title: Essential competencies for program evaluators in a diverse cultural context.
abstract: Essential evaluator competencies as identified by Stevahn, King, Ghere, and Minnema (2005) were studied in regard to how well they generalize to an Asian (Taiwan) context. A fuzzy Delphi survey with two iterations was used to collect data from 12 experts. While most competencies fit Taiwan, there were a number of unique ones. A complete set of results is provided along with the implications of the findings and what they might mean for evaluation in Taiwan particularly in relationship to the professionalization of evaluation.
authors.affiliation: National Taiwan Normal University, 162 HePing East Road Section 1, Taipei, Taiwan. yifanglee2@yahoo.com.tw
authors.forename: Yi-Fang
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: James W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Altschuld
authors.forename: Lung-Sheng
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D054521:Cultural Competency; D003469:Culture; D003697:Delphi Technique; D017143:Fuzzy Logic; D006801:Humans; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards*; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000592:standards*; D013624:Taiwan