Insights and experiences to answer the questions:
Q: what is Utilization-focussed evaluation?
A:
Utilization-Focused Evaluation (U-FE) begins with the premise that evaluations should be judged by their utility and actual use; therefore, evaluators should facilitate the evaluation process and design any evaluation with careful consideration of how everything that is done, from beginning to end, will affect use. Use concerns how real people in the real world apply evaluation findings and experiences in the evaluation process. Therefore, the focus in utilization-focused evaluation is on intended use by intended users. … Utilization-focused evaluation does not advocate any particular evaluation content, model, method, theory, or even use. Rather, it is a process for helping primary intended users select the most appropriate content, model, methods, theory, and uses for their particular situation. — Taken from Michael Quinn Patton (2002) Utilization-Focused Evaluation (U-FE) Checklist
