Eval Cafe: Definitional Problems in The Field Of Evaluation: Evaluation, Research, Research On Evaluation, And More

Abstract: Evaluators and non-evaluators alike struggle to define evaluation, as well as differentiate evaluation from research. This session will first present past research on this topic (Wanzer, 2021) before then discussing how we can expand this into defining related topics like research on evaluation, meta-evaluation, research evaluation, and meta-research. Join for presentation and discussion on these definitional issues in our field!

Presenter: Dana Wanzer, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology in Evaluation, University of Wisconsin-Stout