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Session Title: Influencing Evaluation Policy and Evaluation Practice: A Progress Report From the American Evaluation Association's (AEA) Evaluation Policy Task Force
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Panel Session 356 to be held in California D on Thursday, Nov 3, 1:35 PM to 2:20 PM
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Sponsored by the AEA Conference Committee
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| Chair(s): |
| Patrick Grasso, World Bank Group, pgrasso45@comcast.net
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| Discussant(s):
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| Jennifer C Greene, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, jcgreene@illinois.edu
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| Abstract:
The Board of Directors of the American Evaluation Association (AEA) established the Evaluation Policy Task Force (EPTF) in September, 2007, to enhance AEA's ability to identify and influence policies that have a broad effect on evaluation practice and to establish a framework and procedures for accomplishing this objective. The EPTF has issued key documents promoting a wider role for evaluation in the Federal Government, influenced federal legislation and executive policy, and informed AEA members and others about the value of evaluation through public presentations and newsletter articles. This session will provide an update on their work and invite member input on their plans and actions.
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Introduction to the Evaluation Policy Task Force
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| Patrick Grasso, Independent Consultant, pgrasso45@comcast.net
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As Chair of the EPTF, Mr. Grasso will present an overview of the EPTF and of recent broad events surrounding it, including AEA member approval and the publication of the Evaluation Roadmap for a More Effective Government, guidance on cardinal evaluation policies to be used as a frame of reference for explaining evaluation policies to outside contacts, vetting of public evaluation policy statements with AEA members and the Board, and evaluating the EPTF.
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Activities and Plans for the Evaluation Policy Task Force
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| George Grob, Center for Public Program Evaluation, georgefgrob@cs.com
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As Consultant to the EPTF, Mr. Grob will facilitate a discussion involving EPTF members and the audience about the recent activities and future plans of the EPTF. This will include a discussion of successes over the last year related to evaluiont policy for international assistance.
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