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How-to-Brief: What is Utilization-Focused Evaluation

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About this brief: Utilization-focused evaluation (UFE) is a decision-making framework that allows projects to take ownership of evaluation. UFE is a tool for designing or updating a monitoring, evaluation and learning plan (MEL). “Utilization-Focused Evaluation (UFE) begins with the premise that evaluations should be judged by their utility and actual use” (Patton, 2008, p. 37).

Keywords: utilization-focused evaluation, UFE, monitoring, learning, decision-making, collaborative evaluation

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