This is intended to be the start of an accumulating list of references on the subject of evaluation use. Particularly papers that review specific sets or examples of evaluations, rather than talk about the issues in a less grounded way
2016
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Haneboek, M., Frumkin, M., Heavenrich, J., & Kasimova, L. (2016, February). Evaluation Utilization at USAID. USAID.
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D’Ostie-Racine, L., Dagenais, C., & Ridde, V. (2016). A qualitative case study of evaluation use in the context of a collaborative program evaluation strategy in Burkina Faso. Health Research Policy and Systems, 14(1).
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Bundi, P. (2016). What Do We Know About the Demand for Evaluation? Insights From the Parliamentary Arena. American Journal of Evaluation, 1098214015621788.
2015
2014
- Herbert, J.L., 2014. Researching Evaluation Influence A Review of the Literature. Eval Rev 38, 388–419. doi:10.1177/0193841X14547230. Reviewed 28 studies
- Raab, M., Stuppert, W., 2014. Review of evaluation approaches and methods for interventions related to violence against women and girls (VAWG). Reviewed 39 evaluations. A QCA analysis
- Assessing the uptake of strategic evaluations in EU development cooperation. April 2014 Jean Bossuyt, Louise Shaxson and Ajoy Datta. Reviews practice of 7 agencies and 25 evaluations, and more. See Annex for details of reviews of individual agcncies and evaluations
2012
- Ledermann, S., 2012. Exploring the Necessary Conditions for Evaluation Use in Program Change. American Journal of Evaluation 33, 159–178. doi:10.1177/1098214011411573. Reviewed 11 evaluations. A QCA analysis
2009
- Johnson, K., Greenseid, L.O., Toal, S.A., King, J.A., Lawrenz, F., Volkov, B., 2009. Research on Evaluation Use A Review of the Empirical Literature From 1986 to 2005. American Journal of Evaluation 30, 377–410. doi:10.1177/1098214009341660 Reviewed 41 studies. PDF available
- Peck, L., Gorzalski, L., 2009. An Evaluation Use Framework and Empirical Assessment. Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Evaluation 6, 139–156. PDF available
2000
- Valerie J. Caracelli, Hallie Preskill(eds), 2000. Special Issue: The Expanding Scope of Evaluation Use‘, New Directions for Evaluation, Winter 2000, Volume 2000, Issue 88 Pages 1–111
Wiley Periodicals, Inc. and the American Evaluation Association
1997
- Shulha, L.M., Cousins, J.B., 1997. Evaluation Use: Theory, Research, and Practice Since 1986. American Journal of Evaluation 18, 195–208. doi:10.1177/109821409701800302. Reviewed 41 studies. PDF available
1986
- Cousins, J.B., Leithwood, K.A., 1986. Current Empirical Research on Evaluation Utilization. REVIEW OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH 56, 331–364. doi:10.3102/00346543056003331. Reviewed 65 studies.
Related docs
- Improving the use of monitoring & evaluation processes and findings. Conference Report, Centre for Development Innovation, Wageningen, June 2014
- “An existing framework of four areas of factors influencing use …:
1. Quality factors, relating to the quality of the evaluation. These factors include the evaluation design, planning, approach, timing, dissemination and the quality and credibility of the evidence.
2. Relational factors: personal and interpersonal; role and influence of evaluation unit; networks,communities of practice.
3. Organisational factors: culture, structure and knowledge management
4. External factors, that affect utilisation in ways beyond the influence of the primary stakeholders and the evaluation process.
- “An existing framework of four areas of factors influencing use …:
- Bibliography provided by ODI, in response to this post Jan 2015. Includes all ODI publications found using keyword “evaluation” – a bit too broad, but still useful
- ITIG- Utilization of Evaluations- Bibliography. International Development Evaluation Association. Produced circa 2011/12
