Evaluation Resources
Compiled for the 2022 Choral Canada PODIUM Conference
“Beyond Statements and Affirmations: Tracking Positive Change in Choral Organizations”
This site provides examples of evaluations of art for social change projects. Filter for "choir" under "Art Form" in the left-hand panel. This will yield four examples of evaluation and research studies of choral organizations.
This site provides an overview of the process of evaluation for racial justice. The site is also a great repository of information about racial equity.
This is a watershed evaluation. It give great examples of creative evaluations as well as background knowledge of evaluations in the arts.
This toolkit created by Artworks Creative Communities provides practical information for designing creative evaluations that can be adapted to a choral setting.
Atlanta-area Evaluation Association discussion on being anti-racism in evaluation. The panel addresses questions such as: What does it mean to be anti-racist in evaluation? How do evaluators incorporate anti-racism in their work?
An older resource but a useful one. This handbook discusses the importance of evaluation ("assessments") and provides guidelines for collecting findings and disseminating results.
SIMM is a worldwide research network that is rapidly growing. Founded by Lukas Pairon at the University of Ghent and Guildhall, the network is focused mainly on research but has excellent contacts in the evaluation space. (If you wish to contact Lukas, I would be happy to introduce you!)