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