2011 AES International Conference - Sydney
Keynote Addresses
- Anderson, Ian - Closing the Indigenous Health Gap and Evaluation
- Donaldson, Stewart - The Future of Evaluation's Influence on Developed and Developing Societies
- Hawe, Penny - Rule-Breaking, Game-Changing and Flight From Public Accountability
- Nutley, Sandra - Making and Demonstrating Research and Evaluation Impact in an Era of Austerity
- Rogers, Patricia - Evaluation's Influence- The Dream, The Nightmare, And The Waking Thought
- Shergold, Peter - The Evaluation of Public and Social Innovation
Papers
- Bamberg, John - Do we really need Human Research Ethics processes in Community Health
- Bell, Johanna - Communicating your findings to 'hard to reach' public audiences: Lessons from Indigenous health research translation and social marketing
- Brough, Steffan - Promoting evaluation use in schools and kura - a complementary, capacity building and culturally responsive approach
- Butler, S - Walking the Line Between Impartiality And Participation
- Crawford, C - Blurring the boundaries: The evaluator as external observer and partner in change
- Curnow, Rob - Moving From Traditional To Developmental Evaluation in A School Based Water Conservation Behaviour Change Program
- Curnow, R - Influencing Social Change by Engaging the Community in a Holistic Evaluation Methodology
- Davies, Sophie - Making evaluation work for effective policy reform and revision
- Davis & Andino , Anita & Christopher - Strategies for making evaluations more influential in supporting program management and informing decision-making
- Dibley, Rosalind - Using Digital Media To Report Back Information Rich Research And Evaluation Results
- Donnelly, John - The challenge to be ethical in evaluation
- Duncan, Anne - Monitoring And Evaluation In The Building And Construction Sector:
- A Brave New World
- Dyson, Sue - Evaluation as Work In Progress: Stories of Shared Learning and Development
- Field, A - Influencing Decision-Making In Health And Wellbeing: Reflections From Health Impact Assessments In Auckland 2007-2010
- Hausman, Jan - Reporting Processes That Influence Culture Change in Tertiary Education
- Hawkins, Andrew - Calculating the Cost Effectiveness Of Human Services Interventions: Implications From Scientific Realsim, Complexity And Behaviour Change Theory
- Heath, R - INFLUENCES SHAPING EVALUATION: THE FARM BUSINESS RESILIENCE PROGRAM
- Herbert, James - Evaluation Influence: A mere semantic point or conceptual revolution?
- Herrmann, Oliver - EVALUATIONS THAT CHALLENGE THE STATUS QUO:
- USE OF STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES IN MEASURING ADDITIONALITY
- Kennon, Nicole - FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD TO INFLUENCE
- Kotvojs, Fiona - Making Evaluations of Capacity Development Programs More Influential
- Lockie, E - Better Business Regulation – A Self-Evaluation Framework and Process To Improve The Quality Of Regulatory Activities
- Lyons, Ilisapeci - On the MERI Road: Continuing the Journey for Outcome Reporting
- Maher T; Pryce R - Shaping the Landscapes of NSW – The Role of Evaluation In Natural Resource Management
- Mason, S - Navigating Ethical Challenges: The Importance of Professional Mentorships In Development Evaluation
- McGEARY, Julie - How complexity influences evaluation
- Naji, Riad - Performance Stories Evaluation - A Monitoring Method to Enhance Evaluation Influence
- Neale, Jenny - Evaluating a Targeted University Equity Initiative
- Newmarch, Andrew - DRIVING DEVELOPMENT ADVOCACY – A ROLE FOR EVALUATION
- Price, Megan - Progressing the Dialogue about a Framework for Aboriginal Evaluations: Sharing Methods and Key Learnings
- Rudland, Emily - The role of the client in making an evaluation influential: the case of a multi-sectoral evaluation of HIV programs in Papua New Guinea
- Sharpe, J - Evaluating Effectiveness – To What Effect? Reviewing the influence of the Office of Development Effectiveness in the Australian aid program
- Smith, Graham - Control Over Chaos: A Systems Critique Of Program Logic
Presentations
- Al-Yaman,Fadwa - Closing The Gap Clearinghouse - Lessons from the First Two Years on Collecting and Synthesising Evidence on What Works to Overcome Indigenous Disadvantage
- Anderson,Andrew - Making the Most of Evaluation Data: a Provider Perspective on the Evaluation of Brighter Futures
- Anderson,Andrew - External Influences Shaping the Evaluation of a Tertiary Child Protection Program
- Appleton-Dyer,Sarah - What Evaluation Attributes, Stakeholder Characteristics and Contextual Factors are Important for Evaluation Influence?
