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Innovative Approaches for Evaluation Education and Training: Examples From the Claremont Graduate University (CGU) Evaluation Programs
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| Presenter(s):
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| John LaVelle, Claremont Graduate University, john.lavelle@cgu.edu
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| Stewart Donaldson, Claremont Graduate University, stewart.donaldson@cgu.edu
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| Abstract:
In recent years the practice of evaluation has grown substantially, as evidenced by a rise in the number of professional evaluation
organizations, AEA membership, the demand for evaluation services, and the number of number of universities educating the next
generation of evaluators (LaVelle & Donaldson, 2010). This presentation will highlight the innovative approaches to learning being used by Claremont Graduate University (CGU), a long-standing program that has consistently offered specific training in evaluation to diverse groups of learners. The CGU program will be discussed in relation to its evaluation curriculum, distance education model for the certificate program, online workshops, annual professional development workshops, and evaluation debates. The presenters will discuss some of the key insights that have been gleaned from evaluation data collected in efforts to improve each of these approaches to providing evaluation education, training, and capacity building.
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