| 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:
Valuing Stakeholders: Collaborative Evaluation of Professional Development Needs |
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Roundtable Presentation 722 to be held in BONHAM A on Saturday, Nov 13, 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
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Sponsored by the Collaborative, Participatory & Empowerment Evaluation TIG
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| Presenter(s):
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| Wendy Bradshaw, University of South Florida, wbradsha@usf.edu
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| Jeremy Lake, University of South Florida, lakejp@mail.usf.edu
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| Abstract:
There is a need to identify the professional development history and needs of early intervention personnel providing services to children in Florida. This need arises from multiple licensure paths, differing experiences, and variance in the lengths of time in the field. Provider groups are charged with evaluating staff to ensure and maintain the highest quality of services possible by trained, competent professionals. This evaluation was conducted to ascertain professional development history, strengths, and needs of early intervention personnel providing services through a provider group in Florida. To accomplish this, it was critical to recognize all participants as active stakeholders in the evaluative process. A collaborative approach incorporating focus groups to design an on-line survey was utilized to generate data to answer the questions about the state of training and training needs of service providers. Challenges and successes of this evaluation approach will be discussed.
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| Roundtable Rotation II:
Wearing Different Hats: The Multiple Roles of an Evaluator |
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Roundtable Presentation 722 to be held in BONHAM A on Saturday, Nov 13, 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
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Sponsored by the Collaborative, Participatory & Empowerment Evaluation TIG
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| Presenter(s):
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| Jeremy Lake, University of South Florida, lakejp@mail.usf.edu
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| Wendy Bradshaw, University of South Florida, wbradsha@usf.edu
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| Abstract:
In conducting an evaluation, it is critical to consider the roles and credibility of the professionals employed as evaluators. According to the Program Evaluation Standards (Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation, 1994), there is a need to identify the qualifications of the evaluator as well as the social and political factors situated in the context of the evaluation to be conducted. In collaborative evaluations, evaluators may need to balance multiple roles while establishing relationships with collaborative members (Rodriguez-Campos, 2005). In a recently conducted collaborative evaluation of professional development needs in an early intervention organization the evaluators held multiple roles, both internal and external, which had to be considered and balanced during evaluation design and conduction. These roles and their impact on the evaluation will be discussed, as well as the strategic decisions made to maximize the strengths and minimize the weaknesses of each.
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