I love the fall in Oregon, especially when a cool morning or a changing tree catches me by surprise after a dry hot spell. Fall has always been a busy season professionally as well, and I have to intentionally find moments to pause and notice what is happening around (and within) me at times. I’m…
After years of working together and months of planning, I am so excited to officially launch The Camassia Group – a partnership with the wonderful Madeline Brandt. We’re still taking it a step at a time, and we’re thrilled to be at the step where we get to tell people it’s official! What does/will The…
Dylan and Gregory have been amazing in their generosity and willingness to share their vast knowledge in this space. We were honored to present a session on asking survey questions about sex and gender at Evaluation 2021, the annual conference of the American Evaluation Association. We’ve been fortunate to stay in touch with them since!Â
The survey scenario: North Clackamas School District has worked with Youth Truth for years to gather insights about their schools from students and families. Youth Truth is a project of the Center for Effective Philanthropy, with seeding funding and backing of several large education funders (e.g., Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation). As their website states:
Kim & Sheila here, writing with Dr. Alicia Lynch of Lynch Research Associates! We recently chatted about our experiences working on surveys for youth, and the special challenges and considerations in doing so. Administering youth surveys is a common method for measuring the effectiveness of youth programming, tracking trends in behaviors, and understanding youth development….
Kim here, writing once again with my survey design BFF Sheila, of Custom Professional Learning, LLC. Every book published contains a typo. OK, maybe not every book, but we would wager that most probably do. Every song recorded probably has a mistake or two as well. But you wouldn’t imagine that an author’s first draft…