Hindsight is 20/20: Reflections on the evolution of concept mapping
In: Evaluation and Program Planning, Volume 60, p. 176-185
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In: Evaluation and Program Planning, Volume 60, p. 176-185
In: New directions for program evaluation 31
In: The Jossey Bass higher education and social and behavioral sciences series
In: New directions for evaluation: a publication of the American Evaluation Association, Volume 2009, Issue 123, p. 13-32
ISSN: 1534-875X
AbstractThe author develops the basic idea of evaluation policy, describes a practical model for development and revision of evaluation policies (including a taxonomy, structure, and set of principles), and suggests critical challenges and opportunities for the future of evaluation policy. An evaluation policy is any rule or principle that a group or organization uses to guide its decisions and actions when doing evaluation. Every entity that engages in evaluation, including government agencies, private businesses, and nonprofit organizations, has evaluation policies. Sometimes they are explicit and written; more often they are implicit and ad hoc principles or norms that have simply evolved over time. Evaluation policies profoundly affect the day‐to‐day work of all evaluators and ultimately the quality of the programs they evaluate. Many recent and current controversies or conflicts in the field of evaluation can be viewed, at least in part, as a struggle around evaluation policy. Because evaluation policies typically apply across multiple evaluations, influencing policies directly may have systemic and far‐reaching effects for practice. Evaluation practice must play a critical role in informing and shaping the development of evaluation policies. © Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
In: Evaluation and program planning: an international journal, Volume 12, Issue 4, p. 355-366
ISSN: 0149-7189
In: Evaluation and program planning: an international journal, Volume 12, Issue 1, p. 87-110
ISSN: 0149-7189
In: New directions for program evaluation: a quarterly sourcebook, Volume 1986, Issue 31, p. 1-7
ISSN: 1534-875X
In: Evaluation review: a journal of applied social research, Volume 9, Issue 5, p. 575-604
ISSN: 0193-841X, 0164-0259
In: Evaluation review: a journal of applied social research, Volume 6, Issue 4, p. 443-480
ISSN: 0193-841X, 0164-0259
In: Evaluation and Program Planning, Volume 60, p. 166-175
In: Applied social research methods series v. 50
In: New directions for evaluation: a publication of the American Evaluation Association, Volume 2021, Issue 169, p. 19-30
ISSN: 1534-875X
AbstractEvolutionary Evaluation, Relational Developmental Systems Theory, and Systems Thinking are three broad foundational theoretical perspectives that characterize the shifting paradigm in contemporary evaluation. They are central to the development of Relational Systems Evaluation (RSE). From Evolutionary Evaluation, we focus on the variation and selection role of evaluation, as well as the notions of ontogeny, phylogeny, symbiosis, and co‐evolution. From Relational Developmental Systems Theory, we highlight how mutually beneficial bidirectional relations between a program and its environmental context can promote adaptive regulations. From Systems Thinking, we emphasize part–whole relationships, static and dynamic processes, the related concepts of scale and boundaries, multiple perspectives, and causal pathways. We propose that these theoretical elements—all of which are operationalized through RSE—can be transformative in our thinking about the next evolutionary stage for evaluation.
In: Evaluation and program planning: an international journal, Volume 9, Issue 4, p. 289-308
ISSN: 0149-7189
In: Evaluation review: a journal of applied social research, Volume 10, Issue 5, p. 609-634
ISSN: 0193-841X, 0164-0259
In: New directions for program evaluation: a quarterly sourcebook, Volume 1985, Issue 27, p. 93-106
ISSN: 1534-875X
AbstractQuality control in the auditing profession has developed useful practices that are applicable to the research and evaluation process. By identifying and controlling sources of bias and noise in our system of inquiry, the quality of evaluative evidence can be enhanced for both present and future use.