What evaluation isn’t
Evaluation isn’t the same as evaluation research.
Evaluation research is a term used to describe scientific research “driven … by what commissioning stakeholders – those people who are affected by a project or service or are involved in its management and delivery – expect to find useful” rather than by “the advancement of science or of social theory”.
From Qualitative research methods in health technology assessment: a review of the literature (p216 of this downloadable document).
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