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An Empirical Study of the Process of Evaluation Capacity Building in Higher Education

Mahato, Seema
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7202-9174
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1591272680024272

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2020, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Ohio University, Educational Research and Evaluation (Education).
Most evaluation activities are initiated during times of crises when resource constraints compel attention towards using evaluation as a strategy to do more with less. In other words, evaluations tend to gain attention when resources are limited and there is a need to ration the amount of resources that can be invested towards any project or program. However, to leverage evaluation organizations must develop evaluation capacity; which is challenging under resources constraints. The overarching goal of this study is to articulate how Evaluation Capacity Building (ECB) initiatives in a higher education institution, under resource constraints, could be designed and/or aligned to facilitate fulfillment of institutional needs for optimum resource utilization, innovation for cultivating impactful programs, and transformation of culture from a low focus to high focus on evaluation. This goal insinuates examination of existing resources, systems, structures, and opportunities for building evaluation capacity and promoting evaluation activities. Therefore, this dissertation takes a three paper approach where the first paper introduces the idea of Setting up For Evaluation (SFE), a strategy that helps build evaluation capacity while conducting evaluation in a limited resources context. The second paper illustrates the concept of SFE using a case study approach. Finally, the third paper provides aggregated insights into some of the barriers that inhibit evaluation and facilitators that augment evaluation and concludes with recommendations for enhancing evaluation capacity within the research context.
Krisanna L. Machtmes, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Bradley A. Cohen, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Yuchun Zhou, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Charles Lowery, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Judith L. Millesen, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Educational Evaluation; Educational Leadership; Higher Education; Higher Education Administration
Evaluation; Evaluation Capacity Building; Setting up For Evaluation; Assessment; Power; Higher Education; Change Management

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  • Mahato, S. (2020). An Empirical Study of the Process of Evaluation Capacity Building in Higher Education [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1591272680024272

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Mahato, Seema. An Empirical Study of the Process of Evaluation Capacity Building in Higher Education. 2020. Ohio University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1591272680024272.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Mahato, Seema. "An Empirical Study of the Process of Evaluation Capacity Building in Higher Education." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1591272680024272

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