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Eval Program Plann. 2016 Dec;59:154-160. doi: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2016.05.013. Epub 2016 Jun 7.
This final chapter in the volume pulls together common themes from the diverse set of articles by a group of eight authors in this issue, and presents some reflections on the next steps for improving the ways in which evaluators work with assumptions. Collectively, the authors provide a broad overview of existing and emerging approaches to the articulation and use of assumptions in evaluation theory and practice. The authors reiterate the rationale and key terminology as a common basis for working with assumption in program design and evaluation. They highlight some useful concepts and categorizations to promote more rigorous treatment of assumptions in evaluation. A three-tier framework for fostering agency for assumption-aware evaluation practice is proposed-agency for themselves (evaluators); agency for others (stakeholders); and agency for standards and principles.
本卷的最后一章汇总了本期八位作者撰写的一系列不同文章中的共同主题，并对评估人员在处理假设时改进工作方式的后续步骤提出了一些思考。总体而言，作者们对评估理论与实践中阐述和运用假设的现有及新兴方法进行了广泛概述。作者们重申了基本原理和关键术语，作为在项目设计和评估中处理假设的共同基础。他们强调了一些有用的概念和分类，以促进在评估中对假设进行更严谨的处理。文中提出了一个三层框架，以促进具有假设意识的评估实践中的能动性——为自身（评估人员）的能动性；为他人（利益相关者）的能动性；以及为标准和原则的能动性。
