Evaluation Professional Organizations
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(Also See Evaluators)
Evaluation Professional Organizations are those organizations that provide services to organizations and individuals interested in the subject of evaluation; as opposed to for-profit professional organizations that provide evaluation services. Typically Evaluation Professional Organizations are non-profit organizations dedicated to helping other evaluators to network and share information about the subject of evaluation.
Below is a list of such organizations:
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American Evaluation Association
The American Evaluation Association (AEA) is an international professional association of evaluators devoted to the application and exploration of program evaluation, personnel evaluation, technology, and many other forms of evaluation. Evaluation involves assessing the strengths and weaknesses of programs, policies, personnel, products, and organizations to improve their effectiveness. AEA has approximately 4000 members representing all 50 states in the US as well as over 60 foreign countries.
Mission
The American Evaluation Association's mission is to:
- Improve evaluation practices and methods
- Increase evaluation use
- Promote evaluation as a profession and
- Support the contribution of evaluation to the generation of theory and knowledge about effective human action.
Canadian Evaluation Society
The Canadian Evaluation Society (CEA) has a website with information on the mission, goals and principles of the organization, and guidelines for ethical conduct for evaluators. There is also information on upcoming conferences and contact information for local chapters of the organization.
Michigan Association for Evaluation
The Michigan Association for Evaluation (MAE)is a voluntary organization devoted to educating the public about the science and use of evaluation.
MAE exists to promote evaluation in the State of Michigan. They convene the evaluation community (including evaluators, funders, and program users) to focus on how evaluation should be conducted and used. They strive to:
- Promote the implementation of state-of-the-art evaluation
- Build competencies of the evaluation community
- Promote the use of evaluation to improve policies and programs
- Cultivate evaluative thinking
Northwest Evaluation Association
The Northwest Evaluation Association is assessment, training, and consulting services in the area of education. They work directly with school districts and other education-related organizations throughout the United States.
External Links
American Evaluation Association website
Evaluation 2006: AEA's Annual Conference website
