Maximizing the use of evidence

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Feb 21, 2018, 11:01:07 AM2/21/18

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Hi all,

How can we use evidence to improve programs and projects? An American Evaluation Association (AEA) survey found that more than two thirds of evaluation results do not get used. Simply reiterating our conclusions—only this time louder and more slowly—isn’t an effective strategy to get more evidence used in policy decisions.

In this week’s blog post, my colleague Andréa Ventimiglia presents some tangible steps that we can take to improve the chances that results inform decisions. The steps are explicitly articulated for program evaluators, but they provide valuable insight into evidence-for-policy more generally.

You can find the post here: http://www.sciencemetrics.org/maximizing-the-use-of-evaluation-findings/?utm_source=Listserv

Thanks to everyone for ongoing support and discussion of this work,

Brooke

Brooke Struck, Ph.D.

Senior Policy Officer | Spécialiste des politiques

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