Building a New Generation of Culturally Responsive Evaluators Through AEA's Graduate Education Diversity Internship Program : New Directions for Evaluation, Number 143

This issue coincides with the 10th anniversary of the American Evaluation Association’s (AEA’s) Graduate Education Diversity Internship (GEDI) program. It emphasize core decisions and developments of the GEDI program and feature key participants who have participated in and contributed to the development and implementation of the program. Together, the chapters focus on: Factors that contributed to the design and organization of the program Critical components and aspects of the program that guide Iits implementation, characterized by the leadership training, mentorship and professional socialization, and the practical project placements Lessons learned, which reveal the opportunities and challenges of expanding pipelines and pathways of diversity and social justice through professional associations. This is the 143rd issue in the New Directions for Evaluation series from Jossey-Bass. It is an official publication of the American Evaluation Association. The Development Of A Diversity Initiative: Framework For The Graduate Education Diversity Internship (gedi) Program / Hazel Symonette, Donna M. Mertens, Rodney Hopson -- Envisioning An Evaluation Curriculum To Develop Culturally Responsive Evaluators And Support Social Justice / Prisca M. Collins, Karen E. Kirkhart, Tanya Brown -- Championing Culturally Responsive Leadership For Evaluation Practice / Lisa Aponte-soto [and 5 Others] -- Mentorship And The Professional Development Of Culturally Responsive Evaluators In The American Evaluation Association's Graduate Education Diversity Internship (gedi) Program / Ricardo L. Gómez, Asma Ali, Wanda Casillas -- Shaping A New Generation Of Culturally Responsive Evaluators: Program Director Perspectives On The Role Of The Internship Experience / Michelle L. Bryan, Rita O'sullivan -- Socializing Emerging Evaluators: The Use Of Mentoring To Develop Evaluation Competence / Tamara Bertrand Jones -- Embedding The Graduate Education Diversity Internship (gedi) Program Within A Larger System / Kien Lee, Brandi Gilbert -- How Will We Know It When We See It?: A Critical Friend Perspective Of The Graduate Education Diversity Internship (gedi) Program And Its Legacy In Evaluation / Stafford Hood. Prisca M. Collins, Rodney Hopson, Editors. Fall 2014. A Publication Of Jossey-bass And The American Evaluation Association--cover. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This issue coincides with the 10th anniversary of the American Evaluation Association s (AEA s) Graduate Education Diversity Internship (GEDI) program.