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Why Evaluation Theory Should Be Used to Inform Evaluation Policy
American Journal of Evaluation ( IF 1.507 ) Pub Date : 2019-04-07 , DOI: 10.1177/1098214018824045
Christina A. Christie 1 , Sebastian Thomas Lemire 1
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Many organizations now have evaluation policies. Because formal evaluation policies intend to frame evaluation practice, it is important to understand the aims of policies and their influence on practice. Evaluation theory is also intended to guide practice; therefore, the extent to which policies are informed by theory is also important to consider, given the related purposes of evaluation theories and policies. Because evaluation policies have emerged with greater occurrence relatively recently, the conceptual and empirical work on the theory–policy–practice connection is limited. Our aim in this article is to flesh out the intersection between evaluation theory, policy, and practice. As illustrative examples, we discuss the three policies in terms of methods, use, and valuing—three core dimensions of evaluation theory. The article concludes with a set of reflections on the different strategies for and implications of a stronger integration of evaluation theory in evaluation policies.

中文翻译:

为什么应该使用评估理论来为评估政策提供信息

许多组织现在都有评估政策。由于正式的评估政策旨在构建评估实践,因此了解政策的目标及其对实践的影响非常重要。评价理论也旨在指导实践;因此,考虑到评估理论和政策的相关目的,政策在多大程度上受理论影响也很重要。由于评估政策的出现相对较新,因此关于理论-政策-实践联系的概念和实证工作是有限的。我们在本文中的目的是充实评估理论、政策和实践之间的交集。作为说明性的例子,我们从方法、使用和评估这三个方面来讨论这三项政策——评估理论的三个核心维度。
更新日期:2019-04-07
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