Learning from Collaborative Program Evaluation

ISBN-13: 9783659455377 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 252 str.

Searle Michelle

Opis

In learning to do program evaluation it is not enough to focus on models of practice or theoretical principles. Becoming an evaluator also requires attention to personal and interpersonal orientations and the monitoring of an evolving personal stance. In the world of program evaluation judgements about program merit, worth, or significance are generated through an evaluators interactions with theory, stakeholders and colleagues. Program insights are thus tied to the quality and complexity of these interactions. Presented in the structure of a play, this narrative purposefully examines the values, challenges, and possibilities for learning that arose in my collaboration with other evaluation colleagues. Over the five acts I reveal my growing understanding of evaluation theory and practice. The final Act explores the notion that professional learning and identity is not a fixed or exclusive concept. The intended consequence is a richer understanding of evaluation as a human enterprise.

O autorze

Michelle is an educator who has taught internationally and in Canada. In 2013, she completed her doctoral studies at the Faculty of Education, Queen s University, Kingston, ON. Michelle s work focuses on ways that assessment and evaluation can be enriched by working in collaboration with colleagues and using creative strategies drawn from the arts.