2: Evaluation Users

AEA will provide and increase access to resources, and contribute to communities, that enable/support evaluation users to:

Other Information:

Specifically, AEA will work towards achieving the Evaluation Users Goals Policies through the following activities and programs: 2.1 Influencing of Evaluation Policy: AEA will strive to influence the setting and use of U.S. evaluation policy. 2.1.1 AEA will strive to do this primarily through outreach via a paid consultant, who may advocate on behalf of the association for the following items in these or analogous terms: - A broader and more regular application of evaluation requirements to publicly funded programs; - The assurance of adequate and consistent funding for evaluation over time and across substantive areas; - The flexible targeting of the size and scope of evaluations to the context, specific policy questions, and individual stage of development within the lifespan of a particular program; - A clearer understanding of the need for evaluation not only to determine whether a program or policy is promising, but also to determine the criteria for scaling up or transferring a promising program or policy to new and different locations or contexts; - More consistent use of qualified evaluators to conduct studies and for the planning and application of evaluation policy; - Evaluators and agencies will support the use of study designs that best address the specific policy questions posed - Stronger support for the independence of evaluation as a process/activity, and for the evaluators conducting it; and - A greater commitment to the transparency and use of evaluation results.

Stakeholder(s):

• Evaluation Users

Objective(s):

2.A: Knowledge

2.B: Views

2.C: Standard Practice

2.D: Ethics

Content