Recently have been pushing the notion that one reason why programs have unintended consequences, and why those consequences tend to be undesirable, is because programs attempt to maximize outcomes that are highly correlated, to the detriment of multiple other benchmarks that recipients of program services need to meet in order to thrive. Details of what … Continue reading Another post on joint optimization of uncorrelated program goals as a way to minimize unintended negative consequences
Case Study Example for Workshop 18: Systems as Program Theory and as Methodology
Case Study Example for Workshop 18: Systems as Program Theory and as Methodology: A Hands on Approach over the Evaluation Life Cycle This case was developed for a workshop at the American Evaluation Association's 2015 Summer Evaluation Institute. Construction of the Case This is the example we will use throughout this workshop to illustrate how … Continue reading Case Study Example for Workshop 18: Systems as Program Theory and as Methodology
Timelines, Critical Incidents and Systems: A Nice Way to Understand Programs
Timelines, Critical Incidents and Systems: A Nice Way to Understand Programs
Program Logic, Program Theory, and Unintended Consequences: Understanding Relationships. Implementing Action
These are the slides for a workshop I did at the Canadian Evaluation Society
Power Law Versus Symmetrical Distributions — Implications for Policy Recommendations
I’d bet that when people look at the results of an evaluation they think in terms of normal, or at least symmetrical distributions. They do not envision power law
AEA 2012 Workshop on logic models – Pre-conference email trail with participants.
Prior to presenting my workshop this year I conducted an email conversation with participates. The technology was crude. I sent out email and asked people to hit “reply all”. Below are the (mostly unedited) comments. My responses to the participates are in CAPS. The workshop slides can be downloaded from my digital scrapbook, aka http://www.jamorell.com/. … Continue reading AEA 2012 Workshop on logic models – Pre-conference email trail with participants.
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.
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
AEA Session 2011 Development of a session on how ideology affects evaluation design
A discussion space for people interested in a session at AEA 2011 on how political ideology affects evaluation design.
Looking for opinions about content — AEA workshop: Logic Models – Beyond the Traditional View: Metrics, Methods, Expected and Unexpected Change
The range of material we can cover during the workshop is much broader than time will allow. Please look through the slides (see attachment) and post your suggestions for priorities.
Evaluation Uncertainty 