| In a 90 minute Roundtable session, the first
rotation uses the first 45 minutes and the second rotation uses the last 45 minutes.
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| Roundtable Rotation I:
Shared Values of Formal and Systematic Evaluation in Non Western Context |
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Roundtable Presentation 731 to be held in Suwannee 21 on Saturday, Nov 14, 9:15 AM to 10:45 AM
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Sponsored by the Evaluation Use TIG
and the International and Cross-cultural Evaluation TIG
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| Presenter(s):
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| Julien Kouame, Western Michigan University, julienkb@hotmail.com
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| Abstract:
Although evaluation is believed to be a useful tool for organizational strengthening (Merrill, 2005), the utilization of evaluation findings cannot be guaranteed. Why evaluation finding are not used is a concern explored in the last 20 years by numerous evaluation researchers. This study is an extension of these researches while it is investigating the shared values of a formal and systematic evaluation across institutional responsibility levels in non western context such as a country in West Africa.
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| Roundtable Rotation II:
Contrasts and Misuses of Evaluation Theory and Practice in the Confucian-influenced Cultures |
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Roundtable Presentation 731 to be held in Suwannee 21 on Saturday, Nov 14, 9:15 AM to 10:45 AM
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Sponsored by the Evaluation Use TIG
and the International and Cross-cultural Evaluation TIG
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| Presenter(s):
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| Deborah M Oh, California State University Los Angeles, doh2@calstatela.edu
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| Chuan Chang, University of Hawaii, chachuan@gmail.com
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| Abstract:
This paper explores the contrasts and the goodness of fit of evaluation theory and practice in the Confucian-influenced cultures, namely the ways in which the evaluation purposes and implementation in the western perspective is counter productive from the eastern perspectives. Culture and culturally competent practices, as well as cultural differences in perceptions are discussed. An Eastern based evaluation processes are reflected against resistance: evaluation taken personally, acceptance: acceptance of a program without questioning, and facilitation: wanting to but not having the means to respond. In terms of misuse, the paper characterized cultural misunderstandings of evaluation practices as issues resulting in validity and credibility rather than misuse in terms of the following: Awareness, knowledge-base, perceptions of evaluation, attitudes, Finally, the adaptability and applicability of evaluation from the eastern perspectives versus the western perspectives and the idea of accountability and perspectives on what are relevant and appropriate criteria among cultural groups are elaborated.
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