This document discusses the role of reflective practice in evaluation. Reflective practice is central to the evaluation process and implicit in professional guidelines. It involves bringing feelings and implicit experiences to the surface to bridge the gap between academic rigor and messy real-world practice, requiring professional artistry informed by reflection. Reflective practices are central to evaluation activities and are generally part of competency frameworks developed by evaluation societies. Reflective practice is also part of a process European societies are developing to enhance professionalism in evaluation. Voluntary evaluator peer review focuses on reflection and development rather than designation.

1. Evaluation as reflective practice
Presented by,
S3,MBA

2. WHAT THIS EVENT IS ABOUT
THE SERIES:
•Bringing together evaluation
and consultancy practice.
•Exploring this interface with
others working in the field.
•Considering the potential for
a future professional
development offer.

4. REFLECTIVE PRACTICE:
ITS ROLE IN EVALUATION

5. Reflective practice is:
Central to the evaluation process.
Implicit in guidelines on professional practice.
At the heart of recent professional development
activities.

6. Reflective practice involves bringing
feelings and implicit experience to the
suface
Bridging the gap between the ‘high ground’ of academic
rigour and the ‘lowland of messy practice ‘ requires
‘professional artistry’ ,an artistry which should be informed
by ‘reflective practice’.

7. REFLECTIVE PRACTICES ARE CENTRAL
TO EVALUATION ACTIVITIES

8. REFLECTIVE PRACTICE IS GENERALLY PART
OF THE COMPETENCY FRAMEWORKS
DEVELOPED BY EVALUTION SOCITIES

9. REFLECTIVE PRACTICE IS PART OF A PROCESS
FOR ENHANCING PROFESSIONALISM IN
EVALUATION BEING DEVELOPED BY EUROPEAN
SOCITIES (EES AND UKES)

10. VOLUNTARY EVALUATOR PEER
REVIEW(VEPR) IS ABOUT REFLECION AND
DEVELOPMENT RATHER THAN
DESIGNATION