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Increasing evaluation use among policymakers through performance measurement
Author(s) -
Mohan Rakesh,
Tikoo Minakshi,
Capela Stanley,
Bernstein David J.
Publication year - 2006
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.210
Subject(s) - accountability , performance measurement , data collection , evaluation methods , program evaluation , computer science , business , public administration , political science , sociology , marketing , reliability engineering , social science , law , engineering
Performance measurement can benefit evaluation by clarifying policy intent, program goals, and performance expectations and by facilitating systematic data collection. Because policymakers tend to support performance measurement for accountability purposes, linking performance measurement to evaluation has the potential of increasing evaluation use among policymakers.