Scholar Practitioners Who Impact Future Change

·         Explain your responsibility, as a scholar practitioner, to lead evaluation initiatives.

As a scholar practitioner, it is my duty to make sure all information that comes to me is accurate and correct. It is my duty to make sure that the information is given to the right individuals so they can perform their duties. The gather of information based on research is used to give a conclusion on certain cases or help to provide services.

·         Explain what might be your greatest barrier and/or most important downfall to avoid when leading program evaluations and why.

The greatest barrier I can see happening is obtaining false information in my research. Although it may seem that it doesn’t happen, when doing research you have to be careful of the sources you obtain, they can be false which will have you giving false information out to others. Another would be getting my audiences attention, the way you would present your findings to different groups of people.

·         Describe how you might minimize this barrier and/or downfall to ensure that evaluations are effective.

By making sure the information I obtain is truthful and reliable before I use it in my findings. Making the extra effort to make sure that what I have backs up what I’m trying to show is something that is very important to me. When addressing the stakeholders, I have to make sure my approach is appropriate for them. Each group has a certain tone, and approach that you have to find in order to make sure that your presentation is getting across to them.