AIMS:

• build understanding of recent developments in evaluation,
• Use expert opinion from here and abroad
• provide opportunities to debate innovation in evaluation,
• encourage learning from across sectors.

Benefits

Participants will have:

• broadened their understanding of current international and national evaluative thinking;
• considered the practical application of new evaluative approaches;
• had debate and dialogue with others interested in evaluation;
• built on existing evaluation networks, all within the excellent facilities of the Stirling Management Centre.

Audience
The Evaluation Summer School is for those with a keen interest in evaluation . Delegates may work in local authorities, NHS Boards, the community and voluntary sector as well as research and higher education, and government.
The event is not geared towards for those requiring basic training in evaluation skills.  Delegates will be expected to have some knowledge of evaluation practice.

Themes
Increasingly, those with responsibilities for evaluation (including funders, projects, evaluators) are expected to plan, implement and evaluate services and programmes within diverse and complex systems.  This can make it challenging to understand, define, and demonstrate ‘impact’, and to use findings to improve practice.  The event will host debates on these issues, and explore current thinking and practice from the UK and internationally.