- Averill,Kate - Using Results and Outcomes Frameworks to Shift the Focus of Evaluation to a Strategic Level: Emerging Research on the Principles Underpinning Results and Outcomes Frameworks
- Ballantyne,Cheryl - Positioning Program Evaluation to Respond to Influences and be Influential
- Bamberg,John - Do We Really Need Human Research Ethics Processes in Community Health evaluations?
- Barboza,Eve - Evaluator personality preferences - implications for influencing evaluation design and utilisation
- Bell,Johanna - Communicating Your Findings To 'Hard To Reach' Public Audiences: Lessons from Social Marketing and Indigenous Health Research Translation
- Bellett,Donella - Evaluation - A Vital Tool for the Savvy Strategy Maker
- Blewden,Michael - Why do Evaluators Intentionally Seek Process Use? Initial Reflections on Preliminary Analysis of Research Findings
- Blignault,Ilse - Evaluating the Timor-Leste National Eye Health Strategy from a Rights-Based Perspective
- Block,Karen - Evaluation Research with Refugee Youth: Adapting Methods to the Population
- Booth,Phillip - Developmental Evaluation Approaches to Innovative Sustainability and Climate Change Adaptation Programs
- Bost, Jeff; Crawford,Paul; Nelson, Chris - Influential Evaluations in International Development- What Works, What Doesn't, Why?
- Broadbent,Robyn - 2 Years On; The Evaluation of a Multi Million Dollar Digital Inclusion Project on a Public Housing Estate in Melbourne
- Brough,Steffan - Promoting Evaluation Use in Schools- A Complementary, Capacity Building and Culturally Responsive Approach
- Butler,Sarah - Walking the Line between Impartiality and Participation
- Calzoni,Carina - Building an Evaluation Framework and Building an Evaluation Culture" Case Study of the Royalties for Regions Program (Department of Regional Development and Lands)
- Clelland,Nikki - The Principles seem Obvious but Applying them in Practice is not Easy: Health Promotion Quality Evaluation in Indigenous Primary Health Care
- Clinton,Janet - What is the True Impact of Evaluation?
