How We Model Matters: A Manifesto for the Next Generation of Program Theorizing
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Knitting Theory in STEM Performance Stories: Experiences in Developing a Performance Framework
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Strategic Evaluation Utilization in the Canadian Federal Government
Given the potential of the federal program evaluation function to inform decision-making at the highest levels of government, this project sought to investigate the nature and extent to which program evaluation findings are used as part of spending reviews and other reallocation exercises in selected government organizations. The multiple case study design used in this investigation included a qualitative content analysis of evaluation reports published between 2010 and 2013, as well as a series of key informant interviews conducted with evaluation staff and program managers.
(Book review) Feminist Evaluation and Research: Theory and Practice, Sharon Brisolara, Denise Seigart, and Saumitra SenGupta
(Book review) Feminist Evaluation and Research: Theory and Practice, Sharon Brisolara, Denise Seigart, and Saumitra SenGupta
Measuring Organizational Evaluation Capacity in the Canadian Federal Government
The development of organizational evaluation capacity has emerged in recent years as one mechanism through which evaluators can extend their influence and foster evaluation utilization. However, organizational evaluation capacity is not always easy to define, and internal evaluators sometimes struggle with the identification of concrete activities that might increase their organization's evaluation capacity. This article describes an organizational self-assessment instrument developed for Canadian federal government organizations.