Principles and Practices for Federal Program Evaluation : Proceedings of a Workshop

In October 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a 1-day public workshop on Principles and Practices for Federal Program Evaluation. The workshop was organized to consider ways to bolster the integrity and protect the objectivity of the evaluation function in federal agencies—a process that is essential for evidence-based policy making. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop. Table of ContentsFront Matter1 Introduction2 The Evolution of Federal Evaluation3 The Standard Bearers of Federal Evaluation4 Refining the Tricks of the Trade5 Putting Principles into Practice: A Balancing Act6 Making Them Stick: Institutionalizing the Principles7 Cheerleaders, Naysayers, Large and Small Evaluators: Fostering Support and Inclusion8 Key Themes and Next Possible StepsReferencesAppendix A: Workshop AgendaAppendix B: Biographical Sketches of Steering Committee Members and SpeakersCommittee on National Statistics