Evaluator and Program Manager Perceptions of Evaluation Capacity and Evaluation Practice

The evaluation community has demonstrated an increased emphasis and interest in evaluation capacity building in recent years. A need currently exists to better understand how to measure evaluation capacity and its potential outcomes. In this study, we distributed an online questionnaire to managers...

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Published in:The American journal of evaluation 2017-09, Vol.38 (3), p.376-392
Main Authors: Fierro, Leslie A., Christie, Christina A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administrators
Capacity Building
Educational Attainment
Evaluation Methods
Experience
Federal Programs
Grants
Individual Characteristics
Institutional Characteristics
Knowledge Level
Online Surveys
Program Evaluation
Public Health
Questionnaires
Researchers
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Summary:The evaluation community has demonstrated an increased emphasis and interest in evaluation capacity building in recent years. A need currently exists to better understand how to measure evaluation capacity and its potential outcomes. In this study, we distributed an online questionnaire to managers and evaluation points of contact working in grantee programs funded by four large federal public health programs. The goal of the research was to investigate the extent to which assessments of evaluation capacity and evaluation practice are similar or different for individuals representing the same program. The research findings revealed both similarities and differences within matched respondent pairs, indicating that whom one asks to rate evaluation capacity in an organization matters.
ISSN:1098-2140
1557-0878
DOI:10.1177/1098214016667581