%0 Journal Article
%T Evaluation Theory and Practice: Comparing Program Evaluation and Evaluation in Planning
%A Dave Guyadeen
%A Mark Seasons
%J Journal of Planning Education and Research
%@ 1552-6577
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0739456X16675930
%X This article reviews the major approaches of program evaluation and evaluation in planning. The challenges to evaluating plans and planning are discussed, including the reliance on ex ante evaluations, a lack of outcome evaluation methodologies, the attribution gap, and institutional hurdles. Areas requiring further research are also highlighted, including the need to develop appropriate evaluation methodologies; creating stronger linkages between program evaluation and evaluation in planning; examining the institutional and political contexts guiding the use (and misuse) of evaluation in practice; and the importance of training and educating planners on evaluation
%K planning evaluation
%K plan evaluation
%K program evaluation
%K evaluation challenges and benefits
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0739456X16675930