At this year's AEA conference, the new fifth edition of Utilization-Focused Evaluation will be unveiled. The first edition was published in 1978, the second in 1986, the third in 1997, and the 4th edition in 2008. Essentials of Utilization-Focused Evaluation came out in 2015. This session will review the development of utilization-focused evaluation over the last 45 years, highlight the new directions and advances featured in the 5th edition, and look to the future of both utilization-focused evaluation and evaluation in general. This will include the way in which developmental evaluation, principles-focused evaluation, and Blue Marble Evaluation have emerged from and remain within the overall umbrella of utilization-focused evaluation.

Session Number: 1194
Track: Use and Influence of Evaluation
Session Type: Expert Lecture
Tags: blue marble evaluation, Developmental Evaluation, principles focused evaluation, Use of evaluation data, User Engagement, utilization-focused evaluation
Session Facilitator: Michael Quinn Patton [Founder & Director - Utilization-Focused Evaluation]
First Author or Discussion Group Leader: Michael Quinn Patton [Founder & Director - Utilization-Focused Evaluation]
Time: Oct 28, 2020 (01:00 PM - 01:45 PM)

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