We’re getting meta today… looking at the influence of a major influencer in evaluation: Carol Weiss! I chat with Gregory Greenman II about his dissertation examining citation metrics of her work across disciplines. Special Guest: Gregory Greenman II. Support EvaluLand

I chat with Helen Salmon from SAGE Publishing about book publishing! We go over how to generate ideas for books, what the book publishing process looks like, and about some of the most recent evaluation books from SAGE! Sage has been a friendly publisher for evaluation books for decades. As Patton stated in the third edition of Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methods (2002): "[Sara Miller McCune's] vision and follow-through have made Sage publications the leading publisher of both...

In this week's episode, I chat with Sawsan Al-Zatari, Zach Tilton, and Teddy Theoharis about the EvalYouth Global Mentoring Program (EY-GMP). Links: EvalYouth YEEs in VOPEs Mentoring program E-Learning Youth participatory evaluation EY-GMP evaluations: 2017-18 Pilot Phase 2018-19 2020 in-progress How to get involved: Become a volunteer for EvalYouth Join a Task Force Follow on social media: Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube Special Guests: Sawsan Al-Zatari, Theodore...

This week I chat with Tiffany Smith and Libby Smith about our experiences teaching a course on interpersonal effectiveness in the MS in Applied Psychology program at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. We also discuss why teaching interpersonal skills is important and why we believe these skills can and should be explicitly taught. Some background on the course The course is a 3-credit, 8-week course that focuses on developing self-awareness through personal and collaborative reflective...

This week I chat with Dr. Aisha Rios to both get to know her a little better and to talk about social justice in evaluation. Topics & Resources Mentioned: Getting to know Dr. Rios and Coactive Change a little better What is social justice in evaluation? Emergent strategy as guiding Dr. Rios in framing social justice evaluation as about imagining different futures Abolition literature as another influence for Dr. Rios Studying up vs studying down: "Up the anthropologist-Perspectives...

I've received multiple questions about my podcasting setup and process. Rather than answer the questions individually, I thought I would podcast about it! I discuss why I got into podcasting, my recording technology and room setup, the audio processing my husband (aka audio engineer) does, podcast hosting, the general timeline for me to create an episode, and some extra few questions. Technology Old microphone: FIFINE Plug & Play Home Studio USB Condenser Microphone Mic stand: Gator...

This episode I chat with Ann Webb Price and Susan Wolfe about coalition evaluation, partnering together in evaluation, the independent consulting TIG of AEA, and so much more! Topics & Resources Mentioned: How Ann and Susan started working together What is coalition evaluation? How coalition evaluation uses a systems approach Advice for doing coalition evaluation, including not just "but why?" but "but why here?" Community Coalition Action Theory, which one book they recommend is...

In this episode, I chat with Aasha Joshi and Hannah Lantos about their recent chapter "Demystifying data: Strategies and tools for making data more meaningful in OST programs" in the recently released book Measure, Use, Improve! Data Use in Out-of-School Time, edited by Christina Russell and Corey Newhouse. The book will be particularly useful to leadership-level staff in out-of-school time organizations that are thinking about deepening their own learning and evaluation systems, yet aren’t...

Thank you to everyone who participated in the call-in to share their own reflections about the 2020 AEA virtual experience! In this episode, I start with thanking the conference organizers, sharing my own reflections, and then pass it off to the eight people who called in to share their own reflections: Rachael Lawrence (@R8chLawrence) Rakesh Mohan (@RakeshMohanEval) Ann Price (@annwprice) Elizabeth Grim (@ecgrim) Jeremy Danz (@DanzJeremy) Veronica Olazabal (@veroviews) Tiffany Smith...

Thank you to everyone who participated in the call-in to share their own reflections about the 2020 AEA virtual experience! After the conference, please sure your own thoughts and reflections by calling in. It's very similar to leaving a voicemail! In this episode, I start with my own reflection about the conference, how I'm going to make the most of the conference, and what I am personally excited about. Then, we get to hear from nine other evaluators (in no particular order): Tom...

This week, Chari Smith joins me to talk about nonprofit evaluation, how to build a culture of evaluation, the relationship between music and evaluation, and the AEA conference. Chari Smith wrote a book! Nonprofit Program Evaluation Made Simple: Get your Data. Show your Impact. Improve your Programs. Sign up for the mailing list to learn more about the book, including the launch date. Resources & People Mentioned: In 4 All blog post on adapting to Covid-19 Managing applied social...

