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College of Education & Human Development Educational Policy and Administration MESI

Educational Policy and Administration
330 Wulling Hall - 86 Pleasant St. SE - Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
Tel: 612-624-1006 - Fax: 612-624-3377

New Department:
Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development

Effective July 1, 2009, a new department has been created that integrates the adult education, business and marketing education, human resource development 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 opportunities for collaboration and interdisciplinary education and research. 

 

MESI 2004 sessions

One session for each each time slot can be selected on the registration form [.pdf].

Two-day pre-sessions

Monday, March 8, 2004 and Tuesday, March 9, 2004

8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

#1 Introduction to Evaluation, Stacey Stockdill
#2 Focus Groups, Richard Krueger
#3 Interpersonal Skills for Evaluation Practice, Laurie Stevahn and Jean A. King

Conference sessions

Wednesday, March 10, 2004

9:00 – Noon

Keynote address: Daniel Stufflebeam followed by discussion
How Evaluators Can Help Educators with No Child Left Behind, Scott McLeod

1:00 – 4:00 p.m. (includes break)

#4 Evaluation Models, Daniel Stufflebeam
#5 Qualitative Methods, Michael Quinn Patton
#6 Classroom Assessment for Data Driven Decision Making, Scott McLeod

4:30 – 6:30 p.m. Reception

Thursday, March 11, 2004

9:00 – Noon

Keynote address: Thomas Schwandt
followed by panel discussion and student presentations

1:00 – 4:00 p.m. (includes break)

#7 Utilization Focused Evaluation, Michael Quinn Patton
#8 Introduction to Focus Groups, Richard Krueger
#9 Practical Ethics and Evaluation Dilemmas, Thomas Schwandt

Friday, March 12, 2004

9:00 – 10:30 a.m.

#10 Story Telling, Richard Krueger
#11 Surveys, Michael Rodriguez
#12 Essential Evaluator Competencies, Gail Ghere and Jane Minnema

10:45 – Noon

#13 Measuring Cultural Competencies, Laurene Christiansen
#14 Web Surveys, Michael Rodriguez
#15 Ethical Issues in Move to Outcome Accountability for Nonprofits, Jill Shannon

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

#16 The Theory of Evaluation Capacity Building, Jean A. King and Boris Volkov
#17 Culture Issues in Program Evaluation (Intro), Vanessa McKendall-Stephens
#18 Evaluation Careers, panel

2:15 – 3:30 p.m.

#19 Evaluation Capacity Building in Practice, Neighborhood House
#20 Cultural Issues in Program Evaluation (Advanced), V. McKendall-Stephens
#21 Essential Evaluator Competencies, Gail Ghere and Jane Minnema

 
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