Evaluation in an Era of Accountability: Unexpected Opportunities--A Reply to Jill Chouinard

Autor/in	Carman, Joanne G.
Titel	Evaluation in an Era of Accountability: Unexpected Opportunities--A Reply to Jill Chouinard
Quelle	In: American Journal of Evaluation, 34 (2013) 2, S.261-265 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1098-2140
DOI	10.1177/1098214013478145
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Accountability; Evidence; Evaluation Methods; Research Opportunities; Reader Response; Evaluation Research; Nonprofit Organizations; Program Evaluation; Educational Practices; Performance Based Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Verantwortung; Evidenz; Forschungshaushalt; Leserbrief; Evaluationsforschung; Nonprofit-Organisation; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Bildungspraxis; Leistungsermittlung
Abstract	In "The Case for Participatory Evaluation in an Era of Accountability" (this issue), Jill Chouinard highlights seven tensions between the participatory and technocratic approaches to evaluation. She suggests that there is a need to create opportunities for more participatory approaches to evaluation. In this essay, I suggest that the era of accountability has actually created unexpected opportunities for participatory and meaningful evaluation. These include: encouraging organizations to use evidence-based practices and be more deliberate about program strategy; identifying common outcomes and indicators for program managers to adopt and use; and using accountability mandates to create opportunities for capacity building and organizational learning. I also describe how evaluators can use the current focus on outcomes and impact to create opportunities to have broader discussions about the benefits of other types of evaluation. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10