Concluding Remarks
A Bright Future for Evaluation Capacity Building
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https://doi.org/10.3138/cjpe-2024-0013Abstract
Evaluation capacity building (ECB) seeks to provide individuals and organizations with the knowledge, skills, and systems that they need to make evaluation an ongoing part of their everyday activities. This special issue sought to advance ECB by bringing to light original empirical research as well as practical applications of various ECB approaches. This concluding article provides an overview of the eight contributions comprising the special issue, highlighting lessons learned and future directions for ECB research and practice.
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