The future of evaluation : global trends, new challenges, shared perspectives : 2015: international year of evaluation

Evaluation has become an important instrument for rational governance and is used in an increasing number of countries and policy fields. Recent developments at the global, national and local level are changing the conditions and functions of evaluation worldwide. This book examines current global development trends and changing demands for evaluation. It addresses issues surrounding professionalisation and globalisation, examining the need to strengthen accountability for social development in various different policy fields, regions and countries to improve governance and its impacts on social betterment. It also considers issues of quality, utility and further education and the upgrading of evaluation in a broad variety of different organisations, such as multilateral donor organisations, national public administrations, private consultancies, civil-society organisations, universities, and research institutes. With contributions from 30 different countries, this book combines a broad variety of viewpoints to examine the global future of evaluation. Front Matter....Pages i-xviii Front Matter....Pages 1-8 The Future of Evaluation: Global Trends, New Challenges and Shared Perspectives....Pages 9-19 Front Matter....Pages 21-23 The Changing Role of Evaluation in a Changing Society....Pages 24-35 The Future of Evaluation in Modern Societies....Pages 36-50 The Future of Evaluation: Perspectives from Developing Countries....Pages 51-65 Evaluation as a Global Phenomenon: The Development of Transnational Networks....Pages 66-80 Evaluating Sustainable Development in a Global Society....Pages 81-94 Front Matter....Pages 95-97 Toward Professionalization? The Contribution of University-Based Training Programs in Pioneer Countries....Pages 98-112 European University-Based Study Programs in Evaluation: Characteristics and Future Challenges....Pages 113-128 Evaluators’ Capacity Formation in a Context of Changes in Latin America....Pages 129-141 Patterns and Influences in the Supply and Demand of Evaluation and Monitoring in Uganda’s Public Sector....Pages 142-153 On Ensuring Educational Evaluation Quality in China....Pages 154-162 Front Matter....Pages 163-165 The Importance of Evaluation in Development Policy....Pages 166-175 Institutionalizing and Streamlining Monitoring and Evaluation in Post-Revolutionary Egypt....Pages 176-194 Development Evaluation in the Public Sector Projects and Programs in Pakistan: An Analysis of Prevailing Issues and Constraints....Pages 195-203 Political Use of Evaluation Results in Central America....Pages 204-213 The Role of Evaluation in Social Change: Perspectives on the Future of Evaluation from the USA....Pages 214-227 Evaluation, Its Heritage and Its Future....Pages 228-237 Evaluation between Science and Utility....Pages 238-251 Front Matter....Pages 253-255 Cyber Society and ‘Rulejungling’: New Challenges for Evaluation in the 21st Century....Pages 256-268 Ex Ante Evaluation as a Precondition for Evaluating Impact....Pages 269-282 Front Matter....Pages 253-255 The Future of Impact Evaluation Is Rigorous and Theory-Driven....Pages 283-293 Participation and Valuation: Ongoing Methodological Challenges....Pages 294-308 From Evaluation Theory to Tests of Evaluation Theory?....Pages 309-325 Front Matter....Pages 327-327 Conclusion: Shared Perspectives for a United World of Evaluation?....Pages 328-357 Back Matter....Pages 358-393 Evaluation has become an important instrument for rational governance and is used in an increasing number of countries and policy fields. Recent global, national and local developments are changing the conditions and functions of evaluation worldwide. This book examines current global development trends and changing demands for evaluation