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Authors:Betty Onyura, Emilia Main, Claudia Barned, Alexandra Wong, Tin D. Vo, Nivetha Chandran, Nazi Torabi, Deena M. Hamza
There is growing recognition of the complex moral and ethical tensions associated with evaluation practice. However, there are scant evidence-informed frameworks for cultivating ethical awareness or informing ethical deliberation across the evaluation landscape. Thus, we aimed to synthesize research evidence on evaluation ethics, and draw on these findings to develop an evidence-informed evaluation ethics framework.
Authors: Evan Poncelet,Sylvia White et al
This document was created in follow-up to the Canadian Evaluation Society 2025 conference session, Evaluation in the Drug Toxicity Crisis. It provides a summary of the session discussion and related resources.
Presenter: Celeste Ghiano, PhD
How about really shaking up the foundations of Evaluation practice? In this initiative, we believe that changing practices begins with changing concepts and understanding contexts, bringing new (and not at all new) ontologies, to change epistemologies and transform methodologies.
2025-10-20
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ICCI networking event: Surviving and thriving with difficult clients
Participants will be invited to share their tips for navigating difficult client situations.
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Back to school greetings from CESEF!
CESEF offers programming for evaluators, including students.
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A survival guide to AI
Qatalyst openly offers its take on the strategy that consulting firms could implement to face the AI challenge.
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A 4-part webinar series to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of TRC Calls for Action
From October to April, Crystal Fraser and Sara Komarnisky will deliver a four-part webinar series organized to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Calls for Action.
Non-CES voluntary survey: your experiences with a novel Evaluation Framework
Dr. Deena M. Hamza wants to hear about your experiences with a novel interdisciplinary evaluation framework
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