Everyday Evaluation on the Run

TLDR: Building in Research and Evaluation: Human Inquiry for Living Systems as mentioned in this paper describes a deep rationale for why this should be so, both as a source of experiential 'data' as well as for its users' own successfully reflexive practice.

Abstract: Over the past decade, the idea of a 'culture of evaluation' or of research has become widespread. Where once it had to be argued that people's everyday evaluative thinking and feeling rationality had legitimacy, this is now largely considered unremarkable. And where once people's input was seen as essentially 'biased', stakeholder involvement is now considered essential, both as a source of experiential 'data' as well as for its users' own successfully reflexive practice. Indeed, the codes of conduct of the world's evaluation societies now mandate it as part of fully professional practice. The sequel to this book, Building in Research and Evaluation: Human Inquiry for Living Systems, describes a deep rationale for why this should be so.