In this chapter, we reflect on the aims and gaps of this volume and the positionality of the co‐
editors and contributors. We invite readers to consider how education and training for …

Evaluation competitions, a process that has existed for more than three decades, are a
mechanism to promote program evaluation and enhance evaluation capacity. Integrating …

This paper describes the process that the faculty at the University of Minnesota used to
redesign its graduate programs in evaluation. We build from the premise that evaluator …

This study challenges persistent misrepresentations of evaluation as a value-neutral inquiry
process by presenting an empirical study that deepens understanding of evaluators' values …

The long‐term sustainability and stability of the evaluation profession is dependent on
superior, evaluation‐specific education programs designed to help increase the quality …

Theoretical and empirical contributions to research on evaluation have advanced our
understanding of how values influence evaluation practice. Yet rather than understand how …

Educators strive to develop and implement high impact educational experiences, which are
critical to ensuring university courses and curricula serve as memorable and transferable …

A consistent question in education is how to evaluate the degree to which universities and
their programs are meeting the claims they make on their webpages and other materials …

Although educators would likely agree that values and ethics are important in all disciplines,
they have particular importance for practice-oriented fields. These applied professionals …

This chapter discusses the coupling of High Impact Educational Practices with an Active
Learning pedagogical approach applied within an introductory undergraduate Visual …