Category Archives: Appropriate reporting

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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The Friday Funny – clearly communicating technical terms

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Patricia Rogers & Jane Davidson

This week’s Friday Funny comes from Carl-Einer Hackar, whose show “Swedish Meatballs” we saw last week at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Carl-Einer reminds us of the importance of ensuring that recommendations for action can be readily understood by the … Continue reading →

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Simple, complicated and complex perspectives on accountability and Three Cups of Tea controversy

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Patricia Rogers

I’m hopeful that the current controversy over Greg Mortenson’s book ‘Three Cups of Tea’ and the operations of the related NGO ‘Central Asia Institute’ (detailed in John Krakauer’s book Three Cups of Deceit and a 60 minutes story)  will lead … Continue reading →

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The risks of using choropleth maps

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Patricia Rogers

Choropleth maps use existing spatial units (such as census blocks, cities, countries) to map statistical data. They are commonly used to map census data, which is where I was introduced to them in the 1980s. One of the risks of … Continue reading →

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