Evaluation as a Client Service

Abstract

Just as architects design houses, evaluators design evaluations. Although the way in which the actual construction of the building proceeds is of crucial importance, it is the design stage, which includes all the specifications for the types of materials to be used, as well as the aesthetic and structural qualities of the final building, which is critical to the well‐being of the project. There are important parallels which exist between the work of the architect and the work of the evaluator. Like the architect, the evaluator produces a design, but does not necessarily carry out what has been designed in practice—the implementation of the evaluation can be left to others. Equally, the evaluator, like the architect, often acts as a specialist consultant on behalf of a client.

Citation

Harper, E. (1985), "Evaluation as a Client Service", Journal of European Industrial Training, Vol. 9 No. 4, pp. 9-11. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb014219