Evaluation policy in the Netherlands

• Published in: New directions for evaluation Vol. 2009; no. 123; pp. 87 - 102
• Main Author: Leeuw, Frans L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.10.2009
• Subjects: Development; Evaluation; Netherlands; Policy

This chapter discusses the development of evaluation policy in the Netherlands. It distinguishes between several periods: the 1970s and before, when there was little or no evaluation, much less evaluation policy; the late 1970s and 1980s, when evaluation increased but there was still little formal p...