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Toward better research on—and thinking about—evaluation influence, especially in multisite evaluations
Author(s) -
Mark Melvin M.
Publication year - 2011
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.359
Subject(s) - evaluation methods , program evaluation , psychology , management science , engineering ethics , political science , public administration , economics , engineering , reliability engineering
Evaluation is typically carried out with the intention of making a difference in the understandings and actions of stakeholders and decision makers. The author provides a general review of the concepts of evaluation “use,” evaluation “influence,” and “influence pathways,” with connections to multisite evaluations. The study of evaluation influence and influence pathways is briefly discussed. © Wiley Periodicals, Inc., and the American Evaluation Association.