aes24 International Evaluation Conference

Authors: James Ong (University of Melbourne)

As new people enter the evaluation field and as evaluation marches forward into the future, it is important to learn from evaluation theorists that have come before us. My Ignite presentation will argue that modern evaluation is built on evaluation theory, and make the call for evaluators of all levels to learn evaluation theory to:

1. Appreciate how evaluation has evolved;
2. Strengthen their evaluation practice; and
3. Navigate themselves around an ever-changing evaluation landscape.