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Three approaches to Evaluation Capacity Building (ECB) for Development: Postcards from the Road
Fri, Dec 2 2011, 11:30:00 EST
The presenter will compare and contrast three approaches to ECB in international development contexts and discuss their relative merits in terms of such considerations as costs, sustainability, and impact. Professor Cousins was directly implicated in each of these approaches in South Asia, West and Central Africa and elsewhere during his sabbatical leave 2010-2011. Implications for ongoing practice and research will be discussed.
Problems, Theory and Practice in Governing Community-based Research
Tue, Oct 25 2011, 11:30:00 EST
Drs. Vivien Runnels and Caroline Andrew believe that public interests are better served through public participation and they explore issues and barriers to collaborative decision making. Some of these issues include control of financial resources, academic language, the framing of the research, control of community members' involvement and cultural variables. Suggestions and ideas are acknowledged to ameliorate these problems.
Quality and Outcomes in Residential Care in Spain
Wed, Jul 27 2011, 12:30:00 EST
In this video presentation, Amaia Bravo (University of Oviedo) discusses residential, kinship and foster care in Spain in the context of the country's policies and social services. She reviews an evaluation system called SERAR that involves both outcome and qualitative assessment.
Understanding Contextual Influences on the Development of Children in-Care
Fri, Feb 25 2011, 12:00:00 EST
Dr. Connie Cheung is a post doctorial fellow at the Child Welfare Institute of the Children's Aid Society of Toronto. In this video, Dr. Cheung examines the influence of contextual effects (i.e., child welfare workers and foster families) on externalizing behaviour in children who are living in out-of-home care. Externalizing behaviours are those that are overtly disruptive, and often involve the violation of societal norms, the destruction of property, and harm towards others.