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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 2005 schedule

Holiday Inn Select – Bloomington, Minn.
952-854-9000; www.hiselect.com/msp-stpaulapt
(near Mall of America and Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport)

Sessions are subject to change.

Monday-Tuesday, March 7-8 (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

#1 Introduction to Evaluation, Stacey Stockdill
#2 Focus Groups, Richard Krueger

Wednesday, March 9 (9 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)

9 – 10:15 a.m. Introductions
10th Anniversary of MESI: Looking Forward Looking Back

10:30 – Noon
Robert Beck Lecture, Michael S. Scriven
followed by panel response

1 - 4 p.m. (includes a break)
#3 Theory and Models, Michael S. Scriven
#4 Utilization Focused Evaluation, Michael Quinn Patton

Thursday, March 10 (9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.)

9:00 – noon
Mary E. Corcoran Lecture
Cultural Competence: Contributions to the Social Justice Agenda for Evaluation
, Donna M. Mertens
followed by student presentations

1 – 4 p.m. (includes a break)
#5 Evaluations in Culturally Complex Settings: Tools for Transformative Work, Donna M. Mertens
#6 Qualitative Methods, Michael Quinn Patton
#7 Story Telling, Richard Krueger

4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Reception

Friday, March 11 (9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.)

9:00 – noon (includes a break)
#8 Interactive Evaluation Practice, Jean A. King
#9 Survey Design, Michael Rodriguez
#10 Random Design and Multiple Ways to Assess Program Impact, Stuart Yeh

1 – 3:30 p.m.
#11 Essential Evaluator Competencies, Gail Ghere and Jane Minnema
#12 Nonparametric Statistics, Michael R. Harwell
#13 Cultural Issues in Program Evaluation, Vanessa McKendall-Stephens

 
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