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Inside, outside, upside down: Challenges and opportunities that frame the future of a novice evaluator
Author(s) -
Robinson Sheila B.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
new directions for evaluation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.374
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1534-875X
pISSN - 1097-6736
DOI - 10.1002/ev.380
Subject(s) - metaphor , frame (networking) , identity (music) , computer science , engineering ethics , sociology , aesthetics , engineering , telecommunications , philosophy , linguistics
Through the lens of reflective questions and potential growth opportunities, the author uses as an extended metaphor the popular children's story Inside Outside Upside Down to illustrate challenges rooted in being a novice evaluator, working inside and outside programs. Given the plethora of evaluation theories and approaches, the author feels “upside down” with decision making, organizing, and prioritizing evaluation projects. How can prominent evaluation theorists' approaches inform a novice evaluator's work and help in developing an identity as an evaluator? Will the author, like the bear in the story, emerge from the box right side up? The author elaborates on how addressing these questions frames how her future as a practicing evaluator might be envisioned. © Wiley Periodicals, Inc., and the American Evaluation Association