Class Schedule



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Session
Topic
Reading
 January 18  Is Program Evaluation racist?
 January 25  In assessing an educational program, should one seek balance between short term effects and long term effects?  
 February 1 Should evaluators make recommendations?
  • The Final Synthesis, Michael Scriven 
  • Evaluation Principles 
  • When evaluation turns sour: Quandaries of the individual Case, Louis Smith 
February 8 Draft issue statements
 February 15 Monitor team revise issue statements   
 February 22 Send revised issu to 6 theorists 2/18  
 February 29  Rework issue statements; On March 4, send statements to 2/4 theorists and 2/4 old with file material  
 March 7    
 March 14  Spring vacation  
 March 21  Rework statements  
 March 28  On March 29, send issue to 20 practitioners  The Delphy method and its contributions to  decision-making; Deliberative democratic Evaluation, Stake; Fringe Benefits, Saville Kushner
 April 4    
 April 11  Rework issue draft  
 April 18    
 April 25  AERA week (New Orleans)  
 May 2  Public forum  
 May 9  Polish and summit