Humberto Reynoso-Vallejo on Cultural Competence and Cultural Humility in Evaluation
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Reynoso-Vallejo, HumbertoUMass Chan Affiliations
Center for Health Policy and ResearchDocument Type
Blog PostPublication Date
2012-05-02Keywords
Evaluation StudiesProgram Evaluation
Culture
Cultural Competency
Cultural humility
Health Services Research
International and Intercultural Communication
Public Health
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Blog post to AEA365, a blog sponsored by the American Evaluation Association (AEA) dedicated to highlighting Hot Tips, Cool Tricks, Rad Resources, and Lessons Learned for evaluators. The American Evaluation Association is an international professional association of evaluators devoted to the application and exploration of program evaluation, personnel evaluation, technology, and many other forms of evaluation. Evaluation involves assessing the strengths and weaknesses of programs, policies, personnel, products, and organizations to improve their effectiveness.Source
Reynoso-Vallejo, H. (2012 May 2). Humberto Reynoso-Vallejo on Cultural Competence and Cultural Humility in Evaluation. [Web Log Post]. Retrieved from http://aea365.org/blog/?p=6207.Permanent Link to this Item
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