Event Details
The U.N.-sponsored International Year of Evaluation ended December 31, 2015, even as the practice of evaluation continued its global expansion and development. Recent events in the U.S. and around the world have pointed to the enormous challenges humankind faces and the routine injustice of the circumstances in which so many people live. In light of the complexity and seeming intractability of many problems, evaluators may begin to question the likely influence of their work. Programs that tackle social problems are regularly evaluated using different starting points. On the one hand, evaluators whose practice is animated by social justice concerns—fairness, impartiality, an end to discrimination and prejudice—may seek opportunities to evaluate such programs using an equity frame. On the other hand, those who fund evaluations may apply an accountability frame in commissioning studies: What were the outcomes? What appeared to work in that setting? How efficiently? At what cost?
In constructing this year’s schedule for training, we were again reminded of the multifaceted social systems within which we practice. We invite you to join us for the 21th Annual MESI Spring Training as together we seek, both as individuals and as members of a growing professional community, to develop competencies that will help evaluators embrace both equity and accountability issues in the 21st century.
The Improve Group will be providing two workshops during the MESI Spring Training event:
- Creative Data Collection Techniques: Thursday, March 10, 12:30-2:30 PM. Presenters: Leah Goldstein Moses, Kylie Nicholas, & Danielle Dryke
- Social Justice & Accountability - Practical Experiences in International Evaluation: Friday, March 11, 8:15-10:15 AM. Panelists: Sara McGarraugh, Elizabeth Kruger, Meredith Kos, & Sandra Ayoo (University of Minnesota)
To see the rest of the lineup of presentations and workshops at the Spring Training event, click here.
Cost
Spring Training
- $350 Regular Registration ($400 after February 20)
- $150 Full-time Student Registration ($200 after February 20)
- $300 Group Registration; per person ($330 after February 20)
Note: Group registrations must use the paper form.
Pre-Workshops
- $340 for 2-day Workshops ($360 after February 20)
- $185 for each 1-day Workshop ($205 after February 20)
- $50 for each ½-day Workshop