Category Archives: Appropriate reporting

The Friday Funny – every presentation

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Patricia Rogers & Jane Davidson

In Genuine Evaluation we focus a lot on asking the right questions, bringing an evaluative frame, and basing answers on sound evidence.  But effective communication is also an important part of genuine evaluation, which is why this video caught our … Continue reading →

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Opinion or evidence? Are working hours getting longer?

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Patricia Rogers

Over the Antipodean summer Genuine Evaluation goes to the beach instead of blogging.  We’re back now, brushing off the sand, and planning more discussions about what it means to do genuine evaluation, plus sharing some insights from the African evaluation … Continue reading →

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Evaluation on autopilot – Environment Protection Agency,Victoria

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Patricia Rogers

What’s worse than no evaluation? An evaluation that is wrong but you think is right. Organizations that provide authoratitive evaluations have an obligation to meet high standards of accuracy and consistency. It is therefore hard to believe the series of … Continue reading →

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GE in Anaheim – Purposeful/Nuts and Bolts

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Patricia Rogers & Jane Davidson

We’re looking forward to the workshops we’ll be conducting next week before  and after  the American Evaluation Association conference. It’s always fun to explore with new people the ideas we’ve discussed in our books. Jane will be looking at ways … Continue reading →

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The Friday Funny – the timing of evaluation

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Patricia Rogers & Jane Davidson

This week’s Friday Funny reminds us of the importance of when we choose to evaluate and the factors that might affect the data we collect. Continue reading →

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