Category Archives: evaluation

Evaluation in the Health Sector – conference notes

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Beth

This past Friday, the BC & Yukon chapter of the Canadian Evaluation Society hosted a day long conference on “Health Evaluation: Evaluation as a Learning Process“. Being an evaluator in the health sector, this was relevant to my interests. And I … Continue reading →

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Webinar Notes: Using Randomized Controlled Trial Designs in Community Settings

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Beth

Using Randomized Controlled Trial Designs in Community Settings Presenter: Tim Aubry, U of Ottawa Date: 26 March 2014 CES Webinar RCTs often referred to as the “gold standard”, but not everyone believes it “methodological pluralist pragmatists” – program development in … Continue reading →

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Webinar Notes: Evaluating FASD Prevention & Support Programs

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Beth

This webinar caught my eye as it is the at the intersection of my former academic world – Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) 1My PhD dissertation was on FASD. and my current world – evaluation. Combine that with the fact … Continue reading →

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Webinar Notes: Making Program Evaluation Standards Practical

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Beth

Presenter: Lyn Shulha, PhD Canadian Evaluation Society webinar date: 11 Dec 2013 editor of latest edition evaluation standards book evaluation vs. research  evaluation: systematic inquiry systematic in that it’s logical inquiry – asking questions, resolving doubt evaluation is often perceived … Continue reading →

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