Evaluator Competencies
What's Taught Versus What's Sought
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12470458 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jennifer D Dewey (Macro International Inc,, corresponding author), Bianca Montrosse‐Moorhead (0000-0001-8566-0347, University of North Carolina at Greensboro), Bianca E Montrosse (University of North Carolina at Greensboro), Daniela C Schröter (0000-0002-5770-0783, Western Michigan University), Carolyn Sullins (University of North Carolina at Greensboro), Carolyn D Sullins (Western Michigan University), John R Mattox (KPMG, LLP) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 268-287 |
| Publication date | 2008-08-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Evaluation (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1098-2140 • E-ISSN: 1557-0878 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1098214008321152 |
| OpenAlex | W2009838656 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 43 |
| References cited | 33 |
This article explores the overlaps and disconnects between the competencies evaluators acquire during graduate school and those required and desired by employers. To investigate this relationship, two different surveys are administered, one for job seekers and the other for employers; 205 postings in the American Evaluation Association job bank were analyzed. The findings suggest that employers, job seekers, and job posters generally agree on the importance of some competencies, such as quantitative analyses and data management. However, some skills desired by employers, such as interpersonal, project management, and presentation skills, differ from skills that job seekers acquire in graduate school. Opportunities for additional experiences in real-world evaluation settings could fill these gaps. Implications for training and future research on training in evaluation are discussed
Interpersonal communication · Job analysis · Job satisfaction · Medical education · Political science · Presentation (obstetrics · Seekers · Social skills · Applied Psychology · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation · Medicine · Psychology · Public Policy and Administration Research · Social Psychology
Cognitive complexity of evaluator competencies
Pedagogical considerations for the teaching of evaluation
Assessing competency-based evaluation course impacts
Expanding evaluator competency research
Exploring the value of pro bono evaluation work as a method to build evaluator competencies and strengthen organizational capacity
What do we know about evaluator education? A review of peer-reviewed publications (1978–2018)
Practice makes better? Testing a model for training program evaluators in situation awareness
Teaching program evaluation
Seeking consensus
Framing the future
Moving from guideline to measure to findings
Quantitative Evaluation Based on Participants’ Qualitative Feedback -NSF’s I/UCRC Program, 1993-2009
From Capacity Building to Skill Building
Helping Students Reflect on Their Interpersonal Skills
Years Later
UEval
Assessing Chinese Managerial Competencies from Different Perspectives
Which Skills Are the Most Absent among University Graduates in the Labour Market? Evidence from Slovakia
Professionalization and evaluation
Developing and Validating the Evaluator Competencies Assessment Tool (Ecat) Cultural Competencies Subscale
Measuring Evaluator Competencies
From the Section Co-Editors
Evaluator Skill Acquisition
The Garden of Evaluation Approaches
The Development and Implementation of an Interpersonal Skills Training Course for Young and Emerging Evaluators
Evaluator Training
The Good, the Bad, and the Evaluator
Addressing the Elephant in the Room
Evaluator Education Curriculum
Professional Evaluation in the Public Interest(s)
How Evaluation Advocates Use Interpersonal Skills to Engage Their Colleagues in Evaluation
Opportunities and Challenges Ahead for University-Based Evaluator Education Programs, Faculty, and Students
Developing Interpersonal Skills of Evaluators
Focusing, Situating, and Grounding Micro–Level Evaluation Field Experiences
So What Do You Do? Exploring Evaluator Descriptions of Their Work
Using Open Badges to Certify Practicing Evaluators
Building Evaluator Competencies Through Graduate Education
Evaluability Assessment Thesis and Dissertation Studies in Graduate Professional Degree Programs
Conceptualizing and Engaging in Reflective Practice
Educating Evaluators 1976–2017
Toward the Development of Reporting Standards for Evaluations
Instruction of Evaluation Competencies in Council on Education for Public Health (Ceph)-Accredited Master of Public Health (MPH) Degree Programs
Evaluator Training Needs and Competencies
Foundations of Program Evaluation
What Guides Evaluation? A Study of How Evaluation Practice Maps onto Evaluation Theory
Evaluator Competencies in University-Based Evaluation Training Programs
Practical Training in Evaluation
Presidential address
The Certification of Evaluators
Program Staff Perceptions of Barriers to Evaluation Implementation
Survey of Evaluation Preparation Programs in Universities
Toward a Taxonomy of Essential Evaluator Competencies
Establishing Essential Competencies for Program Evaluators
The certification of evaluators
A Self-Assessment Procedure for Use in Evaluation Training
Program Staff Perceptions of Barriers to Evaluation Implementation
The Case for a Voluntary System for Credentialing Evaluators
Should AEA Begin a Process for Restricting Membership in the Profession of Evaluation
AEA members' opinions concerning evaluator certification
Critical challenges confronting certification of evaluators
The case for a voluntary system for credentialing evaluators
When the Boat Gets Missed
A Professional Development Unit for Reflecting on Program Evaluator Competencies
Measuring Program Outcomes
Critical Challenges Confronting Certification of Evaluators
Training Evaluation Researchers
The Profession and Practice of Program Evaluation
| Unique citing works | 43 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,69 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 43 |