Evaluation

Evaluation in Action: Blog Series

March 30, 2018 in Evaluation tagged announcement / evaluation / Evaluation in Action by Ajisafe

We have had a very exciting summer! Here at Creative Research Solutions, we are pleased to announce that on May 21st, 2015 we received an APEX Community Workforce Award at the annual Business of the Year awards hosted by the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce. As a local small business (and DeKalb […]

Creative Research Solutions wins 2015 Business of the Year, Community ...

September 4, 2015 in Announcement / Evaluation tagged announcement / award / business / community / impact by Ajisafe

In “Race for Results,” an index released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, 12 educational, health and economic factors were utilized to rank how children in various racial and ethnic groups perform in regions across the U.S. What the index finds is startling, yet perhaps not surprising to those concerned […]

The Importance of Ensuring Strong Educational Outcomes, Pt. 1

May 7, 2014 in Education / Evaluation by Osa Maiyanne Adajan

Tonight the Atlanta Area Evaluation Association will be hosting an event: “What Does It Take to be an Independent Consultant?”. As an independent consultant myself, I am certainly looking forward to it!

April 22, 2014 in Evaluation tagged AaEA / business / evaluation by Ajisafe | Open »

In last week’s Federal News Radio interview with Kathryn Stack, Advisor for Evidence-Based Innovation at the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Stack explored how fiscal austerity measures require that we understand which programs are effective and which ones are not. Demonstrating effectiveness with rigorous research and analysis is necessary […]

Evaluation Series Part Two: Evaluation for Every Agency and Organization

April 8, 2014 in Education / Evaluation / Research by Osa Maiyanne Adajan

In the Federal News Radio broadcast on Monday, March 31st Michael Keegan interviewed Kathryn Stack, Advisor for Evidence-Based Innovation at the U.S. Office of Management and Budget and former Deputy Associate Director of Education, Income Maintenance, and Labor in the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. The questions explored during this […]

Using Program Evaluation to Your Agency’s Advantage

April 1, 2014 in Education / Evaluation by Osa Maiyanne Adajan

Funding an evaluation can be a challenge for clients, when it isn’t covered by sufficient external funds. Although many foundations do set aside grant funds specifically for evaluation, this practice is far from universal. For most organizations, it is much better to request evaluation proposals within a specific budget than […]

How to Get the Best Value on your Evaluation

February 26, 2014 in Evaluation tagged evaluation / funding by Ajisafe

This week I’ve had some great opportunities to connect and network with other evaluators. On Wednesday, I attended Voices from the Next Generation: Insights on Evaluation from Georgia State Masters Students, an event hosted by the Atlanta Area Evaluation Association. It’s great to hear from new and upcoming evaluators about their […]

Connecting

May 16, 2013 in Evaluation by Ajisafe

I recently had the opportunity to hear Dr. Mark Lipsey, Director of the Peabody Research Institute at Vanderbilt University, speak at an Atlanta Area Evaluation Association event. One of the main themes in his talk was reconsidering the statistical decision criteria we use in evaluation. Today, the industry standard in evaluation, […]

p less than what?

September 26, 2012 in Evaluation tagged decisions standards / error / methods / p / statistics by Ajisafe

Back when I was in college, I decided to attend graduate school in Social Psychology because I wanted to learn how to change people’s circumstances for the better. I learned that much of what we do and how we feel is influenced by our circumstances, and that we can therefore […]

Why I Love My Job

August 25, 2011 in Evaluation / Personal tagged academia / evaluation / impact / psychology / reports / social science by Ajisafe

Tying passion and practice to impact