Professional Development Workshop Series

Evaluation and Applied Research Methods
Early Registration Rates Available Now!

One More Day of Workshops Added!
August 22-27, 2008

Mark your calendars for the week of August 22 through 27, 2008, our next Professional Development Workshop Series. All 2008 workshop titles are below, with links to full descriptions of each all-day workshop.

What's New in 2008?

Our lineup of 24 workshops includes 10 offered for the first time.  See the full schedule below!

Also added this year: During the Friday, Saturday and Sunday sessions, we will be offering a special Keynote Address and buffet luncheon.

Friday, August 22: Robert Klitgaard (President, Claremont Graduate University)
Saturday, August 23: Mark W. Lipsey (Vanderbilt University)
Sunday, August 24: Joha Louw-Potgieter & Johann Louw (University of Cape Town, South Africa)

Follow this link for details on the keynote luncheons.

As always, we are offering several new workshops in the series, as well as bringing back many popular topics from previous years.

Friday, August 22, 2008
Basics of Evaluation & Applied Research Methods Stewart I. Donaldson & Christina A. Christie	Introduction to Applied Quantitative Analysis Dale E. Berger	Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods Michelle C. Bligh	Writing Successful Grant Proposals Allen M. Omoto

Saturday, August 23, 2008 *Special lunchtime keynote session available.
Practical Program Evaluation: A Program Theory Approach Huey T. Chen & Stewart I. Donaldson	Building Evaluation Capacity Hallie Preskill	Advanced Qualitative Evaluation Sandra Mathison	The Logic of Evaluation and Causality: What Makes What Works Work? Michael Scriven

Sunday, August 24, 2008 *Special lunchtime keynote session available.
Considering Culture in Evaluation and Applied Research Rodney K. Hopson	Logic Models for Program Evaluation and Planning Thomas Chapel	Evaluation Use, Influence, & Consequences: Research, Theory, and "Minding the Gap" to Practice Melvin M. Mark	New Perspectives on Evaluation Issues from Around the Globe Ross Conner

Monday, August 25, 2008
Using RCTs (Randomized Control Trials) to Improve Educational Research and Evaluation Tiffany Berry & Rebecca M. Eddy	Introduction to the Measurement of Experience Jeanne Nakamura	Evaluating Public Health Programs and Initiatives: Using CDC's Framework for Program Evaluation as a Guide Thomas Chapel	Beyond the Basics and the Traditional: Designing Qualitative Evaluation and Applied Research Studies Sharon F. Rallis & Matthew Militello

Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Creating Effective Surveys for Applied Research Jason Siegel	Empowerment Evaluation David Fetterman	Monitoring Progress on Campus Diversity Daryl Smith	Quasi-Experimental Methods William D. Crano

Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Using Technology to Enhance Applied Research and Evaluation Stewart I. Donaldson & Tarek Azzam	Measuring “Standards” and “Accountability” in Today’s Public Schools: Basic Approaches Philip H. Dreyer	Cost-Benefit Analysis Annette Steinacker	How to Conduct Culturally Competent Community-based Program Evaluations Katrina L. Bledsoe

Daily Schedule

Each workshop lasts one full day.

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Check in & Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Morning Welcome & Introductions
9:15 a.m. – Workshop Begins
10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Break
12 noon – 2:00 p.m. Lunch Break
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Break
4:45 p.m. Workshop Concludes

New in 2008: Special Keynote Sessions Co-sponsored by the Southern California Evaluation Association. Tickets for these events, which will include a buffet lunch and talk, will be available at the door for $10.  Lunchtime during these dates will be timed so participants may attend the keynote talks. Keynote Sessions - When and Where: 12 noon - 1:30 pm Location TBA

Friday 8/22/08 Robert Klitgaard (President, Claremont Graduate University) How Evaluation Research Can Improve Politics and Policy, with Examples

Saturday 8/23/08 Mark W. Lipsey (Director of the Center for Evaluation Research and Methodology, Vanderbilt University) Evaluation Evidence and Evidence Based Practice: Concept and Confirmation

Sunday 8/24/08 Joha Louw-Potgieter (University of Cape Town, South Africa) Johann Louw (University of Cape Town, South Africa)   Programme Evaluation in South Africa or, "Always Something New Out of Africa" - Pliny the Elder

Workshops Photo Album

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Dr. Huey T. Chen presents on "Practical Program Theory Driven Evaluation"
during the 2007 summer workshop series.

Registration

Early Registration Rates Now Open!

Follow the link above for online registration.  Online registration closes on Friday, August 15.  We will accommodate as many walk-in registrants as possible during the event.

Generous gifts to Claremont Graduate University made it possible for us to once again realize our mission of making high-quality evaluation education more accessible to a diverse group of working professionals and students.

Early Registration Rates

Students:
$75 per one full-day workshop

Professionals:
$150 for one full-day workshop
Discounts available for multiple workshops.  See our Registration Page for details.

For those admitted into the Certificate of Advanced Study in Evaluation, or our M.A. and Ph.D. Programs, some of these workshops meet various program requirements.

For more information about our Ph.D., M.A., and other programs in Evaluation, click here.

Location & Directions

Location, Directions, Accommodations & Transportation: Information on transportation, suggested accommodations, location and directions of workshop are provided as well as vacation ideas while visiting sunny Southern California.

Contact us at (909) 621-8084 or psych@cgu.edu.

Last updated 5/02/08