| Session Title: A Conversation With Ernest House |
| Expert Lecture Session 822 to be held in Lone Star A on Saturday, Nov 13, 1:40 PM to 2:25 PM |
| Sponsored by the Presidential Strand |
| Chair(s): |
| Leslie Cooksy, University of Delaware, ljcooksy@udel.edu |
| Presenter(s): |
| Ernest House, University of Colorado, ernie.house@colorado.edu |
| Abstract: This year's conference theme, Evaluation Quality, is based in part on Ernie House's conception of validity as comprised of truth, beauty, and justice. House will start this session by describing the origins of the truth, beauty, and justice concepts in his work and considering how they might apply now. The session will then be opened up for questions and comments from the audience. While the conference calls attention to his tripartite view of validity, it is just one of House’s many contributions. With colleague Kenneth Howe, he has examined the conceptions of the fact-value relationship in different evaluation paradigms. Drawing on that and other work, he has explicated the role of evaluation in a democratic society and advanced an evaluation approach that promotes an egalitarian view of justice through inclusion, dialogue, and deliberation. Please join us for a conversation about the theoretical and practical implications of this important work! |