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Webinar Notes: “Emergence: Detection and Interpretation in a Leadership Program” by Michael Quinn Patton

As part of EvalYear 2015, the School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado Denver, is holding a webinar series called: “Practical Applications of Systems to Conduct Evaluation: Cases and Examples“. They have a great list of 30 minute … Continue reading

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Evaluation in the Health Sector – conference notes

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

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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Developmental Evaluation – Chapter One Notes

Chapter One: Developmental Evaluation Defined & Positioned Key Take Home Messages: Developmental Evaluation is not a magic bullet – it is one type of evaluation that is suited to particular situations (i.e., complex, innovative) the role of the developmental evaluator … Continue reading

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DE – Preface

Things that stood out to me in the preface of Developmental Evaluation: Talking about his book “Getting to Maybe,” Patton says, “the editor seemed, like many people, to have an allergic reaction to the very word evaluation.” (p.ix) Similarly, “You, … Continue reading

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Developmental Evaluation Reading Group

So, I’ve joined a Developmental Evaluation (DE) community of practice (COP). Run by BC Mental Health & Addictions Services, this COP is focused on reading Michael Quinn Patton’s Developmental Evaluation: Applying Complexity Concepts to Enhance Innovation (as well as discussing … Continue reading

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