|
Distance Courses
For the First Time:
Special Low Prices for Top-Level Training
To make these workshops available to all professionals, and in response to tightened budgets across the globe, we are offering these training sessions at an unprecedented low price of $90 per 6-hour course. Register today using the links below!
Webcasts Added!
Six new webcasts have been added, in conjunction with our August 21-26 Professional Development Workshop series. Follow the link above for full details.
Spring 2009
Each course consists of two 3-hour sessions (for a total of 6 hours of instruction), taught in an online virtual classroom environment. Attendees will be able to interact with each other and the faculty through voice, instant messaging, a "virtual whiteboard," and document sharing. Details on each course are below, or click on the course title above.
HARD-CORE QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS A
with Dr. Michael Scriven
March 28 & 29, 10 am - 1 pm (Pacific)
Brief review and reconsideration of the usual elements of qualitative methodology: observation, document analysis, case studies, interviews, focus groups, grounded theory, etc. Extended analysis of the arguments for qualitative and against quantitative approaches, e.g., the usual critiques of positivism, empiricism, objectivity, etc., by qualitative theorizers. Application of ‘tough-minded tolerance’ approach (a.k.a. ‘hard-core’ approach) to basic qualitative concepts, using a pre-publication version of the latest and perhaps the best qualitative text—Bob Stake’s Qualitative Research—as the focus.
This course will be taught in a live "virtual classroom" setting for 2 days, 3 hours per session. The courses are open to participants from anywhere on the globe. Participants will interact with each other and Dr. Scriven through the aid of electronic video and voice contact, electronic whiteboard, and asynchronous access to the recordings of each class.
We are pleased to be able to offer these courses for the unprecedented low cost of $90 per person for Part A (March 28-29) and $180 per person for Parts A & B (March 28-29 and April 4-5).
Technology Requirements: Speakers necessary. Computer microphone and webcam a plus.
|
HARD-CORE QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS B
with Dr. Michael Scriven
April 4 & 5, 2009, 10 am - 1 pm (Pacific Daylight Time)
Here we apply the basic hard-core approach from the introductory course to the most advanced controversies in research methodology: the analysis of causation, explanation, and generalization. Finally we sketch an analysis of empathy, meaning, ambiguity, subjectivity, free choice, values, and judgment—and consider the implications for the nature of the social sciences and evaluation.
This course will be taught in a live "virtual classroom" setting for 2 days, 3 hours per session. The courses are open to participants from anywhere on the globe. Participants will interact with each other and Dr. Scriven through the aid of electronic video and voice contact, electronic whiteboard, and asynchronous access to the recordings of each class.
We are pleased to be able to offer these courses for the unprecedented low cost of $90 per person for Part A (March 28-29) and $180 per person for Parts A & B (March 28-29 and April 4-5).
Technology Requirements: Speakers necessary. Computer microphone and webcam a plus.
|
Introduction to Practical Program Evaluation: A Theory-Driven Approach
with Dr. Stewart I. Donaldson
May 19 & 20, 10am – 1pm (Pacific Daylight Time)
SOLD OUT!
This short course will focus on how to design practical and cost-effective program evaluations. A step-by-step approach will be used to teach participants how to conduct accurate and useful program evaluations. Key topics will include how to articulate the importance of evidence-based decision making to clients, engaging stakeholders, developing conceptual frameworks such as program theories, theories of change, formulating and prioritizing evaluation questions, gathering credible evidence to answer key evaluation questions, managing resistance and excessive evaluation anxiety, and strategies for communicating and reporting evaluation findings to create positive social and organizational change. Students are strongly encouraged to purchase and read in advance of the first class meeting:
Copies are available from Amazon.com by following the links above.
This course will be taught in a live "virtual classroom" setting for 2 days, 3 hours per session. The courses are open to participants from anywhere on the globe. Students will interact with each other and Dr. Donaldson through the aid of electronic video and voice contact, electronic whiteboard, and asynchronous access to the recordings of each class.
We are pleased to be able to offer this course for the unprecedented low cost of $90 per person.
Technology Requirements: Speakers necessary. Computer microphone and webcam a plus.
|
Introduction to Practical Program Evaluation: A Theory-Driven Approach
with Dr. Stewart I. Donaldson
June 5 & June 12, 10am – 1pm (Pacific Daylight Time)
SOLD OUT!
This short course will focus on how to design practical and cost-effective program evaluations. A step-by-step approach will be used to teach participants how to conduct accurate and useful program evaluations. Key topics will include how to articulate the importance of evidence-based decision making to clients, engaging stakeholders, developing conceptual frameworks such as program theories, theories of change, formulating and prioritizing evaluation questions, gathering credible evidence to answer key evaluation questions, managing resistance and excessive evaluation anxiety, and strategies for communicating and reporting evaluation findings to create positive social and organizational change. Students are strongly encouraged to purchase and read in advance of the first class meeting:
Copies are available from Amazon.com by following the links above.
This course will be taught in a live "virtual classroom" setting for 2 days, 3 hours per session. The courses are open to participants from anywhere on the globe. Students will interact with each other and Dr. Donaldson through the aid of electronic video and voice contact, electronic whiteboard, and asynchronous access to the recordings of each class.
We are pleased to be able to offer this course for the unprecedented low cost of $90 per person.
Technology Requirements: Speakers necessary. Computer microphone and webcam a plus.
|
Certificate of Advanced Study in Evaluation
A two-semester, distance learning program culminating in a competency-based exam on the practice and theory of evaluation. This program includes both coursework and a practicum. Click here for details.
Online Video Library
Video of previous learning experiences, debates, and colloquia from a wide range of researchers in both evaluation and applied psychology may be viewed online for free in our library.
Also of Interest:
Summer Professional Development Workshop Series
Experts from top-tier universities offer a wide range of one-day workshops onsite in Claremont, California. This series is an excellent opportunity for those who cannot commit to more than a short visit to our campus, but value the in-person networking of a traditional on-site course.
|
