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FOR EVALUATION''. PUMA Policy Brief No. 5.[http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/11/56/1902965.pdf]</ref> 
  
According to the definition given by the OECD, "Evaluations are analytical assessments addressing results of public policies, organisations or
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Evaluation addresses problems of decision making, supporting decision makers with information in order to improve the outcomes of policies and practices.}}
programmes, that emphasise reliability and usefulness of findings. Their role is to improve information and reduce uncertainty..."<ref>OECD (1998); ''BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINES
 
FOR EVALUATION''. PUMA Policy Brief No. 5.[http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/11/56/1902965.pdf]</ref> 
 
Evaluation addresses problems of decision making, supporting decision makers with information in order to improve the outcomes of policies and practices.  
 
  
  
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Latest revision as of 09:58, 4 December 2007

Definition of Evaluation:
"Evaluations are analytical assessments addressing results of public policies, organisations or programmes, that emphasise reliability and usefulness of findings. Their role is to improve information and reduce uncertainty..."[1] Evaluation addresses problems of decision making, supporting decision makers with information in order to improve the outcomes of policies and practices.
This is the common definition for Evaluation, other definitions can be discussed in the article


References

  1. OECD (1998); BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR EVALUATION. PUMA Policy Brief No. 5.[1]