- Coleman,Lesley - Impact on Evaluation of New Technology
- Crowley,Sally - Creating an Evaluation Framework to Optimise Practice Returns: Process and Progress Within a Large Community Sector Organisation
- Crawford,Clare - Blurring the Boundaries: the Evaluator as External Observer and Partner in Change
- Davidson,Jane - The Rubric Revolution
- Davies,Sophie; Nelson,Chris - Making Evaluation Work for Effective Policy Reform and Revision
- Davis,Anita - Strategies for Making Evaluations More Influential in Supporting Program Management and Informing Decision-Making
- Davis,Jennifer - All on Board: Building Organisational Capacity to Capture the Impact of Influence
- Delaney,Tracey - MSC: A Story of Different Applications of the Technique and the Central Role of Dialogue
- Dibley,Rosalind - Using Digital Media to Report Back Information Rich Research and Evaluation Results
- Dickinson,Pauline; Adams,Jeffrey - Determining Value with Stakeholders
- Donnelly,John; Hulme-Chambers,Alana - The Challenge to be Ethical in Evaluation
- Duncan,Anne - Monitoring and Evaluation in the Building and Construction Sector: A Brave New World
- Durham, Jo - Using Multiple Evidence to Identify Causal Mechanisms and Influence Programs
- Dyson,Sue - Evaluation as Work in Progress: Stories of Shared Learning and Development from Embedding Evaluators within a Project Lifecycle
- Earle, David; MacDonald,Margaret; Cummings, Rick; Chesterton, Paul - Core Knowledge and Skills for Evaluators
- Earle,David - Reviewing the Quality of Evidence - A Different Act of Remembering
- Eberhard,Rachel; Hoverman,Suzanne - Lessons from a Partnership Evaluation
- Fenton,Kirsty; Jepsen,Deborah; Williams,Susa; Trinh,Quynh-Tram; Doyle,Susan Influencing the Use of Evaluation Findings - How Five State Government Organisations are Working Towards Developing a Utilisation Culture
- Ferguson,Beth - Developing a Monitoring and Evaluation Framework: Insight into Internal Stakeholder Learnings
- Field,Adrian - Influencing Decision-Making in Health and Wellbeing: Experience from Health Impact Assessments in Auckland
- Field,Adrian - Using Evaluative Learning Processes to Influence Primary Healthcare Practice
- Gibson,Christine - Diffusion of Innovation and Program Evaluation
- Gilbert,Kate - Evaluation of an Online Community using Web-Based Research Methods and a Pluralistic Evaluation Approach
- Grace,Jocelyn - 'Get the Facts' Sexual Health and BBV Health Promotion Website for Youth Qualitative Evaluation
- Grey,Kim - Closing the Loop in Evaluation of Safety in Remote NT Communities - Using an Ethical, Robust and Participatory Approach
- Hardie-Boys,Ned; Carter,Marnie - An Evaluation Response to the Emergency Response: An Approach to Evaluating Indigenous Health Interventions in the Northern Territory
- Harrison,Nea; Calma,Narelle; Puruntatameri,Teresita; Puruntatameri, Therese; Pratt,Natasha; Poantimilui,Ron; Moreen,Amy; Meredith,Joan; Dunne,Rachel Strengthening Community Decision Making through Building Evaluation Capacity and Participatory Evaluation of Local Programs
- Hausman,Jan - Reporting Processes that Influence Culture Change in Tertiary Education
- Hawkins,Andrew - Calculating the Cost Effectiveness of Human Services Interventions: Simple, Complicated and Complex Considerations
- Heath,Rebecca - Influences Shaping Evaluation: The Farm Business Resilience Program
- Hems,Les; Flatau,Paul - Measuring Social Impact
- Hems,Les; Flatau,Paul - The Roles for Evaluation in the Not-for-Profit Sector in the 21st Century
- Herbert,James - Evaluation Influence: A Mere Semantic Point or Conceptual Revolution?
