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Watch for our blog in AEA 365...
Heads up, readers of the AEA 365 tip-a-day newsletter! Maya Lefkowich and I will feature in the American Evaluation Association (that is what AEA stands for) Blog Week in the second week of July, exchanging tips on qualitative interviews, and lessons learned from common mistakes. Interviews are a much-neglected discipline in evaluation, we find. But they should receive much more attention because : Good interviews can save your evaluation! They bring depth to your data and analysis. Watch out for our contribution! In the meantime, look out for my upcoming blog („Blog“ tab in the top right corner of your screen for those who sit at a computer) on better focus group discussions…
How to make better use of theory-based evaluation
A theory of change (TOC) is – ideally – at the heart of a theory-based evaluation. A TOC helps to explore the „why“ and „how“ of things that happen in connection with an intervention – but only if those who commission the evaluation ask for such exploration! Watch this space for upcoming blog posts on my insights from the recent conference of the German Evaluation Association’s Methods Circle, held earlier this week at the impressive Federal Statistical Office.
Launch of the Berlin evaluation social club
The Berliner Evaluationsstammtisch (BEST) – i.e., the Berlin evaluators‘ social club – was launched yesterday. Berliners, have a look at my German page for updates! We have also started a LinkedIn group. Come and join us if you’re in Berlin!
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