| 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:
The Role of the Evaluator Reconsidered |
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Roundtable Presentation 880 to be held in Lido A on Saturday, Nov 5, 9:50 AM to 11:20 AM
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Sponsored by the International and Cross-cultural Evaluation TIG
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| Ruofei Tian, Shenyang Normal University, rftian@163.com
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| Abstract:
Education is needed by human being for two basic functions: social and individual. In nowadays China however, too many social values have been placed on the outcome of education under the disguise of 'All for the children'. When much is talked about gender differences, cultural influence, social classification, policy/decision making or public interests in an evaluation study, the interests of students involved which should indeed be given priority are mostly neglected. The role of the evaluator is therefore to serve as the spokesperson of the students whose voices are in many cases overwhelmed in the negotiations among different stakeholders. To do so, a shift of perspective in research is needed to view students as self-organized psychological systems exchanging information with their environment.
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| Roundtable Rotation II:
Building Monitoring and Evaluation System in Georgia |
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Roundtable Presentation 880 to be held in Lido A on Saturday, Nov 5, 9:50 AM to 11:20 AM
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Sponsored by the International and Cross-cultural Evaluation TIG
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| Presenter(s):
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| Ketevan Chomakhidze, Georgian Evaluation Association, kchomakhidze@evaluation.org.ge
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Georgian Evaluation Association (GEA) is a pioneer and the very first and only formal National Association among Former Soviet Union Countries.
This paper presents what has been done by the GEA in various directions to achieve its major goal - form a branch of evaluation that will meet international standards. GEA start with analyze the existing situation in evaluation field and based on these results designed its strategic goals. The major achievement of GEA is developing of Institutional Model of M&E in Adjara Autonomies Republic of Georgia.
GEA maintains the growth of qualified evaluator cadres and enhances their professional skills. For this purpose, GEA in association with IPEN (International Project Evaluation Network) is organizing the international conference 27-30 September, to be held in Batumi Georgia. Conference will be preceded by pre conference workshops that will be led by world-wide evaluation experts.
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