Category Archives: Evaluative questions & answers

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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Appropriate simplicity? Discussion tonight San Francisco

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Patricia Rogers

Multiple deadlines and travel have been getting in the way of either Jane or me posting on the many evaluation issues in the news at the moment. But I hope to see some Genuine Evaluation readers at tonight’s panel discussion … Continue reading →

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Alpine whaling? – Interesting developments in evidence-based policy, episode 2

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Patricia Rogers

While Japan has ‘scientific whaling’, Australia might be beginning a phase of ‘scientific alpine grazing’, reversing a policy of removing cattle from summer grazing in alpine national park in the name of research. (Thanks to a number of GenuineEvaluation readers … Continue reading →

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Approximate answers to the ‘overall value’ question – 5 more survey and interview item ideas

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Jane Davidson

Well, we had a mini theme last week of tips, tricks, and ideas for designing survey (questionnaire) items that cut to the evaluative chase. All these can be used in structured and semi-structured interviews too, of course. As a follow-up, … Continue reading →

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The real values behind ‘value-undiscussable’ evaluation

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Jane Davidson

I posted yesterday about the importance of visible values in evaluation. This means being clear and transparent about the definitions of quality and value used when identifying criteria, evaluating performance against them based on evidence, and weighing up the pros … Continue reading →

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