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GE in Anaheim – Purposeful/Nuts and Bolts
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
Appropriate simplicity? Discussion tonight San Francisco
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
Alpine whaling? – Interesting developments in evidence-based policy, episode 2
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
Posted in Adequate scope, Appropriate criteria and standards, Appropriate inference, Appropriate measurement, Appropriate reporting, Commissioning evaluation, Evaluation team composition, Evaluative questions & answers, The client's role, Use of evaluation, Values-based
Tagged alpine grazing, cattle
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Approximate answers to the ‘overall value’ question – 5 more survey and interview item ideas
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
The real values behind ‘value-undiscussable’ evaluation
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
Posted in Evaluative questions & answers, Values-based
Tagged evaluative reasoning, values
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