This week I am joined by David Keyes. We talked about R, why evaluators should learn R, tips for teaching courses, and more! Interested in getting started with R? Check out David's free course! Interested in learning how to do inferential statistics in R? Check our our new course! Resources: Blog posts Dana's R journey What is a tidyverse-centric approach? How to make beautiful tables in R How to make functions in R How to evaluate R packages Using Word reference documents with R...

ThisThis week I am joined by Ann K. Emery about her journeys in evaluation and entrepreneurship. Ann K. Emery is an internationally-acclaimed speaker who equips organizations to get their data out of dusty spreadsheets and into real-world conversations. She now runs Depict Data Studio. If you’d rather watch this talk, you can do so on YouTube here. Topics & Resources Mentioned: #EvalTwitter hashtag on Twitter (also follow #eval and #dataviz) Company of One by Paul Jarvis Nina...

This week, we’re chatting with AnnJanette, or Anjie, Rosga about objectivity, trust and numbers, truth and power, and more. AnnJanette (Anjie) Rosga, PhD, co-directs the small, Berkeley-based consulting firm Informing Change which works to support strategic learning initiatives in the social sector. Most of Anjie’s projects involve facilitating strategy development, promoting equity and participatory research, and leading evaluation for hard-to-measure initiatives that cross disciplines,...

This week I discuss some of the latest Research on Evaluation (RoE) articles that have come out in 2020. Articles Mentioned: At the beginning I mention the RoE TIG’s definition of RoE, which is summarized here. Evaluation Journal of Australasia – Special Issue on Values in Evaluation Vol 19, Issue 4: Guest Editors: Keryn Hassall, Kelly Hannum, Amy Gullickson and Mathea Roorda Vol 20, Issue 2: Guest Editors: Ayesha S Boyce, Amy M Gullickson, Keryn Hassall and Kelly Hannum New...

“If you are someone who is interested in bringing change, or making the world a better place, or if you would like the results of your work to get used, evaluation is something that you might be interested in.” This episode is a bit different. I asked three of my students to reflect on their experiences in the MS in Applied Psychology program at University of Wisconsin-Stout, as well as their experiences in the two evaluation courses. Emma, Omar, and Jade share their thoughts and...

This week I am joined by Dr. Ayesha Boyce, assistant professor of educational research methodology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, to discuss teaching evaluation and supporting students and colleagues of color. Topics Covered: Reflections on five years of teaching evaluation The -ologies: ontology, epistemology, and axiology beyond just methodology Favorite evaluation activity (of course, it’s the evaluating the cookie activity!) Mentoring students of color. Five keys...

This week I am joined by Dr. Jennifer Ann Morrow, the program coordinator of the Evaluation Statistics and Measurement doctoral program (soon to be named "Evaluation Statistics and Methodology) at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. We talked about teaching evaluation and data cleaning in evaluation. Topics Covered: Jennifer’s background, philosophy, and experience in teaching evaluation (01:58) Our favorite evaluation activities: evaluating cookies, one-pages on hot topics and people...

This week I am joined by Zach Tilton, a Doctoral Research Associate at the Interdisciplinary PhD in Evaluation Program at Western Michigan University. We discussed research on evaluation and meta-evaluation. Topics Covered: How Zach got into evaluation and at Western Michigan University (01:12) What peacebuilding evaluation is (03:52) Evaluation specialists vs generalists (05:45) Research on evaluation and meta-evaluation (09:50) Prescriptive vs descriptive theories (22:35) Evaluation...

This week I am joined by Kathleen Doll, who recently completed her PhD at Claremont Graduate University. We discuss her dissertation on strategic planning in evaluation design. Topics Covered: Why did Kathleen choose to get a PhD in evaluation at Claremont Graduate University? (02:12) How did Kathleen get to her dissertation topic of strategic evaluation? (05:09) Dissertation design (07:56) What is strategic evaluation planning? (09:25) Results! What are the benefits of strategic...

Welcome to EvaluLand! This episode is a brief introduction to the podcast and to me, your host, Dana Linnell Wanzer. If you’d like to learn more about the podcast, check us out! Website: evaluland.fireside.fm Twitter: @EvaluLand Email: [email protected] Support EvaluLand