- Herrmann,Oliver - Evaluations that Usefully Challenge the Status Quo: Use of Statistical and other Techniques in Measuring Additionality
- Hider, Kim - The Drivers of Evaluation Practice in an Australian Health Service
- Hill,Dale - Evaluating Progress in Disaster Preparedness Across Countries: Hyogo Concepts made easy (and Influential) for both Technical & Community Audiences
- Hind,Julie - A Framework for Evaluating Partnerships: How a Comprehensive Approach Can Strengthen Understanding and Application
- Hodge,Wendy - Using Knowledge Utilisation Theory to Demonstrate How Commissioned Evaluations Can Influence Program Design and Government Funding
- Hon Burney, Linda; Connors, Kate; McDonald, Lawrence - Public Accountability by Government for Closing the Gap – the Role of Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation
- J Larri,Larraine - Education for Sustainability Evaluation - A Reflection after 10 Years
- Johnstone,Eleesa - Real Participatory Evaluation
- Katz,Ilan - Development of the Framework for the Evaluation of New Income Management in the NT - Problems and Solutions
- Keech-Marx,Samantha - Using and Evaluation to Facilitate Cross-Government Cooperation on Aid to Law and Justice
- Koop,Bronte - Telling the Difference between Snake Oil and Good Oil: Evaluation Capacity Building in the Public Sector
- Kotvojs,Fiona - Making Evaluations of Capacity Development Programs More Influential
- Kurti,Linda; Wallace,Alison - Developing Cohesive Narratives from Diverse Stakeholder Stories: Building Robust Evaluation Frameworks for Complex, Multifaceted Reforms
- Lazenby,Kim - Evaluation in the Western Australian Ombudsman's Office
- Lloyd,Delyth - Issues in the Evaluation of an Open Access Self-Care Website
- Lockie,Euan - Better Business Regulation - A Self-Evaluation Framework and Process to Improve the Quality of Regulatory Practices
- Maher,Todd - Shaping the Landscapes of NSW - The role of Evaluation in Natural Resource Management
- Maloney,Jade; Verstege,Emily - How Effective Communication Can Help Evaluations Have More Influence
- Markiewicz,Anne - Developing Monitoring & Evaluation Frameworks: Process or Product?
- Marsh,Geraldine - Strength of Partnerships: A Mixed Methods Approach to Evaluation
- Mason,Sarah - Navigating Ethical Challenges: The Importance of Professional Mentorships in Development Evaluation
- McGeary,Julie - How Complexity Influences Evaluation
- Metcalf,Atari - Challenges and Opportunities of Evaluating Online Programs - The Experience of Reachout.com, an Online Mental Health Promotion Program
- Milat,Andrew - Overcoming Barriers to Evaluation in Policy
- Mildon,Robyn; Michaux,Annette - Influences on Evaluation - Implementation Science and Its Usefulness for Evaluation
- Milne,Chris - Mapping the Capacity for Evaluation in NSW Government Agencies
- Moore,Brendan; Stoney,John - Two Men & Some Tinnies - Reflections and Conversations About The Science and Art Of Internal Evaluation Practice
- Naji,Riad - Performance Stories -A Monitoring Method for Evaluation Influence
- Neale,Jenny - Evaluating a Targeted University Equity Initiative
- Newmarch,Andrew - Driving Development Advocacy - A Role for Evaluation
- Nunns,Heather - The 'Heart' of Evaluation Influence - A Compelling Evaluative Argument
- Nunns,Heather; Roorda,Mathea - Eyes Wide Open: Recognising Mechanisms of Influence
- O'Brien,Patricia - Disability Inclusive Evaluation
- Oakes,Wendy - Is this Evaluation, Research or just Quality Improvement? And Does it Matter?
- Owen,Alan - What Do 15 Years of Review and Evaluation Projects and Routine Outcome Measurement Programs Add up to?
- Panayotov,Jordon - Only Evaluations Based on Proper Theory will be more Influential: Is Health Impact Assessment up to the Task?
- Patrick,Ian - Participation in Evaluation Practice: Idealistic or Achievable?
- Payne,Simon - Influences on the Evaluation of Scholarships
- Peppercorn,Duncan - Using Program Logic and the Golden Thread to Determine What You Should be Evaluating
- Piggot-Irvine,Eileen - Influential Evaluation Needs Influential Data and Process: An Example of Unlikely Bedfellows
- Price,Megan - Progressing the Dialogue about a Framework for Indigenous Evaluations: Methods and Key Learnings Shared
- Pryor,Reima - Opportunities Created through Building Research and Evaluation Capacity in a Family Service Agency
- Raka,Stanley - Law and Justice Indicators Project in Papua New Guinea
- Ray,Bronwyn - Assessing Progress of National Water Reform
- Riggs,Elisha - Evaluating Complex Inter-Agency Partnerships: A Mixed Methods Approach
- Roberts,David - What is Going On? How do Cognitive Processes Affect Information Gathered in Research Interviews - A Work in Progress
- Rudland,Emily - The Role of a Client in Making Evaluation Influential: The Case of a Multi-Sectoral Evaluation of HIV Programs in Papua New Guinea
- Rudland,Emily - Theory of Change in Cross-Sectoral Evaluations: Advantages and Pit-Falls
- Rutter,Anthea; Hurworth,Rosalind - How to Influence Commissioners of Evaluation When There is No Program to Evaluate!
