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> The Chicagoland Evaluation Association
> Presents
> Qualitative Methods in Evaluation
> 
> Wednesday, February 7, 2007
> 6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.
> National Louis University,
> 122 South Michigan Avenue, 
> Chicago, IL    Room 6032  
> 
> Featured Lecturer:  Dr. Robert Stake, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
> Qualitative methods play a critical role in providing descriptive information that brings forth in-depth understandings and specific attention to context.  As part of a series of professional development events, this presentation is designed to enhance the > "> methodological toolbox> ">  of evaluators through dialogue that will offer meaningful and practical approaches to qualitative inquiry.   
> 
> Since 1975 Dr. Stake has been director of the Center for Instructional Research and Curriculum Evaluation (CIRCE). Once a specialist in psychometrics and instructional research, my present orientation is naturalistic or ethnographic field study.  Stake has authored Quieting Reform, a book on Charles Murray's evaluation of Cities-in -Schools; and three books on methodology, Evaluating the Arts in Education, The Art of Case Study Research; and Standards-Based and Responsive Evaluation. 
> 
> General public:  $5.00 at the door
> Admission to this event is FREE for Chicagoland Evaluation Association (CEA) members and students with valid school ID. 
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> 
> Linda Wilson 
> Director, Audience Research and Evaluation 
> John G. Shedd Aquarium 
> 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive 
> Chicago, IL 60605 
> [log in to unmask] PH (312) 692 3261 FAX (312) 939-8677 
> Often the surest way to convey misinformation is to tell the strict truth.
> - Mark Twain in Following the Equator
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