We are continually reflecting on how our work can be improved and, to this end, actively engage in evaluation conferences and forums, professional development opportunities and in discussions with other evaluation colleagues. We also team up with colleagues to write papers for journals and books.

Our particular interests include:

Measuring youth outcomes

Bailey, R., Torrie, R. & Osborne, R. (2014). Measuring outcomes — some reflections. Presentation to the ANZEA National Conference: Our House, Our Whare, Our Fale: Building Strong Evaluation in Aotearoa New Zealand. 7-10 July. Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington.

Osborne, R., Gardiner, S., Howe, B, Bailey, R. & Torrie, R. (2014). Measuring outcomes — some reflections and questions. Presentation to The Collaborative for Research and Training in Youth Health and Development Hui: Creating connections to improve outcomes for young people. 10-11 July. Lincoln University, Christchurch.

Bailey, R., Torrie, R. & Osborne, R. (2013). Measuring youth health and wellbeing outcomes. Presentation to the ANZEA National Conference: ‘Evaluation “at large” — Local, national and global influences. 22-24 July. Alexandra Park, Auckland.

Torrie, R. & Bailey, R. (2012). Challenges in measuring youth health and well-being outcomes at the local level. Presentation to the ANZEA National Conference: Evaluation in the real world — Relationships, roles, responsibilities and results. 8-11 July. University of Waikato, Hamilton.

Pākeha evaluators

Torrie, R., Roorda, M., Peace, R., Dalgety, M., Bailey, R. (forthcoming). Peeling open the kiwi: Reterritorialising [white] evaluation in Aotearoa New Zealand. In Hood, S., Hopson, R., Obeidat, K., Frierson, H. (eds) Continuing the Journey to Reposition Culture and Cultural Context in Evaluation Theory and Practice, Evaluation and Society Information Age Publishing

Peace, R., Torrie, R., Dalgety, M., Roorda, M., Bailey, R. (2013). What does ‘being Pākehā’ have to do with evaluation practice? Presentation to the ANZEA National Conference: ‘Evaluation “at large” — Local, national and global influences. 22-24 July. Alexandra Park, Auckland.

Torrie, R. Bailey, R. & Dalgety, M. (2011). Finding our way: Pākeha evaluators working ‘consciously’ in the cultural space. Presentation to the ANZEA National Conference, Wellington.

Professional evaluation

McKegg, K., Kelly, G., Turner, D. & Bailey, R. (2014). Developing evaluation standards for Aotearoa. Workshop at the ANZEA National Conference: Our House, Our Whare, Our Fale: Building Strong Evaluation in Aotearoa New Zealand. 7-10 July. Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington.

Wehipeihana, N., Bailey, R., Davidson, E.J., & McKegg, K. (2014). Evaluator Competencies: The Aotearoa New Zealand Experience. The Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, 28, (3), 49-69.