Article,
Mapping the evaluation capacity building landscape: A bibliometric analysis of scholarly communities and themes
Contributors
Nielsen, Steffen Bohni
0000-0003-1077-5398
(Corresponding author)
[1]
Lemire, Sebastian Thomas
0000-0003-4079-3247
[2]
Bourgeois, Isabelle
0000-0002-2381-3093
[3]
Fierro, Leslie Ann
0000-0001-7236-1022
[4]
Affiliations
- [1] National Research Centre for the Working Environment [NORA names: NFA National Research Centre for the Working Environment; Governmental Institutions; Denmark; Europe, EU; Nordic; OECD];
- [2] Schulman, Ronca & Bucuvalas [NORA names: United States; America, North; OECD];
- [3] University of Ottawa [NORA names: Canada; America, North; OECD];
- [4] McGill University [NORA names: Canada; America, North; OECD]
Abstract
Evaluation capacity building (ECB) continues to attract attention. Over the past two decades, a broad literature has emerged-covering the dimensions, contexts, and practices of ECB. This article presents findings from a bibliometric analysis of ECB articles published in six evaluation journals from 2000 to 2019. The findings shed light on the communities of scholars that contribute to the ECB knowledge base, the connections between these communities, and the themes they cover. Informed by the findings, future directions for ECB scholarship and how bibliometric analysis can supplement more established approaches to literature reviews are discussed.
Keywords
analysis,
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bibliometric analysis,
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capacity building,
community,
community of scholars,
connection,
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evaluation,
evaluation capacity building,
findings,
findings shed light,
journals,
knowledge base,
landscape,
light,
literature,
literature review,
practice,
review,
scholarly community,
scholars,
scholarship,
themes
