An Evaluation Use Framework and Empirical Assessment

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Source:

Journal of multiDisciplinary Evaluation, Volume 6, Issue 12, p.139-156 (2009)

Keywords:

evaluation use; organizational performance; program evaluation; teaching curriculum and instruction; utilization influence

Abstract:

Our purpose is to create and test a single, integrated framework for understanding evaluation use. This article relies on prior theoretical research regarding
categories of utilization, typologies of recommendations, and factors affecting utilization to frame an empirical study of evaluation use that then tests the integrated theory.