- Salojavi,Sari - Evaluating Impact of Coaching as a Method for Management Development
- Scott,Margaret - Influencing Best Practice in Aboriginal Programs through Strengths Based Evaluation Approaches
- Sharpe,Joanne - Evaluation Effectiveness - To what Effect? Reviewing the Influence of the Office of Development Effectiveness in the Australian Aid Program
- Shaw,Heather - Evaluating Engagement - Judging the Outcomes Above the Noise of Squeaky Wheels
- Smith, Max; Melrose-Rae, Douglas; Tomlin, Bill; Whalan,Francis; Wyatt,Tim; Donovan,Jenny - Evaluating Literacy and Numeracy Improvements: Securing Rewards for Demonstrating Improvement
- Smith,Graham - Control Over Chaos: A Systems Critique of Program Logic
- Stephenson,Paul - Using Social Network Analysis to Support Evaluation Influence in Design, Execution, and Feedback Mechanisms
- Stewart,Kim - We Won an Award but Have We Made a Difference? The Trials of Turning Evaluation Outcomes into Influence and Change
- Straton, Ralph; Funnell,Sue; Winston, Jerome; Milne ,Chris - Forum with AES Fellows - Views on the Influence of Evaluation Over the Last Twenty Years
- Straton,Ralph - Evaluation Design for Differential Effects Evaluation
- Sugiyama,Lori - Writing a Five-Year Strategic Plan for Evaluation: Implementation and Utilization Benefits
- Teicke,Jude; Lewin,Gill - Changing Practice and Policy through Evaluation in Community Care
- Thomas,Margaret; Antill,Genevieve - Organisational Commitment to Using Research Findings for Program Improvement and Development in the Camp Quality Family Research Project
- Turner,David - The Separate but Related Cultures of Evaluation and Policy Analysis
- Upham,Liz - Increasing the Influence of Disenfranchised People During Evaluations
- Van Aalst,Ingrid - Changes in the New Zealand Aid Programme Evaluation System
- Vance,Paul - Influencing through Design - Using Intervention Logics to Influence
- Vanian,Emma - Supporting Mutual Learning: Strengthening the Capacity of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Evaluators
- Wallace,Alison - Shaping the Workhealth Initiative through Evaluation
- Walsh,Bronny - Realist Evaluation: Unpacking How a Programme Works and Implications for Future Policy Decisions
- Watt,Janice; Gray,Karen - Victims' Voices: Hearing the Experiences of Victims of Sexual Assault
- Watts,Helen - An Evaluation of How an Evidence Based Approach has Informed Strategic Planning in the Environment Sector
- Welch,Elizabeth - Retention or Education: Evaluating How Three Programmes Intended to Retain Students at School may Have Improved their Educational Outcomes
- Westhorp,Gill - Making the Most of Realist Synthesis
- Wilczynski,Ania; Ryan,Roberta - Why it's Important to Know We're Doing the Right Thing... Assessments of 'Appropriateness' in Evaluations
- Willetts, Juliet - The Place of Appreciative Approaches in Evaluation Practice
- Willetts,Juliet; Crawford,Paul - Increasing Influence through Broadening the Engagement between Evaluator and Evaluated
- Winterford,Keren - Evaluation for Generative Change: Citizen Participation for Accountability
- Woodward,Alan - Evaluation and Suicide Prevention