New
Department:
Organizational
Leadership, Policy,
and Development
Effective July 1, 2009, a
new department has been created
that integrates the business and
marketing education, human
resource development and adult
education, and comprehensive
WHRE programs from the
Department of
Work and Human Resource
Education (WHRE) into the
department formerly known as
Educational Policy and
Administration (EdPA). The
name of this new department is
Organizational Leadership,
Policy, and Development (OLPD).
It will offer exciting
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MESI: Pre-Session Workshop
Introduction to Program Evaluation
February 23-24 , 2009
Pre-session summary
Are you a relative newcomer to the field of evaluation? Do you want to brush
up on your evaluation skills? This special 2 day workshop will cover the basics
of program evaluation.
What you will learn: What is evaluation?
- Come to understand how evaluation is defined and basic evaluation terms.
- Come to know a bit about the writers and theorists in the field of evaluation.
- Come to understand that great program evaluation begins with developing
great questions and how program logic models and outcomes can be useful tools.
- Come to explore the strengths and weaknesses of various evaluation methods
such as: questionnaires, face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews, focus
group interviews, observation, testing, and review of existing records.
What others have said
“The workshop broadened my vision and scope . . . I learned that evaluation
is a continuous process, not just statistics . . . She showed us how to use
the information for organizational learning and improved services to our clients.”
“Dr. Stockdill . . . has changed our collective view of evaluation from that
of status-quo to the realization that it can be a potent vehicle for program
enhancement.”
“Stacey’s course book is really great. It provides the information succinctly
. . . the content is first-rate.”
“Stacey’s approach is clear . . . Handouts will be invaluable, especially
the father away we get from this training.”
About the presenter
Stacey Hueftle Stockdill, Ph.D., is the founder and CEO of EnSearch, Inc.,
a specialized evaluation firm assisting individuals working in the public, private
and not-for-profit sectors in evaluating the effectiveness of their programs, projects
and materials. She is a 1997 recipient of the American Evaluation Association’s
Myrdal Award for contributions to the professional practice of evaluation.
For more information, contact Ann Mavis at
mavis001@umn.edu or 612-624-1489.
Sponsored by the Department of Educational Policy and Administration, The Evaluation
Group at the Institute on Community Integration, and the Center for Applied Research
and Educational Improvement
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