Bullying in schools;Harassment in schools; Ethnic diversity;Social anxiety; Social psychology
Bullying or peer harassment is recognized as a substantial public health and educational problem in American schools. In this talk, Dr. Juvonen presents findings of collaborative research on bullying conducted primarily in Los Angeles area public...
Evaluation; Social sciences; South Africa; Malaysia
Dr. Ross Conner, President of the Board of the International Organization for Cooperation in Evaluation, in his Keynote Address discusses IOCE’s commitment to building a worldwide evaluation community. Dr. Conner gives a brief history and...
Social psychology; Evaluation; American Evaluation Association
In this debate Dr. Patton and Dr. Scriven discuss issues related to utilization-focused evaluation and its promise and pitfalls respectively. The debate covers key issues to how the field is practiced today. The debaters discuss the importance of...
Social psychology; Evaluation; Applied social research; American Evaluation Association; Experiments; Qualitative research
The 2004 debate was a part of the annual Professional Development Workshop Series organized by the School of Behavioral and Organizational Science at Claremont Gradate University. Dr. Lipsey, Dr. Scriven and Dr. Donaldson discuss key issues of...
Social psychology; Evaluation; American Evaluation Association
This debate between Dr. Fetterman, Dr. Scriven and Dr. Patton covers issues related to empowerment evaluation and offers an intense arguments about its promise and pitfalls. The debate covers
Evaluation; Social sciences; Nonprofit organizations; Non-governmental organizations; Social problems; Psychology, Applied; Philanthropy
When we tackle important social problems, how do we know what will work? This question is central for government agencies, NGOs, business leaders, philanthropists, and universities. This is the second panel discussion in the daylong workshop "What...
