Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
Title page; Copyright; Series; Editorial Policy and Procedures; Editor-in-Chief's Statement; Editor's Notes; References; 1: Research-on-Evaluation Articles Published in the American Journal of Evaluation, 1998-2014; Developing and Applying Criteria for Identifying RoE Articles; Numbers and Percentages of RoE Articles; Descriptive Categorization of the RoE Articles; Discussion; Conclusion; References; 2: Methodological Trends in Research on Evaluation; Approach; Methods; Coding Procedure; Results and Discussion; Findings; Conclusions; Note; References
3: Research on Evaluation Ethics: Reflections and an Agenda Navigating the Literature; Making Research on Evaluation Ethics More Useful; Conclusion; References; 4: Advancing Research on Evaluation Through the Study of Context; Introduction; Context Defined; Current Understandings of Context; Research on Context in Evaluation: A Way Forward; A Note About the Use and Role of Theory in Studies of Context; In Summary; References; 5: Using Action Design Research to Research and Develop Evaluation Practice; Alternatives in Researching Evaluation; An Alternative View of RoE; Action Design Research
The Action Design Research Process Next Steps; Acknowledgments; References; 6: Assessing the Practice Impact of Research on Evaluation; Introduction; Practice Use of Research; Contribution Analysis as a Potential Solution; Toward a Theory of Change for RoE; Recommendations for ToC Development; Conclusions; Note; References; 7: Evaluators' Perspectives on Research on Evaluation; Background and Research Questions; Instrumentation and Data Collection; Analyses; Results and Discussion; Conclusion; References; 8: Reflections on the Future of Research on Evaluation
Production of RoE that Is Specifically Usable and Relevant to Practicing Evaluators The Systematic Collection of Evaluation Practice Data; Active Development of Methods and Tools that Measure Different Aspects of Evaluation; Use of New Technological Developments in RoE; RoE Dissemination Throughout New and Existing Systems; Final Thoughts and Considerations; References; Advert; Index; End User License Agreement