Making the Most of What We Already Know

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At a minimum, this critique should address the following questions or issues. If, in your opinion, your article does not address one or more of them, then you should say so and defend or justify why you believe that to be the case. In all cases, defend or justify your answers with specific references to words, phrases, or passages in the article and corresponding references to the assigned readings for the course. In other words, while your critique should be written in your own words (third person only), you do need to make references to specific words, phrases, and relevant passages in the text of your article, as well as corresponding references to the assigned readings for the course. Each of the following items in BOLD must be listed as a heading on your critique. Do not use bullet points. Discuss in your critique the questions/issues under each bolded item. If a question/issue does not apply, please explain why.

    Summary (1-2 pages)
o    Summarize the contents of your article.
o    Who wanted the policy or program evaluated? In other words, why did the author(s) conduct the evaluation?

    Evaluation Goal(s) (1 page)
o    What were the goals or desired outcomes of the policy or program under examination?
o    How did the author(s) propose to evaluate the policy or program in terms of its goals or outcomes?

    Theoretical Perspective (2-3 paragraphs)
o    What theory connects the policy or program to the goals or outcomes?
o    What rival or plausible explanations or theories were ruled out?
o    How did the theory guide the author(s) in their conduct of the evaluation?

    Research Methods (2-3 paragraphs)
o    What principal research method(s) did the author(s) use in the conduct of the evaluation?
o    Did any unintended or unanticipated consequences arise? If so, what were they?
o    How and why did they arise?

    Conclusion (1 page)
o    What did the author(s) conclude? On what basis?
o    Did the policy or program achieve its intended goals or outcomes in whole, in part, or not at all? If so, why or why not?
o    To what uses were the results of the evaluation to be put?
o    Based on the results of the evaluation, what principal recommendations did the author(s) make?

    Evaluation Concepts (1-2 pages)
o    After you have written your summary, identify which of the following apply to the article. Be sure to define the concept and explain how each of your selections applies to your article.

Read chapters 11 – 14 from Joseph S. Wholey, Harry P. Hatry, and Kathryn E. Newcomer, editors, Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation

European Colonialism in the Americas

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READ CAREFULY THE ATTATCHED FILED : European Colonialism. follow that guide .

Watch the interview to Howard Zinn, and carefully read Zinns chapter on European colonialism, and Montejos poem. Take notes while you read, capturing Zinns main line of thinking from beginning to end: what is he arguing? What is his main message? What evidence does he present? How does he argue his case?
Do not focus exclusively on the qualitative data on how Indigenous peoples were massacred: the goal of this assignment is not to talk about European brutality, but to reflect on the uses of history to justify a genocide.

VIDEO of conversations.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMt7cFFKPeM

Week Four Discussion Industrial Organization

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For this discussion:

Describe a theory of motivation in the workplace and how it can effectively increase employees engagement and/or workplace productivity. Make sure you cite research that shows effectiveness of your ideas.

Make sure to include at least two scholarly sources in your initial post that no one else has used if you choose the same theory by Wednesday.  Make one response, with at least one scholarly source, by Sunday. .

The slave narrative part 2

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Part 2: Videos:

Second, I want you to watch two videos here and then respond. The first is by the current, African American author, Ibram Kendi. He is a New York Times best selling author on combatting racism. Watch his video where he discusses American Slavery. The second video is by a historian as he discussed the Fugitive Slave Laws.

Video 1:

https://binged.it/37TBU1N

Video 2:

https://binged.it/2uUEeH8

As you watch these, I want you to think about law and slavery. Based upon these two videos and your own outside research (you can use the web) how did the laws during the era of slavery were used to perpetuate the institution of slavery? Any additional sources you use, please list those at the end with a reference. For example, on your own you may want to explore “Slave Codes” and “Anti-Literacy Laws” and discuss these in your response.