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The current state of evaluator education: A situation analysis and call to action

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  • Gullickson, Amy M.
  • King, Jean A.
  • LaVelle, John M.
  • Clinton, Janet M.

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Education is critically important for the maintenance and growth of programme evaluation and its emergence as a profession. This position paper presents evaluator education as an initiative and provides a foundation for its evaluation. In it, the authors use Stufflebeam's Context, Input, Process, and Product (CIPP) model to frame a review of the literature and practice. We follow this analysis of the current state of evaluator education in formal settings, with discussion of its implications, and directions for future research and action. Our analysis suggests that there is much work to be done to understand the needs for evaluator education, to delineate standards for quality in both education and practice, to identify the inputs and processes most effective for addressing those needs, and to document its ultimate impacts. The paper provides a call to action for improving the quality, consistency, and integrity of this important work.

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  • Gullickson, Amy M. & King, Jean A. & LaVelle, John M. & Clinton, Janet M., 2019. "The current state of evaluator education: A situation analysis and call to action," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 75(C), pages 20-30.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:epplan:v:75:y:2019:i:c:p:20-30
    DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2019.02.012
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    1. Downes, Jenni & Gullickson, Amy M., 2022. "What does it mean for an evaluation to be ‘valid’? A critical synthesis of evaluation literature," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 91(C).
    2. King, Jean A. & Ayoo, Sandra, 2020. "What do we know about evaluator education? A review of peer-reviewed publications (1978–2018)," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 79(C).
    3. LaVelle, John M. & Davies, Randall, 2021. "Seeking consensus: Defining foundational concepts for a graduate level introductory program evaluation course," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 88(C).
    4. King, Jean A. & Clinton, Janet, 2022. "Introduction to the special issue on evaluator education," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 91(C).
    5. LaVelle, John M. & Lovato, Chris & Stephenson, Clayton L., 2020. "Pedagogical considerations for the teaching of evaluation," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 79(C).
    6. Poth, Cheryl N. & Searle, Michelle & Aquilina, Alexandra M. & Ge, Jenny & Elder, Alexa, 2020. "Assessing competency-based evaluation course impacts: A mixed methods case study," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 79(C).

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