Christmas came early in 2020, as I had the chance to interview an awesome group of leaders from across the informal learning and science communication fields to learn about their experiences with research-practice partnerships (RPPs). My job was to learn about their...
EvalFest (EF) partners Karen Peterman, Jane Robertson, and Kim Kiesewetter headed to the Motor City in July for the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Visitor Studies Association (VSA) where they participated in two different sessions as presenters. The VSA conference was...
Drawing on data from surveys and interviews, the EvalFest team found high rates of evaluation use among its science festival partners across the United States. Recently published in Evaluation and Program Planning, this article uses data from festival team interviews...
Using data from nearly 10,000 attendees from 24 EvalFest science festival expos, the EvalFest team found that, similar to other public science events, the majority of attendees are well-educated and middle-class. Yet, the majority of festival-goers are new each year,...
In today's information age, we all have access to WAY more information than we could ever hope to process. Sometimes the deluge even extends to the theory and research that underlies program design. KPC has recently started working with clients to help review the...
Even more content, in a sleek new package. In January 2019 we launched the new web site for the EvalFest project that I lead with Todd Boyette and Katherine Nielsen. One of our goals for the web site was to create a one-stop-shop for all of the resources...
Tis the season to reflect and give thanks, and I am feeling so fortunate with my lot in life this November that I'm doing a post each week to give shout outs to those who helped get me here. If you've just looked at your calendar, you'll know that I almost missed my...
Tis the season to reflect and give thanks, and I am feeling so fortunate with my lot in life this November that I'm doing a post each week to give shout outs to those who helped get me here. This week is Thanksgiving, which might just be my favorite day of the year....
This week I want to take a few minutes to recognize my staff. I have the good fortune to work with employees and long-term consultants who make contributions big and small to help keep KPC steaming ahead. It has taken a few years to figure out the right balance when...