I've often thought that if funders want to require evaluation, they should directly hire independent evaluators (and ensure all results are freely available).
On Jun 7, 2012, at 5:09 AM, Sheila.Carey at pch.gc.ca wrote: > Hi everyone - I thought I'd bring over this interesting post from the MCG > listserv. > > Thoughts? > > > Sheila Carey (Chair, Metrics & Evaluation SIG) > Analyste des publics et des programmes | Audience and Program Analyst > R?seau canadien d'information sur le patrimoine (RCIP) | The Canadian > Heritage Information Network (CHIN) > Minist?re du Patrimoine canadien | Department of Canadian Heritage > Gatineau, Canada K1A 0M5 > sheila.carey at pch.gc.ca > T?l?phone | Telephone 819-934-5017 > T?l?copieur | Facsimile 819-994-9555 > T?l?imprimeur (sans frais) 1-888-997-3123 | Teletypewriter (toll-free) > 1-888-997-3123 > Gouvernement du Canada | Government of Canada > > > > > -------------------- > > > > > Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2012 12:51:14 +0100 > From: Mia <mia.ridge at GMAIL.COM> > Subject: 'Why evaluation doesn't measure up' > > There's an interesting post called 'Why evaluation doesn't measure up' > on the Museums Association site > http://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/comment/01062012-why-evaluation-doesnt-measure-up > > or http://bit.ly/L9FlQz where they say: > > "No one seems to have done the sums, but UK museums probably spend > millions on evaluation each year. Given that, it?s disappointing how > little impact evaluation appears to have, even within the institution > that commissioned it." > > and: > > "Summative evaluations are expected to achieve the impossible: to help > museums learn from failure, while proving the project met all its > objectives. Is it time to rethink how the sector approaches > evaluation?" > > I'm curious to know what others think. Are they right? Or are they > missing something? > > Cheers, Mia > > -------------------------------------------- > http://openobjects.org.uk/ > http://twitter.com/mia_out > > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
