Cultural Responsiveness in Program Evaluation Practice, Teaching, and Scholarship

Join a webinar offered by the Colorado Evaluation Network. Feb 10 from 11am-12pm pacific. 

Session Description: In this presentation, Boyce will discuss how program evaluation practice can embody the values of a more just society and be positioned as a social, cultural, and political force to address issues of inequity while still maintaining methodological rigor and trustworthiness. Boyce will: 1) overview both theoretical considerations and the practical application of cultural responsiveness, 2) provide real-world examples of and guidance for meaningfully and respectfully implementing culturally responsive approaches to evaluation, 3) discuss reflections on current barriers and facilitators of equity-focused and culturally responsive work.

Speaker Bio: Dr. Ayesha S. Boyce is an associate professor and the associate director of strategic partnerships within the Division of Educational Leadership and Innovation at the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University. She is a cisgender Afro-Latina, a mother, and co-directs the STEM Program Evaluation Lab. Her research focuses on attending to value stances and issues related to diversity, equity, inclusion, access, cultural responsiveness, and social justice within evaluation—especially multi-site, STEM, and contexts with historically and strategically marginalized populations. She also examines teaching, mentoring, and learning in evaluation. She has evaluated over 60 programs funded by the US National Science Foundation, US Department of Education, US Department of Defense, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, US National Institutes of Health, and Spencer and Teagle foundations. She is a 2019 American Evaluation Association (AEA) Marcia Guttentag Promising New Evaluator Award recipient, currently sits on the AEA board of directors, and is a co-editor for the American Journal of Evaluation Section on Ethics, Value, and Culture.

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