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Research Article
Evaluation survivor: How to outwit, outplay, and outlast as an internal government evaluator
Article first published online: 14 DEC 2011
DOI: 10.1002/ev.396
Copyright © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc., A Wiley Company, and the American Evaluation Association
Issue
New Directions for Evaluation
Special Issue: Internal Evaluation in the 21st Century
Volume 2011, Issue 132, pages 57–72, Winter 2011
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How to Cite
Kniker, T. (2011), Evaluation survivor: How to outwit, outplay, and outlast as an internal government evaluator. New Directions for Evaluation, 2011: 57–72. doi: 10.1002/ev.396
Publication History
- Issue published online: 14 DEC 2011
- Article first published online: 14 DEC 2011
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Abstract
This chapter describes the author's experience and insights as the chief of evaluation for public diplomacy at the U.S. Department of State, and as a consultant assisting federal agencies in a multitude of evaluation activities relating what helps and hinders internal evaluation functions. The article discusses the challenges faced by the internal evaluators, how they overcame these challenges, and how they compare to trends observed by the author in other federal evaluation offices. Ideas are provided for how to better incorporate evaluation functions into organizational management. © Wiley Periodicals, Inc., and the American Evaluation Association.