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1. Name of Evaluation Group (Society / Association / Network)
The Israeli Association for Program Evaluation (IAPE)
 
2. Contact Details – names, e-mail address, telephone, web site
Barbara Rosenstein
rbarbara@netvision.net.il
www.iape.org.il
 
3. Current membership – approximate size and origin – i.e. from govt., NGOs, academics, private sector, etc.
85 – Evaluators from:
Govt (19%),
NGOs (14%),
Academia (35%)
Private sector (32%)
 
4. Purpose of group

IAPE is a non-profit, professional organization comprised of academics, practitioners and users of program and project evaluation in a variety of fields - psychology, education, social services, health, business, and others.

Goals of the IAPE:
Increase the use of Program Evaluation and its findings
Encourage the development of the theory of Program Evaluation
Advance the essential recognition of Program Evaluation as a means of improving the effectiveness of social and educational interventions
Promote the recognition of Program Evaluation as a profession
Better serve the communities and the populations involved in Program Evaluation
Contribute to the influence of Program Evaluation on decision making
Officially support and influence evaluation practice in Israel
Create and develop professional ties among evaluators and users of evaluation in Israel
 
5. Current strategy and emphasis
  We are now moving towards a reorganization of the membership according to TIGs similar to the structure of the AEA. We would like to have our members more involved in planning and implementing activities.
 
6. Means of communication with members, e.g. newsletter, listserv, publication
Email and website.
 
7.
Forthcoming key events/conferences – dates, location, contact person for more information
Study to present TIGs, April 6, 2008 at MATCH (Center for Technology in Education), Tel Aviv.
On November 22, 2007 we launched our website in Arabic at Beit Berl Teachers College.
Pnina Itzhak itzhakp@bgu.ac.il
 
8. Name and e-address of person submitting this information
Barbara Rosenstein, Chairperson, rbarbara@netvision.net.il
 
9. Date of most recent update
March 1, 2008
Previous update was in 2005.