Dear members, Please find below a final call for applications for the distance learning course "Research & Evaluation in the NGO Sector" that HREA will offer from 29 March-20 June 2004. The deadline for applications is 15 February. Best wishes, Frank Elbers Distance Learning Programme, HREA http://www.hrea.org/courses/ ------------- FINAL CALL FOR APPLICATIONS! HREA Distance Learning Course 1E04: RESEARCH AND EVALUATION IN THE NGO SECTOR 29 March-20 June 2004 Instructor: Felisa Tibbitts NGO staff members, human rights activists and educators will be introduced to the fundamentals of research design, qualitative and quantitative methods, data collection and applications for improving programming. Learners will participate in exercises to develop basic research skills, analyse research studies, and will practise designing a research or evaluation project. Course participants will also become better "consumers" of such studies. Participants are encouraged to come to the course with a research or evaluation project idea that can be developed within the course. The course involves approximately 60 hours of reading, on-line working groups, interaction among students and instructors, and assignments, and is offered over a 12-week period beginning on 29 March 2004. E-mail will be the main medium for the course, although participants will need to have periodic access to the Web. This course will integrate active and participatory learning approaches within activities and assignments, with an emphasis on reflective and collaborative learning. Participants will do the required reading, prepare interim and final project assignments and participate in group discussions. The maximum number of course participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to audit the course. COURSE OUTLINE Week 1. Introduction of participants, logistics and familiarising with technology Week 2. Introduction to research purposes and application in the NGO Sector Week 3. Overview of research methods Week 4. Analysis of cases Week 5. Survey design Week 6. Statistical and quantitative measurement Week 7. Observations and the use of artifacts Week 8. Interviewing process Week 9. Qualitative analysis Week 10. Research/instrument design Week 11. Presenting research results Week 12. Managing the research/evaluation process Final assignments due by Week 15. ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR Felisa Tibbitts -- is Director of Human Rights Education Associates (HREA). Ms. Tibbitts has Master's degrees from Harvard University in Public Policy and in Education with a specialisation in research methods. She has worked as an evaluator and researcher in the United States, Europe and Asia since 1989, where she has been involved in classroom-based research, needs assessment, programme evaluation, training and workshop evaluation, and assessment design. Ms. Tibbitts' clients have included the Ford Foundation, the National Science Foundation, the Annenberg Foundation, the University of Maryland and SIDA. She has published extensively, and contributed to several evaluation guides, including "Evaluation in the Human Rights Education Field: Getting Started" (1997, second edition is forthcoming in 2003). WHO SHOULD APPLY The course is intended for staff members of international development organisations, human rights/social justice organisations, international organisations. Participants should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. The number of participants is limited to 25 per course. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants. COSTS The course tuition fee is US$ 525 (tuition for auditors is $200). APPLICATION The deadline for applications is 15 February 2004. Applications received after that day unfortunately cannot be accepted. Successful applicants will be notified by 22 February 2004. Full tuition payment is due on 15 March 2004. APPLICATION FORMS Application forms in (in PDF and Word format) can be downloaded at: http://www.hrea.org/courses/1E.html Further inquiries about the course can be sent to <applications@hrea.org>. ======== North American Human Rights Education listserv ======== Send mail intended for the list to <hr-education-na@hrea.org>. Archives of the list can be found at: http://www.hrea.org/lists/hr-education-na/markup/maillist.php If you have problems (un)subscribing, contact <owner-hr-education-na@hrea.org>. **You are welcome to reprint, copy, archive, quote or re-post this item, but please retain the original and listserv source.
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