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Evaluation of the Wetland in Yencheng, China
No full textThe wetlands of China are components of hydrological systems that, when well managed, provide water in periods of shortage, important flood controls in periods of heavy rain or snowmelt, food for millions of people, and breeding and feeding habitat for many wild species. In July 2006, I participated in a monitoring and evaluation mission of a UNDP-GEF project on Conservation and Sustainable Use of Wetlands in China. The project in Yancheng aims at establishing wetland biodiversity conservation as a routine consideration in national, provincial and local government decision making and action. Started in June 2005, the project ends by the end of 2007. The evaluation team reviewed the progress achieved so far and identified implementation problems
The Politics of Local Control and Program Evaluation in Community Context
Get PDFThis is a case study of an evaluation of a Youth Fair Chance (YFC) program that discusses multiple challenges faced by our evaluation team. We consider the role of evaluators. in relation to the overall program structure, struggles among organizational stakeholders with special interests, and power differentials which impacted policy decision making, control of information, and ultimately, the outcomes of this evaluation. In identifying the particular issues that arose throughout the evaluation process, we hope others who face similar issues will benefit from our insights. We realize the issues we face are endemic to any evaluation process
The Use and Abuse of Citations as Indicators of Research Quality
Get PDFCitation counts have been widely applied as indicators of performance in the evaluation of research. The supposition underlying such applications is that number of citations can be regarded as a measure of scientific quality or impact (Aksnes, 2005); that is, highly cited research can be considered meritorious or significant, since the extent to which research is used (i.e., cited) is a measure of its contribution to knowledge. This note briefly reviews the background of this approach and then lists the shortcomings of the approach
Review of Evaluation and Program Planning, volume 28(4)
Get PDFThe latest issue of Evaluation and Program Planning (Volume 28, Issue 4, November 2005) features seven articles, which, like our own Journal of Multidisciplinary Evaluation, cover a wide diversity of subjects that stretch the boundaries of the evaluation field. These range from the practical, to the technical, and even to the atypical—such as the subject of evaluating the public policy of beer keg registration laws. Also featured are reviews of three recently published evaluation books
Review of Research Evaluation, Volumes 13(3), 14(1), and 14(2)
Get PDFResearch Evaluation is a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal about the “methods, experiences and lessons for ex-ante and ex-post evaluation of single proposals through performances” (Research Evaluation, 2005). Given the considerable interest in evaluating research, as demonstrated by the 21 sessions sponsored by the American Evaluation Association (AEA) Research, Technology, and Development Evaluation Topical Interest Group (TIG) at the recent 2005 American Evaluation Association/ Canadian Evaluation Society jointly-sponsored conference, the journal certainly deserves coverage in the pages of JMDE. This review covers the three most recent issues of Research Evaluation (Volume 13(3), 2004; Volume 14(1), 2005; and Volume 14(2), 2005).
American Evaluation Association
Get PDF"Crossing Borders, Crossing Boundaries”, was the theme of the 2005 Joint Canadian Evaluation Society/American Evaluation Association (AEA/CES) Conference was held October 24-30 at the Sheraton Centre downtown Toronto, Canada
A Study of the Family and Community Support Project in China
Get PDFThe United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) sponsored a Family and Community Support Project in China from 2001 through 2005. Implemented by the China Center for Town Reform and Development local Chinese governments and relevant organizations, the project aimed at protecting children’s rights and well-being, and at developing communities that help children participate fully in school and family life. Three communities, from Beijing, Tianjing and Shanghai, were selected as pilot communities for this project. At the conclusion of the project, UNICEF invited a team of specialists in the field of sociology, program evaluation and other related disciplines to review and document experiences and lessons learned from the project