title: The relationship between involvement in and use of evaluation in multi-site evaluations.
abstract: This research explores the relationship between participation in evaluation and the use of evaluation findings and processes within three large-scale multi-site evaluations. Using canonical correlation analysis and a collection of 20 interviews, this study describes and tests the relationship between these two critical conceptual powerhouses in evaluation. Using data that were collected as a part of the NSF-funded research Beyond Evaluation Use (Lawrenz & King, 2009), this study found that some theories and beliefs about participatory evaluation contribute to use and influence in similar ways as in single-site evaluations. The differences identified in this research highlight potential planning and implementation considerations that might allow multi-site evaluators and funders of multi-site evaluation to enhance use and influence of multi-site evaluations.
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Roseland
authors.forename: Frances
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lawrenz
authors.forename: Mao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thao
mesh_terms: D018961:Educational Technology / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D000078329:Workforce