American Journal of Evaluation

Papers
(The median citation count of American Journal of Evaluation is 0. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
From the Section Editors: Diagnosing Evaluations—A Methodological Perspective32
Streamlining Complex Intervention Evaluation Through Participatory Systems Mapping and Contribution Analysis: A Comprehensive Framework for Actionable Complexity Evaluation16
Pathways and Structures: Evaluating Systems Changes in an NSF INCLUDES Alliance15
Empowering Indigenous Communities Through a Participatory, Culturally Responsive Evaluation of a Federal Program for Older Americans13
George Julnes: Scholar of Evaluation and of Life13
Where Community-Engaged Research and Randomized Controlled Trials Align: Lessons from Implementation of an Experimental Evaluation in Partnership with a Community-Based Afterschool Program12
“It Has to Be the Common Thread”: Weaving Attention to Racial Equity and Justice Across Lines of Inquiry and Evaluative Criteria11
Professionalizing Evaluation: A Time-Bound Comparison of the American Evaluation Association's Foundational Documents10
Social Justice as Ontology: The Intersection of Black Evaluators’ Identities, Roles, and Practice10
Enabling Young People’s Involvement in Research: Principles for a Family Youth Alcohol and Other Drug Program Evaluation10
Reviewing Health Service and Program Evaluations in Indigenous Contexts: A Systematic Review10
What to Expect When You Don’t Know What You are Expecting: Vigilance and the Monitoring and Evaluation of an Uncertain World10
The Role of Evaluation Theory and Practice in Narrowing the Research-to-Practice Gap9
Program Value-Added: A Feasible Method for Providing Evidence on the Effectiveness of Multiple Programs Implemented Simultaneously in Schools9
From the Section Editors: International Advances in Evaluation7
The Role of Distributional Overlap on the Precision Gain of Bounds for Generalization7
Section Editor's Note: Using Power Insights to Better Plan Experiments7
Book Review: Evaluation in Today's World: Respecting Diversity, Improving Quality, and Promoting Usability7
From the Co-Editors: Policy, Politics, Principles, and Participation: Influences on Program Planning, Implementation, and Outcomes Achieved6
A Look at Power Issues in Collaborative Program Evaluations Under Michel Foucault´s Conception of Power-Knowledge6
The Importance of Context for Determining Causal Mechanisms in Program Evaluation: The Case of Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention Among the Luo in Western Kenya6
“A Lot of It Really Does Come Down to Values”: An Empirical Study of the Values Advanced by Seasoned Evaluators6
Data Visualization Expert Lessons Learned: Implications for Program Evaluators5
Evaluator Education Curriculum: Which Competencies Ought to Be Prioritized in Master’s and Doctoral Programs?5
Social Ontology and Evaluation—A Comment on “Framing Evaluation in Reality: An Introduction to Ontologically Integrative Evaluation”5
From the Section Editor: Introduction to the Economic Evaluation Section4
Analysis of Regression Discontinuity Designs with a Binary Moderating Variable4
Blaine Worthen: Good Steward of AJE and More4
Communicative-Kvmecegeam Evaluation in Education Within a Mapuche Context: Proposal of an Approach4
Book Review: Evaluating and Valuing in Social Research4
Beyond the Buzzword: A Framework for an Indigenous Relational Evaluation in Traditional Communities in Ghana3
Human Rights Advocacy Evaluation in the Global South: A Critical Review of the Literature3
Book Review: Advocacy and Policy Change Evaluation: Theory and Practice3
And When We Say Our Last Goodbye…: In Memory of and Salute to Stafford Hood3
Gatekeeping's Influence on Equitable Evaluation Practice3
A Within-Study Approach to Evaluating the Role of Moderators of Impact in Limiting Generalizations from “Large to Small”3
From the Co-Editors: Evolving Evaluation Theory, Methods, and Practice3
Critical Evaluation Capital (CEC): A New Tool for Applying Critical Race Theory to the Evaluand3
Integrating Validity Evidence to Revise a Child Abuse Knowledge Test for Early Childhood Education Providers: A Mixed Methods Approach3
