The increased complexity of contexts that Canadian evaluators work in has important implications for evaluation education. Internship is a valued training component, yet what remains to be identified are empirically based quality indicators of the experience. Analyses of interviews with an intern, mentor, and coordinator supplemented by field notes revealed key features suggesting three influential mentoring practices: orientation to workplace context, autonomy of supervisory approach, and planning for evaluation agility. Implications for evaluation practice and evaluator induction are discussed in light of the Competencies for Canadian Evaluation Practice and three areas infl uenced by Dr. Lyn Shulha.La complexité grandissante des contextes dans lesquels les évaluateurs canadiens travaillent a des conséquences importantes pour la formation en évaluation. Les stages sont une composante prisée de la formation, mais nous manquons encore d’indicateurs qui permettraient d’évaluer la qualité de cette expérience. Une analyse d’entrevues avec des stagiaires, mentors et coordonnateurs, complétée par des notes d’observation, révèle des caractéristiques clés qui suggèrent trois pratiques signifi antes de mentorat : l’orientation en contexte de travail, l’autonomie au niveau de l’approche de supervision et l’anticipation du besoin d’adaptation de l’évaluation. Nous discutons des répercussions pour la pratique de l’évaluation et pour l’initiation des évaluateurs au regard des compétences pour les évaluateurs canadiens et des trois domaines infl uencés par Mme Lyn Shulha.
Systematic evaluation contributes to a strong governance function that leads to improvement and accountability in school systems. Evaluation is integral to the policy development cycle. Elected school board trustees in River City school division were challenged in their governance role by a lack of evaluative feedback on policies. A four-step change process was created to guide the development of an evaluation framework to address the gap and foster an evaluative culture within the board. The change process described could be applied by other school divisions to enhance their policy evaluation function. More broadly, the importance of careful planning and the benefits of a participatory approach to evaluation are integral pieces to any change effort.
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