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The Evaluation Exchange--Harvard Family Research Project
Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP) was founded by the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 1983. The HFRP aims to help strengthen family, school, and community partnerships of early childhood care and education; promote evaluation and accountability; and offer professional development to those who work with children and/or their families. The project has aided philanthropies, policymakers, and practitioners by collecting, analyzing, and synthesizing research and information
Zen and the Art of Everyday Evaluation
The article draws a parallel between Zen Buddhism's aims and evaluation's goals of extending everyday reasoning into science. It announces an essay competition around the question of what values to use when evaluating revolutions. A humorous section points readers to the Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation
Evaluation Activities in Africa
This article discusses the recent growth of evaluation associations and activities in Africa, namely the founding of the African Evaluation Association (AfrEA) in 1999. AfrEA’s initiatives are highlighted, including developing cultural evaluation guidelines, establishing training programs, and connecting to international organizations that support evaluation in Africa
New Directions for Evaluation (Vol. 102)
A summary of issue 102 of New Directions for Evaluation entitled "In Search of Cultural Competence in Evaluation - Toward Principles and Practices" published in summer 2004
Education and Personnel Evaluation: A Review of Leading Journals for the Period 2003-2004
This article provides a review of the research literature on teacher evaluation topics, including interviews, summative issues, international comparisons, screening, and teacher reactions. The research articles were published in 2003 and 2004 in a range of academic journals, such as the Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education, Journal of Human Resources, Journal of Teacher Education, NASSP Bulletin, and Education Administration Quarterly
Evaluation in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Overview of Recent Developments
This article discusses the state of evaluation in Latin America and the Caribbean and outlines the professional organizations and publications in the region
Journal of Evaluation and Program Planning
An exploration of the purpose and intent of the Journal of Evaluation and Program Planning, including a description of the types of articles published. Two articles from the August 2004 issue are discussed
Evaluation: The International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice (2003-2004)
This article analyzes four issues of the journal Evaluation regarding whether articles published are specific to theory, research, or practice.
Unpacking the Participatory Process
This paper questions the adequacy of the process dimensions of the earlier version of the participatory framework. Their ongoing analysis of process dimensions reveals that the stakeholder selection dimension is problematic and needs reconsideration. This paper represents the framework and describes enhancements to the process dimension component. By way of illustration, the framework is applied to two separate case examples of practical participatory evaluation
Evaluation in Europe: An Overview
The article presents an overview of evaluation in Europe, highlighting the activities and publications of the European Evaluation Society