A. Kotsikori1 Linz Austria February 17 th -20 th 2015

2 What is Monitoring and Evaluation Monitoring Evaluation check resourses used effectively appreciate improve innovate to observe to analyze to get feedback from different perspectives

3 expectations Not objective data- qualitative listen Motivate students parents teachers Share experiences appreciative analysis – appreciative questions techniques What is participation? How to make trully participatory Evaluating myself- students Interactive relationship between parents-students Understand- help data collection How to evaluate programmes & projects Involve teachers- others How to include evaluation for learning and development Set up model

4 Working contract Tangible practice clear goals Clear task & time framework Share experiences Dealing with different modes of evaluation without prejudice Link theory to reality reflect Friendly environment Understand- help Co-operate diversity Theory to practice active No judgement

 A. I. suggests that we look for what works in an organization vs to look for problems  Approach organizations or people with an appreciative eye-to be seen, heard and understood and not disqualified  Ask appreciative questions to reveal the positive and not the negative  Appreciative inquiry touches sth important and positive and people respond  Everyone wants to feel important and make a contribution 5

 Inclusion of other people & other perspectives  Methodology – develop a dialogue process  Deepen insight  Developed a new way, a new thinking in organizing  Become more optimistic  Communicate better, include and take participants more seriously  Shared experiences learned from the others  Use of past experiences to improve and inspire 6

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