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Reflections on the Future of Research on Evaluation
Author(s) -
Azzam Tarek,
Jacobson Miriam R.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
new directions for evaluation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.374
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1534-875X
pISSN - 1097-6736
DOI - 10.1002/ev.20160
Subject(s) - evaluation methods , computer science , program evaluation , research methodology , management science , engineering ethics , psychology , sociology , political science , public administration , reliability engineering , engineering , population , demography
This chapter explores the future of research on evaluation (RoE) and the actions that we can take to help RoE develop and thrive in the coming years. These actions focus on the production of RoE that is specifically usable and relevant to practicing evaluators, the systematic collection and sharing of evaluation practice data, the active development of methods and tools that feasibly and rigorously measure different aspects of evaluation, the use of new technological developments (e.g., crowdsourcing) in RoE, and dissemination through new and existing systems that target other researchers and evaluation professionals. The potential impact of these actions on the future of RoE is discussed throughout this chapter, along with concluding thoughts on the current and future importance of RoE for evaluation theory and practice.