Book Review: Policy Evaluation in the Era of COVID-193
A Systematic Review of Meta-Evaluations: Lessons for Evaluation and Impact Analysis2
Framing Evaluation in Reality: An Introduction to Ontologically Integrative Evaluation2
Outcome Trajectory Evaluation (OTE): An Approach to Tackle Research-for-Development’s Long-Causal-Chain Problem2
Transforming the Paradigm for LGBTQ+ Evaluation: Advancing a Praxis of LGBTQ+ Inclusion and Liberation in Evaluation2
Exploring How Organizational Actors Experience Evaluation and Its Influence: A Q-Methodological Study2
From the Co-Editors: Welcome to Volume 45 and a New Editorial Team2
Just Give Me an Example! Exploring Strategies for Building Public Understanding of Evaluation2
The Intersection of Counseling Microskills and Qualitative Interviewing and Reporting in the Study of Sensitive Topics2
The Tentative Promise of Social Return on Investment2
A Behavioral Design to Reform Italy’s Evaluation Policy2
From the Interim Co-Editors2
Remembering George Julnes: My Friend, Colleague, and Pragmatic Theorist2
Method for Scoring Dose of Multicomponent Interventions: A Building Block for Future Evaluations2
The Counterfactual Definition of a Program Effect2
Indigenous Ecological Reconstruction After Industrial Ruin in Two Iconic Sámi Catchments: Ethics of Comanagement?2
Conversations with George1
How Many Cases per Cluster? Operationalizing the Number of Units per Cluster Relative to Minimum Detectable Effects in Two-Level Cluster Randomized Evaluations with Linear Outcomes1
CreatingWith, NotForPeople: Theory of Change and Logic Models for Culturally Responsive Community-Based Intervention1
Reclaiming Logic Modeling for Evaluation: A Theory of Action Framework1
Special Section Editors’ Note: A Focus on the Evaluation Profession1
An Array of Influential Factors for Analyzing Policy Advocacy1
Anthropology in Evaluation: Free-Listing to Generate Cultural Models1
A Letter From the Interim Editor1
Integrative Evaluation1
Opportunities and Challenges Ahead for University-Based Evaluator Education Programs, Faculty, and Students1
Developing and Validating the Evaluator Competencies Assessment Tool (ECAT) Cultural Competencies Subscale1
Sample Selection in Randomized Trials With Multiple Target Populations1
A Protocol to Assess Contextual Factors During Program Impact Evaluation: A Case Study of a STEM Gender Equity Intervention in Higher Education1
Addressing the Treatment-as-Assigned Assumption in Field Experiments: Lessons Learned From the Birmingham South Saturated Problem-Oriented Policing Hot Spots Experiment1
Evaluating Youth Empowerment: The Construction and Validation of an Inventory of Dimensions and Indicators1
The Use of Evaluability Assessments in Improving Future Evaluations: A Scoping Review of 10 Years of Literature (2008–2018)1
Evaluation Quality Assessment Frameworks: A Comparative Assessment of Their Strengths and Weaknesses1
Subjective Well-Being, Critical Race Theory, and the Assessment of Measurement Invariance Across Racial Groups1
Book Review: The Institutionalisation of Evaluation in Europe1
Findings From an Empirical Exploration of Evaluators’ Values1
Mapping Evaluation Use: A Scoping Review of Extant Literature (2005–2022)1
Introducing Q Methodology to Program Evaluators1
Developing Evaluation Approaches for an Anti-Human Trafficking Housing Program1
From the Co-Editors: Complexity, Evaluation Use, and Causal Methods1
When Seeing Is Believing: Generalizability and Decision Studies for Observational Data in Evaluation and Research on Teaching1
An Integrated MERLA (Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, Learning, and Adapting) Framework for Evidence-Based Program Improvement1
Capturing Bhutan's Cultural Uniqueness: A Culturally Responsive Critique of a Bhutanese Evaluation Report0
Discerning Obstacles and Opportunities: A Framework for Evaluating Power0
Application of Multi-Attribute Utility Analysis as a Methodological Framework in Academic–Clinical Partnership Evaluation0
Riding Shotgun Down Evaluations’ Highways: A Tribute to the Legacy of George Julnes0
Rich Pictures: A Visual Method for Sensemaking Amid Complexity0
