Is complexity an excuse or evidence of lack of understanding? Friends, have you ever had the situation where you have asked someone to explain why something happened, or perhaps why they are feeling a certain way and you have gotten the response –
The Evaluation Evangelist: If Your Friends Were Jumping off a Bridge, Would You Do It Too?
January 5, 2012 By
Ok, show of hands – how many of you had parents that asked the title of blog or a similar question when you were a teenager? I’m looking forward to a number of years from now when I utter those words out loud. Truth be told, I have had several op…
The Evaluation Evangelist: If Your Friends Were Jumping off a Bridge, Would You Do It Too?
January 5, 2012 By
Ok, show of hands – how many of you had parents that asked the title of blog or a similar question when you were a teenager? I’m looking forward to a number of years from now when I utter those words out loud. Truth be told, I have had several op…
The Evaluation Evangelist: Educating This Generation’s Evaluators
July 13, 2011 By
Some of you may know that I am on an incredible learning journey called “Graduate School”. I am nearly a year into this experience and can honestly say that my own thoughts around theory and practice have been influenced this past year. Clearly, …
The Evaluation Evangelist: Educating This Generation’s Evaluators
July 13, 2011 By
Some of you may know that I am on an incredible learning journey called “Graduate School”. I am nearly a year into this experience and can honestly say that my own thoughts around theory and practice have been influenced this past year. Clearly, …
The Evaluation Evangelist: Language and Evaluation
February 23, 2011 By
A great many people have spent a great deal of time thinking about what differentiates evaluation from research. I won’t press too far in this, other than to share that if you Google for the statement “difference between evaluation and research”…
The Evaluation Evangelist: Language and Evaluation
February 23, 2011 By
A great many people have spent a great deal of time thinking about what differentiates evaluation from research. I won’t press too far in this, other than to share that if you Google for the statement “difference between evaluation and research”…
The Evaluation Evangelist: The Man in the Middle
February 9, 2011 By
I started writing this post about two days ago and discovered rather quickly that I was writing more than should fit in one Blog post – so… Instead I’m going to subject you to a series of posts discussing the rationalization of the wants/needs o…
The Evaluation Evangelist: The Man in the Middle
February 9, 2011 By
I started writing this post about two days ago and discovered rather quickly that I was writing more than should fit in one Blog post – so… Instead I’m going to subject you to a series of posts discussing the rationalization of the wants/needs o…
The Evaluation Evangelist: Answers To Nothing
January 5, 2011 By
Yes, once again I am going to subject you to a musical reference – this time, it is Midge Ure’s song, ANSWERS TO NOTHING. The lyrics and a YouTube video can be found here – http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/m/midge_ure/answers_to_nothing.htmlThe un…