Successful candidates can expect to maintain affiliations with CAAS as well as departments and research institutes that relate to their projects. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in hand and be no more than ten years beyond the completion of their degree. Candidates will be notified of the Selection Committee's decision by March 13, 1999. In the last decade, the requirement for program evaluation has substantially increased. The tightness of public funds, compounded with demands for better program performance, have called for the evaluation of outcomes.
Methodologies are varied and have produced mixed results.
The purpose of this conference is to share experiences in evaluation for the advancement of the field. Youngstown State University is sponsoring a national conference on evaluation. Where Is It Going, How Is It Evolving. The conference will be held on the YSU Campus, September 11 and 12, 1998. The conference will include several major speakers, the keynote presenter will be Dr. Michael Quinn Patton.