The True Impact of Evaluation: Motivation for ECB

Autor/in	Clinton, Janet
Titel	The True Impact of Evaluation: Motivation for ECB
Quelle	In: American Journal of Evaluation, 35 (2014) 1, S.120-127 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1098-2140
DOI	10.1177/1098214013499602
Schlagwörter	Evaluation; Capacity Building; Stakeholders; Participation; Program Effectiveness; Evaluation Utilization; Public Health; Health Programs; Health Promotion; Structural Equation Models; Sustainability; Program Evaluation; Foreign Countries; Surveys; Case Studies; Interviews; Observation; Factor Analysis; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Evaluierung; Teilnahme; Gesundheitswesen; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Nachhaltigkeit; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Ausland; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Beobachtung; Faktorenanalyse; Neuseeland
Abstract	There is a growing call for evaluation capacity building (ECB); although the area currently lacks a rich research base, there are few robust methods and practice through which to define it. The argument in this article is that the impact of evaluation is mediated by program stakeholders' engagement in evaluation activities. This mediation provides a foundation for a consideration of the merit of ECB. This study sought to find confirmation that stakeholder engagement in evaluation could influence the outcomes of a program and thus subsequently provide evidence as to the merit and significance of evaluation engagement. Multiple forms of evaluation data were collected for two long-term public health evaluations and coded and collated again on an evidence-based rubric in close consultation with the community. The influence of stakeholder's willingness and capacity to engage in evaluation activity was also investigated. The analysis revealed that stakeholders' engagement in evaluations provided reasonably unique contributions to the overall program outcomes. This article provides the impetus for evaluation-based capacity building, in that it presents empirical evidence that willingness, capacity to engage in evaluation activities, and the use of evaluation information increases the probability of achieving desired outcomes and sustainability. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10