Relevance of Culture in Evaluation Workshop

拟议的研讨会是EHR/REC在2000财政年度作为探索性研究（SGER）小额赠款资助的试点工作的后续活动，重点是评估人员能力建设和文化背景在开展评估中的重要性。该提案以试点讲习班实施的战略和活动为基础，并将纳入试点讲习班参与者的经验教训和反馈。本次讲习班的主要目标是向与会者提供：介绍项目评估在城市学校环境中的作用和重要性。对定义教育评估领域的主要评估理论/方法的总体概述。仔细研究一些新兴的评估理论/方法，这些理论/方法将文化背景作为项目评估的一个重要因素。在设计和实施项目评估时对文化响应方法的初步考虑。一家专业媒体公司将制作讲习班的录像带和随附的CD，以供今后的专业发展讲习班和招聘使用。研讨会参与者和评估协调员将收到录像带和cd的副本。

The proposed workshop is a follow-up activity to a pilot effort funded by the EHR/REC as a Small Grant for Exploratory Research (SGER) in FY 2000 that focused on evaluator capacity building and the importance of cultural context in conducting evaluations. This proposal builds on the strategies and activities implemented in the pilot workshop and will incorporate lessons learned and feedback from the pilot workshop participants.Major objectives for this workshop would be to provide participants with:1. an introduction to the role and importance of program evaluation in urban schoolsettings2. a general overview of major evaluation theories/approaches that have defined the fieldof educational evaluation3. a closer look at a few emerging evaluation theories/approaches that accept culturalcontext as an important factor in program evaluation.4. preliminary considerations of culturally responsive approaches in the design andimplementation of program evaluations.5. A videotape and accompanying CD of the workshop will be developed by a professionalmedia company for use in future professional development workshops and recruitment. Theworkshop participants and evaluation facilitators will receive copies of the videotape andCD.