| Roundtable: Valuing Voices: Conversations With Senior Evaluators |
| Roundtable Presentation 408 to be held in Pacific B on Thursday, Nov 3, 2:50 PM to 4:20 PM |
| Sponsored by the Multiethnic Issues in Evaluation TIG |
| Presenter(s): |
| Tamara Bertrand Jones, Florida State University, tbertrand@fsu.edu |
| Ceasar Jackson, National Science Foundation, crjackso@nsf.gov |
| Rodney Hopson, Duquesne University, hopson@duq.edu |
| Michelle Jay, University of South Carolina, mjay@sc.edu |
| Katherine Tibbetts, Kamehameha Schools, katibbet@ksbe.edu |
| Pamela Frazier-Anderson, Frazier-Anderson Research & Evaluation, pfa@frazier-anderson.com |
| Henry Frierson, University of Florida, hfrierson@ufl.edu |
| Kevin E Favor, Lincoln University, kfavor@lincoln.edu |
| Tamara Bertrand Jones, Florida State University, tbertrand@fsu.edu |
| Elmima Johnson, National Science Foundation, ejohnson@nsf.gov |
| Stafford Hood, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, slhood@illinois.edu |
| Joan LaFrance, Mekinak Consultin, lafrancejl@gmail.com |
| Abstract: In many cultures community elders are respected and revered for their wisdom and years of personal and/or professional experiences, as well as the guidance provided to younger generations. As the field of evaluation continues to grow and evaluation training programs become available to increasingly diverse populations, the relationships with and experiences of senior evaluators become a valuable resource. It is rare that senior evaluators, considered experts in their respective fields, are readily accessible to those who would like to learn from them. Participants in Bertrand (2006) identified participation in professional association meetings/conferences as a major influence on the development of professional relationships. This roundtable session brings national and/or international senior evaluation leaders, novice, and mid-career evaluators to engage in evaluation discourse. The expectation is that these conversations will assist participants with improving the quality of their own evaluation activities, as well as lay the foundation for lasting professional relationships. |