The relationship between involvement in and use of evaluation in multi-site evaluations

Denise Roseland, Frances Lawrenz and Mao Thao

Evaluation and Program Planning, 2015, vol. 48, issue C, 75-82

Abstract: This research explores the relationship between participation in evaluation and the use of evaluation findings and processes within three large-scale multi-site evaluations. Using canonical correlation analysis and a collection of 20 interviews, this study describes and tests the relationship between these two critical conceptual powerhouses in evaluation. Using data that were collected as a part of the NSF-funded research Beyond Evaluation Use (Lawrenz & King, 2009), this study found that some theories and beliefs about participatory evaluation contribute to use and influence in similar ways as in single-site evaluations. The differences identified in this research highlight potential planning and implementation considerations that might allow multi-site evaluators and funders of multi-site evaluation to enhance use and influence of multi-site evaluations.

Keywords: Stakeholder involvement; Evaluation use; Multi-site evaluation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2014.10.003

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