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Area of Science:

  • Program Evaluation
  • Organizational Development
  • Culturally Responsive Education

Background:

  • Assessed evaluation capacity of SJC, a developing agency focused on culturally responsive education.
  • Capacity assessment aimed to inform a comprehensive program evaluation plan.
  • Addressed evolving operational and programmatic needs of the agency.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Systematically assess SJC's evaluation capacity over eight months.
  • Inform the design and implementation of a tailored program evaluation plan.
  • Strengthen organizational capacity for learning, program evaluation, and data-informed decision-making.

Main Methods:

  • Employed a mixed-methods approach.
  • Included social network analysis, qualitative interviews, stakeholder survey, and organizational dataset review.
  • Focused on understanding internal communication patterns and their impact.

Main Results:

  • Identified key lessons for assessing capacity in small, mission-driven agencies.
  • Highlighted the critical importance of cultural humility in evaluator-stakeholder dynamics.
  • Social network analysis revealed communication patterns influencing organizational learning and effectiveness.

Conclusions:

  • Prioritizing agency values, experiences, and cultural context is essential for credible and useful findings.
  • An external, expert-driven approach may not be suitable for emergent agencies.
  • Embracing cultural humility and utilizing tools like social network analysis can enhance organizational capacity.