The Future of Evaluation: Global Trends, New Challenges, Shared Perspectives

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