| 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:
Investing in Long Term Capacity Building Initiatives for African-based Graduates and Professionals Involved or Interested in the Monitoring and Evaluating (M&E) of Development, Business and Education |
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Roundtable Presentation 712 to be held in GOLIAD on Saturday, Nov 13, 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
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Sponsored by the International and Cross-cultural Evaluation TIG
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| Presenter(s):
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| Maureen Wang'ati, Measure Africa, njemail@yahoo.com
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| Abstract:
Measure Africa, a privately owned consultancy company based in Nairobi Kenya is committed to building capacity of African based professionals. We propose to hold a round table discussion with interested parties including Western based institutions, consultancy firms, consultants and others where we will invite them to listen to a brief PPT presentation short documentary film on the subject. We believe that this topic will be of great interest to conference participants who are aware of the challenge of conducting credible evaluations in Africa and the challenges of African based professionals in accessing training opportunities and relevant knowledge. We propose to build partnerships and networks at the RTF and to form a strong foundation that will help us to move forward in our mission of building African capacity in Evaluation long term on the continent.
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| Roundtable Rotation II:
Improving Methods of Inquiry in Evaluation Practice: Issues and Recommendations to Incorporate Diverse Views and Perspectives in International and Domestic Program Evaluation
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Roundtable Presentation 712 to be held in GOLIAD on Saturday, Nov 13, 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
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Sponsored by the International and Cross-cultural Evaluation TIG
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| Presenter(s):
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| Nicole Jackson, University of California, Berkeley, jackson@berkeley.edu
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| Abstract:
Over the past 20 years, program evaluation has grown significantly. With its growth, program evaluation has faced increased criticism for not including diverse perspectives, which embed different cultural viewpoints and paradigms. Scholars such as Taut (2000) relate this issue to cultural relevancy arguments in the use and dispersion of evaluation models, which may impose certain views and paradigms across international contexts. Other scholars describe this issue as part of a broader, more holistic problem given the increased diversity of individuals and belief systems that exist not just across, but also within, country settings. These issues expose a deep-seeded problem in evaluation –whether current evaluation techniques can fully account for diverse perspectives in participant and program values. This proposal introduces two qualitative techniques from anthropology and organizational psychology – pile sorting and action inquiry – which can be used by evaluators to reveal and account for these differences.
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