Are there differences in the way that European countries practise and use evaluation? The answer to this question needs to be qualified. Evaluation developed during different periods and under diverse external and internal influences, in varying proportions from country to country. Identifiable...

Gibt es Unterschiede, wie europäische Länder Evaluationen durchführen und nutzen? Dies bedarf einer qualifizierten Antwort. Evaluation hat sich in verschiedenen Perioden und unter unterschiedlichen externen und internen Einflüssen von Land zu Land in verschiedenem Umfang entwickelt. Zu den...

When a choice has to be made between several sectors in a public programme, the professional standards which apply within each sector are no longer relevant and the question of ‘transversal evaluation’ is raised. Effective use of transversal criteria is favoured when powerful stakeholders...