Overview of the LEEAD Program
Leaders in Equitable Evaluation and Diversity (LEEAD) is an evaluation training program that provides a pathway for diverse leaders in culturally responsive and equitable evaluation (CREE) to advance the field by centering equity in their work. LEEAD is based on the belief that increasing diversity in the field of research and evaluation improves the overall knowledge base and makes for better science and social innovation.
LEEAD supports talented, early-mid career Scholars who aspire to become leaders in the field of evaluation. The rigorous 15-month training program develops their evaluation competencies through the following components: curriculum, Practicum Site experience, and mentorship.
LEEAD Curriculum
LEEAD Program Overview
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Welcome to the LEEAD Program: Overview of CREE Frameworks and Self Reflection
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- Week 1 Overview
- Pre-Work
- Required Readings
- Let's Eliminate the Confusion: What Is Evaluation?
- Culturally Responsive Evaluation: Theory, Practice, and Future Implications
- Levels of Racism: A Theoretic Framework and a Gardener’s Tale
- Evaluation’s identity: Who are we, why are we here, and what does our future look like?
- Positionality Statements
- Doing Evaluation in Service of Equity: Debunk Myths
- Discussion Board
- Miro Board Activity
- Week 1 Class Recording and Slide (45:17)
- Assignment 1 Overview: Positionality Statement
Deep Dive into CREE Framework and Exploring the Cultural Context of an Evaluation
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- Week 2 Overview (Sept 14-20)
- Required Readings
- Bringing an Equity-Centered Framework to Research
- The Eval Matrix: Culturally Responsive and Equity-Focused Evaluation Philosophies and Approaches
- CDC Program Evaluation Framework
- Doing Evaluation in Service of Racial Equity: Diagnose Biases and Systems
- Black Methodologies for Black Evaluators
- How to Embed a Racial and Ethnic Equity Perspective in Research: Practical Guidance for the Research Process
- A Guide to Conducting Culturally Responsive Evaluations
- Discussion Board
- Week 2 Class Recording (55:12)
Turn in Positionality Statement
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Preparing for the Evaluation, Engaging Interest Holders, and Identifying Evaluation Purpose(s)
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- Week 3 Overview (Sept 21 - 27)
- Required Readings
- Spectrum of Public Participation
- A Ladder of Citizen Participation
- Doing Evaluation in Service of Racial Equity: Deepen Community Engagement
- Evaluation engagement: Historical perspectives and new directions with community-based participatory research principles
- Using a Culturally Responsive and Equitable Evaluation Approach to Guide Research and Evaluation
- Discussion Board
- Week 3 Class Recording
Framing the Right Questions and Designing the Evaluation
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Designing Culturally Responsive Data Collection Instruments and Methods
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Analyzing Data Through a Cultural Lens
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Disseminating Evaluation Findings for Advocacy and Action
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Indigenous and Decolonizing Evaluation Approaches
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Navigating Methodological Rigor vs. Cultural Responsiveness
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Leading in Complex CREE Contexts
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Organizational Change and Capacity Building for CREE
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Sustaining CREE Practice and LEEADership Development
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