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A friend of mine gave up coffee about a year ago. He gave it up primarily because he didn’t want to be addicted any more: didn’t want to wake up in the morning feeling like he needed a coffee hit...

Are you a graduate student at the University of Mississippi? Do you care about data and want to use it for good?

We are looking for two Graduate Assistants to work with us during the 2019-2020...

The donor community is abuzz with talk about metrics these days.

- “Applicants must include a list of baseline metrics for assessing program impact” (says many-a request for proposals).
- “Let’s get...

When I was four, I wanted to be a ballet dancer.

My mother enrolled me in dance classes and for the next 13 years I went to ballet three times a week—spending an hour or two each lesson practicing...

When you buy something fragile, shop assistants around the world will often ask if you want it wrapped in protective packaging. Depending on where you are this might be newspaper, tissue paper, or—the...

By: Shannon Sharp

Bottom line: I evaluate

The connection between school psychology and program evaluation may not be obvious at first, yet the skills and knowledge required for both are quite...

Consider two scenarios.*

In the first we have Georgia, a non-profit CEO whose organization works with retirees to help them navigate the healthcare system.

In the second we have Tina, another CEO...

You’ve probably heard the fable about the frog in the pot of water: Put a frog in boiling water and he jumps right on out. Put your frog in some nicely temperate water then turn up the heat and he’ll...

Being evaluated is something that requires intestinal fortitude.

Why, you ask? Because it requires the courage to ask the question: is my work any good? Is this thing I’ve invested my time, money—and...

If you’ve been around the evaluation block once or twice, you’ve no doubt heard evaluators talk about context.

“Context is SO important in evaluation.”

“Well, it all really depends on context.”

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