Embedding a Proof-of-Concept Test in an At-Scale National Policy Experiment: Greater Policy Learning But at What Cost to Statistical Power? The Social Security Administration’s Benefit Offset National0
The Mechanistic Rewards of Data and Theory Integration for Theory-Based Evaluation0
Conceptualizing and Engaging in Reflective Practice: Experienced Evaluators’ Perspectives0
Control, Exogeneity, and Directness: Understanding and Designing Quasi- and Natural Experiments0
Site Visit Standards Revisited: A Framework for Implementation0
Fidelity and Adaptation of Programs: Does Adaptation Thwart Effectiveness?0
Theory-based Evaluation of Lesson Study Professional Development: Challenges, Opportunities, and Lessons Learned0
Using the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) Building Block Approach to Implement System Evaluation Theory (SET)0
The Garden of Evaluation Approaches0
Using Social Psychology to Constructively Involve Colleagues in Internal Evaluation0
From the Co-Editors: Honoring the Past to Inform Current and Future Evaluation0
Decolonizing Community Development Evaluation in Rakhine State, Myanmar0
I Will See You on the Other Side My Friend: A Tribute to Michael Scriven0
Research on Evaluation Influence in India: Theorizing Beyond Process and Results to Design0
Strategies for Evaluating Collective Impact Initiatives: Lessons Learned from a Community-Academic Partnership0
Translating Evaluation Policy Into Practice in Government Organizations0
Implementing QDAS Throughout an Evaluation Project Using the Five-Level QDA Method0
Using Cognitive Complexity to Understand Role-Play as a Pedagogical Tool in Graduate Evaluation Education0
Discourses of Belonging: Intersections of Truth, Power, and Ethics in Evaluation With Migrant Youth0
Laying a Solid Foundation for the Next Generation of Evaluation Capacity Building: Findings from an Integrative Review0
Extending Evaluation Capacity Building Theory to Improvement Science Networks0
An Evaluation Framework of a Transdisciplinary Collaborative Center for Health Equity Research0
Book Review: Leading Change Through Evaluation: Improvement Science in Action0
How Far Dare an Evaluator Go Toward Saving the World?: Redux, Update, and a Reflective Practice Facilitation Tool0
Thinking Outside the Self-Report: Using Evaluation Plans to Assess Evaluation Capacity Building0
From the Co-Editors: Inclusivity of Evaluation Thought and Practice0
Feminist Evaluation Using Feminist Participatory Action Research: Guiding Principles and Practices0
Motivation to Adopt Evaluation Practice as a Determinant of Evaluation Use0
The Process of Applying Principles-Focused Evaluation to the Sexual Violence Prevention Field: Implications for Practice in Other Social Services Fields0
The Prevalence of Evaluator Anxiety in Practice: An Empirical Examination0
From the Experimental Methodology Section Editor: Facilitating Comparisons of Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs0
Challenges and Adjustments in a Multisite School-Based Randomized Field Trial0
A Human Rights-Based Evaluation Approach for Inclusive Education0
How Evaluation Advocates Use Interpersonal Skills to Engage Their Colleagues in Evaluation0
Statistical Power for Detecting Moderation in Partially Nested Designs0
From the Section Editors: Teaching & Learning Section Vision: Innovate, Evaluate, Disseminate0
Equity-Related Ethical Questions in Evaluation Practice: Examples From Interviews With Evaluators in New England, U.S.0
Program Plan Evaluation: A Participatory Approach to Bridge Plan Evaluation and Program Evaluation0
Applying the Participatory Evaluation Measurement Instrument in the Evaluation of a Public School Program for Teachers0
Evaluating Collective Impact Initiatives: A Systematic Scoping Review0
Citizens and Evaluation: A Review of Evaluation Models0
How to Train Better in Evaluation: Teaching Landscape and Lessons Learned From Latin America0
From the Co-Editors: There's Always Room for Improvement: Building Better Practices and Methods for a Brighter Future0
Book Review: Evaluation in Rural Communities0
Integrating Big Data Into Evaluation: R Code for Topic Identification and Modeling0
The Oral History of Evaluation: The Influence of Edmund Wyatt Gordon on Evaluation0
