A Walk Through the Garden of Evaluation Approaches: Uses for Teaching, Capacity Building, and Practice
Thursday, November 13, 2025
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CST
Join us for a vibrant and immersive exploration of the Garden of Evaluation Approaches, where we will stroll through the lush landscapes of traditional and contemporary evaluation theories. Presenters will delve into how practitioners, students, and evaluation commissioners alike can use the Garden to enhance the responsiveness and appropriateness of their evaluations. Akin to selecting the right plants for a garden landscape, this framework can help you choose one or more evaluation approaches for a particular context. This demonstration will showcase various examples of how we and others have used the Garden to inform evaluation planning, teaching, and professional development. Join us and explore how the Garden can become indispensable in crafting nuanced, impactful evaluations. Whether new to the field or seeking to expand your imagination, this demonstration will offer valuable perspectives to enrich your evaluative thinking. Click to fill survey.