| Session Title: Quality and International Evaluation |
| Think Tank Session 815 to be held in CROCKETT C on Saturday, Nov 13, 10:55 AM to 12:25 PM |
| Sponsored by the International and Cross-cultural Evaluation TIG |
| Presenter(s): |
| Ross Conner, University of California, Irvine, rfconner@uci.edu |
| Alexey Kuzmin, Process Consulting Company, alexey@processconsulting.ru |
| Discussant(s): |
| Michael Bamberger, Independent Consultant, jmichaelbamberger@gmail.com |
| Tessie Catsambas, EnCompass LLC, tcatsambas@encompassworld.com |
| Thomaz Chianca, COMEA Evaluation Ltd, thomaz.chianca@gmail.com |
| J Bradley Cousins, University of Ottawa, bcousins@uottawa.ca |
| Abstract: In recent years, evaluation has spread around the globe, with evaluation activities and organizations underway in every region and most nations. There are references to ‘international evaluation’ in many documents and there are groups and networks focused on this area. This increase in evaluation beyond and across national borders raises the question of evaluation quality in the international context. The session will begin with a brief historical review of the development of international evaluation and an overview of some salient aspects of it. The session will then shift to small-group discussions among attendees to consider answers to the following questions: 1.What makes an evaluator ‘international’? 2.What makes an evaluation ‘international’? 3.What determines quality of ‘international evaluation’ as opposed to evaluation in general? At the end, four discussants experienced in international evaluation will synthesize the comments from the small groups and share their thoughts. |