Acknowledgment of Reviewers0
Cocreating an Evaluation Approach for a Healthy Relationships Program With Community Partners: Lessons Learned and Recommendations0
Navigating the Field While Black: A Critical Race Analysis of Peer and Elder Advice to and From Black Evaluators0
From the Co-Editors: Evaluation Framing, Scoping, Impact Variation, and International Advances0
Teaching Evaluation Through Community-Engaged Learning Courses0
There’s So Much to Do and Not Enough Time to Do It! A Case for Sentiment Analysis to Derive Meaning From Open Text Using Student Reflections of Engineering Activities0
Hold the Bets! Should Quasi-Experiments Be Preferred to True Experiments When Causal Generalization Is the Goal?0
A Tribute to George Julnes from a Devoted Mentee0
Tools for Evaluating the Implementation of Complex Education Interventions0
Addressing the Elephant in the Room: Exploring the Impostor Phenomenon in Evaluation0
Building a Welcoming Evaluation Community in Remembrance of George Julnes0
Evaluation Capacity Building Through Community-University Partnership0
From the Ethics, Values, and Culture Section Editors: Positionality, Kinship, and Intentional Scholarship0
From the Interim Co-Editors: Thinking Inclusively and Strategically to Address the Complexity of Our World0
Corrigendum to Evaluator Education Curriculum: Which Competencies Ought to be Prioritized in Master's and Doctoral Programs?0
Understanding Evaluation Policy and Organizational Capacity for Evaluation: An Interview Study0
Principles for Stakeholder Involvement in Evaluation in Latin America0
Transformative Needs Assessment Methodology: A Mixed Approach for Organizations Serving Marginalized Communities0
Engaging With Program Adaptations in Evaluation: A Range of Existing Options and a New Opportunity0
Book Review: Scaling Impact: Innovation for the Public Good by Robert McLean & John Gargani.0
Book Review: Cost-Inclusive Evaluation: Planning It, Doing It, Using It0
Book Review: Utilization-focused Evaluation, 5th Edition0
Section Editor’s Note: Insights into the Generalizability of Findings from Experimental Evaluations0
A Comparison of Fidelity Implementation Frameworks Used in the Field of Early Intervention0
Supporting Evaluation Practice Through Mindfulness0
Evaluation Paradoxes: Responding to Tensions Between Stability and Change in Social Investment Evaluation0
Cultural Competence: 10-Year Comparison of Program Evaluators’ Perceptions0
What Is and What Should Be Needs Assessment Scales: Factors Affecting the Trustworthiness of Results0
Acknowledgement of Reviewers0
Acknowledgement of Reviewers0
Expanding the Lens From Health Outcomes to Learn More About Key Stakeholders and the Structural Factors as a Pathway Toward Health Equity0
Promoting Children's Rights and Protections in Program Evaluation0
Toward Racial Equity: Navigating Diverse Conceptualizations and Perspectives in Social Justice-Oriented Evaluation Practice0
Digital Evaluation Stories: A Case Study of Implementation for Monitoring and Evaluation in an Australian Community Not-for-Profit0
Reflections on the Intersections Between Collaboration and Use in Evaluation Practice0
A Protocol for Participatory Data Use0
Exploring NSF-Funded Evaluators’ and Principal Investigators’ Definitions and Measurement of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion0
From the Co-Editors: That’s a Wrap! Closing Out Our First Volume0
Measuring Evaluator Competencies: Developing and Validating the Evaluator Competencies Assessment Tool0
From the Co-Editors: Being in Relationship with Citizens, Communities, and Clients in Evaluation Practice0
The Oral History of Evaluation: Joan LaFrance, Indigenous Evaluation, and Attention to Culture in Evaluation0
From the Co-Editors: Building Evaluative Capacity to Examine Issues of Power, Address Sensitive Topics, and Generate Actionable Data0
Do Social Programs Help Some Beneficiaries More Than Others? Evaluating the Potential for Comparison Group Designs to Yield Low-Bias Estimates of Differential Impact0
Challenges and Lessons Learned Conducting a Formative Evaluation of a Multicomponent Care Delivery Intervention0
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