| Session Title: Theoretical and Practical Considerations in National Evaluation Policies: The Case of the Netherlands |
| Expert Lecture Session 648 to be held in Centennial Section C on Friday, Nov 7, 3:25 PM to 4:10 PM |
| Sponsored by the Presidential Strand |
| Chair(s): |
| Leslie J Cooksy, University of Delaware, ljcooksy@udel.edu |
| Presenter(s): |
| Frans Leeuw, University of Maastricht, flleeuw@cuci.nl |
| Abstract: This presentation describes the development and evolution of a national evaluation policy, discusses lessons learned, and identifies unresolved issues. The presentation considers questions of evaluation policy that cut across national and other borders, including: what agencies champion national policies (and why); what is the role of an evaluation professional association in evaluation policy; and what are the pros and cons of university involvement? Frans Leeuw, the presenter, draws on his extensive experience with evaluation policy in the Netherlands. In 1991, he conducted a government-wide study of the Dutch Central Government Policy on Evaluation. He has also been the Director of Performance and Audit in the Dutch version of the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the Director of the agency responsible for the evaluation of justice policies and programs, and the President of the Dutch Evaluation Society. Leeuw also has experience in international settings, enabling him to identify lessons with broad applicability. |