Conclusion: Shared Perspectives for a United World of Evaluation?

Abstract

At the beginning of this book, five indicators were presented for to observe the development of evaluation. These indicators are:

• national public demand for evaluation;

• supply of evaluation as a specific service on an evaluation market;

• institutionalization of evaluation as a profession;

• offer of professional university-based study courses and trainings (capacity-building); and

• dissemination of evaluation findings (number of evaluation studies and publications).

While these indicators were not explored systematically through all contributions to the book, this final chapter will return to them and give at least some hints about future global developments.