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Session Title: Government TIG Business Meeting and Keynote Address: Extending Your Evaluation's Short Half-life so it is Longer Than a Day
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Business Meeting with Panel Session 226 to be held in Huntington B on Thursday, Nov 3, 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
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Sponsored by the Government Evaluation TIG
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| TIG Leader(s):
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Stanley Capela, HeartShare Human Services, stan.capela@heartshare.org
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James Newman, Idaho State University, newmjame@isu.edu
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Samuel Held, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, sam.held@orau.org
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Caroline DeWitt, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, caroline.dewitt@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca
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| Chair(s): |
| Stanley Capela, HeartShare Human Services, stan.capela@heartshare.org
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| Discussant(s):
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| Leslie Goodyear, National Science Foundation, lgoodyea@nsf.gov
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| Caroline DeWitt, Government of Canada, steelpan@istar.ca
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| Connie Kubo Della-Piana, National Science Foundation, cdellapi@nsf.gov
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| Linda Thurston, National Science Foundation, lthursto@nsf.gov
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| Abstract:
Very often Government fails to make good use of program evaluation in assessing the quality of services that are offered as well as identifying best practices that would help government as well as contracting agencies improve the quality of it's services. This session will offer an American and Canadian perspective.
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Extending Your Evaluation's Short Half-life so it is Longer Than a Day: A Personal Perspective
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| David Bernstein, Westat, davidbernstein@westat.com
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Like a still photograph, except the truly historical or special personal ones, evaluations often capture moments in time. One day or one administration later the evaluation is all but forgotten. Like the still photograph, the evaluation may become a distant memory for program staff, funders, and stakeholders unless the evaluation truly captures the "spirit" and "likeness" of the program. In this keynote address, David Bernstein, the self-titled "Chair Emeritus" and founding chair of the Government Evaluation TIG, will reflect on methods to make evaluations more useful and long-lasting for research sponsors and stakeholders. David is a Senior Study Director with Westat, an employee-owned research company in Rockville, Maryland. During his 28 year career in program evaluation, David has planned and conducted research, evaluation, and performance measurement for the Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools, Montgomery County Government, the American Red Cross, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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