Understanding Evaluation Policy and Organizational Capacity for Evaluation: An Interview Study

Autor/inn/en	Al Hudib, Hind; Cousins, J. Bradley
Titel	Understanding Evaluation Policy and Organizational Capacity for Evaluation: An Interview Study
Quelle	In: American Journal of Evaluation, 43 (2022) 2, S.234-254 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Al Hudib, Hind)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1098-2140
DOI	10.1177/10982140211007573
Schlagwörter	Program Evaluation; Evaluation Methods; Policy; Institutional Evaluation; Capacity Building; Evaluation Utilization; Accountability + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Politik; Verantwortung
Abstract	Evaluation policy has been identified as an important means of shaping and influencing organizational evaluation practice, yet, to date, little empirical research has been conducted to deepen our understanding of this relationship. The purpose of this study was to illuminate evaluation policy's role in leveraging organizational capacity to do and use evaluation. We interviewed 18 published evaluation scholars and practitioners from North America and Europe about this topic. A thematic analysis of findings underscores the importance of context, policy attributes, enablers, and organizational benefits. Based on the findings, we developed an ecological conceptual framework to guide thinking about the role of evaluation policy in capacity building. We discuss these findings in terms of practical implications of understanding context, redressing the imbalance between learning and accountability purposes of evaluation, and organizational leadership, and we conclude with some implications for research. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01