It seems to me that the principles of population ecology could be very useful in understanding program sustainability.
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Are principles of population ecology useful in understanding sustainability as evaluators use the term?
Are principles of population ecology useful in understanding sustainability as evaluators use the term?
Azenet Book Club – Life Cycles, Rigid evaluation requirements, and Implementation theory
Discussion in the first session of the Azenet Tucson book club -- th Theory; using explanatory power section with the introduction to life cycle behavior (p.49). The most common evaluation activity among our members is evaluation of state or federally funded programs (DOE, SAMHSA, OJJDP, BJA). Common characteristics:programs have a few years to implement an 'evidence-based … Continue reading Azenet Book Club – Life Cycles, Rigid evaluation requirements, and Implementation theory
Arizona Evaluation Book Group – Reading The Book
Our book group is part of the Tucson, Arizona contingent of Azenet, an AEA affiliate. Reading Evaluation in the Face of Uncertainty chapters 1-4 has stimulated the rich discussion and experience sharing that we had hoped for, among new and experienced evaluators. As JM anticipated in the intro, some read cases as they were cited, while … Continue reading Arizona Evaluation Book Group – Reading The Book
Preparation for AEA workshop: Logic Models – Beyond the Traditional View: Metrics, Methods, Expected and Unexpected Change
Place for participants to state preferences about workshop content, to let others offer an opinion about content for a workshop like this, and for participants to get to know each other.
Ideology in evaluation. Help designing devising a scenario for AEA 2011
We have been musing about whether evaluation as practiced by the members of AEA is framed within too narrow range of political and social ideologies.
Evaluating the relationship between development and democracy. Comments sought on draft of a presentation
Evaluating the relationship between development and democracy. Comments sought on draft of a presentation
Is it useful to think of “fidelity” in terms of “attractors?”
I have been toying with an idea about thinking of "fidelity" in terms of "attractors" as they are cast in complex adaptive systems (CAS).
Surprise in Evaluation: Values and Valuing as Expressed in Political Ideology, Program Theory, Metrics, and Methodology (AEA 2011 – Think Tank Proposal)
Submitted by Jonny Morell Joanne Farley Tarek Azzam Abstract: How does political ideology affect program theories, methodologies, and metrics? Participants will be randomly assigned to groups, and asked to sketch an evaluation based on one of three positions. 1) Government has an obligation to alleviate social inequities and thereby promote the public good. 2) Government’s … Continue reading Surprise in Evaluation: Values and Valuing as Expressed in Political Ideology, Program Theory, Metrics, and Methodology (AEA 2011 – Think Tank Proposal)
Miscellaneous thoughts on complexity in Evaluation
How do concepts of "complexity" play in Evaluation?
Evaluation Uncertainty 