Editorial
| Author | Liz Gould,Bronwyn Rossingh,Carol Quadrelli |
| DOI | 10.1177/1035719X19878910 |
| Published date | 01 September 2019 |
| Date | 01 September 2019 |
| Subject Matter | Editorial |
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Evaluation Journal of Australasia
2019, Vol. 19(3) 113 –114
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Editorial
Liz Gould, Carol Quadrelli
and Bronwyn Rossingh
Our third issue for 2019 coincides with the AES International Evaluation Conference
with the theme of Evaluation un-boxed and promises rich intellectual sustenance,
ideas, challenges and opportunities to ‘create connections’ and ‘shape the ever-evolving
role of evaluation and evaluators’. This year’s sub themes profile areas include: what
works (What’s in, and beyond, the box?), who (Who should hold the box), and how
(How do we stack up?). A plethora of exciting sessions and workshops will be provid-
ing the specific contexts, the nitty gritty of when and where, and the invaluable lessons
learned. We cannot wait as AES evaluation conferences have a proven track record of
being highly effective in providing a networking environ where future collaborations
and the sharing of good practice can flourish. Evaluators are articulate, creative and
effective communicators who thrive in this space. However, writing about good prac-
tice can be quite daunting so to all our evaluation practitioners out there we extend a
challenge – get writing!
Another strategy for developing and building discussion around good practice is to
build your voice via social media and publishing in the EJA. A session on strategies
and tools for lifting the profile of evaluation (and evaluator/s) features in the confer-
ence program. This session will explore what evaluators can do to elevate the disci-
pline of evaluation. In a nutshell, ways to un-box evaluation by strategically engaging
with social media, blogging and the Evaluation Journal of Australasia.
In this session, the editors of the EJA join the AES blog and tweet gurus to share
their tips on identifying a subject, structuring journal articles and blogs, and repurpos-
ing content of one type into another. Thereby finding and amplifying your voice. This
session encourages established authors to provide ongoing support to emerging
authors. Participants in previous EJA conference sessions have since published journal
articles and book reviews. This issue demonstrates the power of writing
collaboratively.
Using a Critical Realist Review lens, Suzanne Hodgkin et al review a sample of
reported interventions that are based on the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment tool.
Statistics indicate a changing world demographic, with ageing now a growing global
phenomenon. In ‘Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment programs: possibilities, reali-
ties and outcomes, the authors map insights of their findings that have the potential to
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