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More Thoughts On Evaluating Scientists
While reading Dave’s last blog posting, I was struck by the discussion in the “How do we identify “good scientists”?” section, because it resonated with something that I’ve been reading for work. From Dave’s posting: Lawrence argues that instead of … Continue reading
Posted in Education and Training
Tagged complexity, developmental evaluation, education, evaluation, funding, grants, grantsmanship
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So, you want to be a Program Evaluator when you grow up…
Since Dave has started us off on the “So you want to be a blank when you grow up” series, I’m going to take the lowest of the low hanging fruit and tell you all about what I’ve learned since … Continue reading
Evaluation vs. Research
I think I’ve mentioned on here before that I now work in the world of evaluation. One thing I’ve noticed since I’ve been in this world is the tendency of some to view “evaluation” and “research” as different things. I … Continue reading
