Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation (JMDE) Issue #49 Is Available Now

2025-01-29

We’re excited to announce the release of the latest issue of the Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation (JMDE)! This issue features a diverse collection of research articles, case studies, and thought-provoking ideas that reflect our journal’s mission to advance the theory and practice of evaluation across disciplines.
Explore the table of contents below to discover insights, practical methodologies, and innovative approaches to evaluation:
Research Articles

• Investigating Equity and Social Justice within Programs: A Framework of Evaluative Criteria
  • Rebecca M. Teasdale, Cherie M. Avent
• Implementation Fidelity: The Disconnect Between Theory and Practice
  • Christopher Rhoads, Bianca Montrosse-Moorhead, Kylie Anglin, Catherine Lewis

Case Studies

• Rubrics Methodology in Detail: Helping Save The Children Turn Children's Experiences of Discrimination and Exclusion into Rich, Trackable Outcomes
  • E. Jane Davidson, Thomaz K. Chianca, Nicole Dulieu, Anil Sigdel
• Complexity-Aware Evaluation for Learning: A Case Study of a Developmental Approach
  • Eureta Rosenberg, Karen Kotschy, Sharon Pollard
• Thinking and Feeling Matter: Utilizing Impact Assessment and Photovoice to Evaluate a Community Program
  • Wing Chung Ho

Ideas to Consider

• Theories of Change for Complex Sustainability Transformations: Mobilizing the Potential of Redefining the Relationship Between Humans and Nature
  • Tilman Hertz
• Ecology and Evolutionary Biology’s Unique Contribution to Evaluation
  • Jonny Morell, Theresa LeGros
• Using Competency-Informed Tasks to Guide Evaluation Capacity Strengthening
  • Lori Wingate, Kelly Robertson

Access the Full Issue
This issue is now available for free on the JMDE website. Visit www.JMDE.com to read and download these articles today. 

Visualizing Evaluation Theory Special Issue of JMDE

2024-08-19

We are excited to announce the publication of a special issue of the Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation focused on visualizing evaluation theory. Evaluation theory has and continues to play an important role in the practice and profession of evaluation. Over the years, and as the range of evaluation theories has continued to grow, evaluation scholars and practitioners have developed various visualized classification frameworks of evaluation theory, invoking images such as trees, rivers, the periodic table, metro maps, concept maps, and most recently gardens. This special issue explores different visualizations of evaluation theory and discusses their benefits and implications for the practice and profession of evaluation. We hope you find this interesting, informative, and useful.