Internal Formative Meta-Evaluation
Assuring Quality in Evaluation Practice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12470607 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael A Harnar (0000-0002-5640-0738, Western Michigan University, corresponding author), Jeffrey A Hillman (Western Michigan University), Cheryl L Endres (Western Michigan University), Juna Z Snow (Innovated Consulting, LLC, Washington, DC, USA) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 603-613 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Evaluation (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1098-2140 • E-ISSN: 1557-0878 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1098214020924471 |
| OpenAlex | W3081659749 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 18 |
The term meta-evaluation—referring to the “evaluation of evaluations”—has been in the evaluation lexicon for a half-century. Despite this longevity, research on meta-evaluation is sparse and even more so for internal formative types of meta-evaluation. This exploratory study builds on our understanding of meta-evaluative methods by exploring evaluators’ approaches to ensuring quality practice. A sample of practitioners was drawn from the American Evaluation Association membership and invited to share their quality assurance practices through an online survey. Respondents reported using a variety of tools to ensure quality in their practice, including published and unpublished standards, principles and guidelines, and processes involving stakeholder engagement at various stages of evaluation. A distinction was identified between an intrinsic, merit-focused perspective on quality that is more or less controlled by the evaluator and an extrinsic, worth-focused perspective on quality primarily informed by key stakeholders of the evaluation
Best practice · Business · Evaluation methods · Formative assessment · Knowledge management · Management science · Medical education · Pedagogy · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Process management · Program evaluation · Public relations · Quality (philosophy · Quality assurance · Stakeholder · Variety (cybernetics · Applied Psychology · Computer Science · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Medicine · Psychology · Public Policy and Administration Research
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |