About the UK Evaluation Society


The UKES exists to promote and improve the theory, practice understanding and utilisation of evaluation and its contribution to public knowledge. It was founded in 1994 and has a stable and diverse membership of around 150 full individual members and corporate members.

UKES STRATEGY 2007-08

The UKES Council has defined a strategy for the coming year which sets out how it is planning to achieve its aspirations to be:

  • A credible and authoritative source of information and advice on evaluation in the UK
  • A key provider of CPD and training events for those involved in evaluation in the UK
  • The hub of professional evaluation networks in the UK and internationally

Download the full UKES strategy for 07/08 as a PDF

In addition, the UKES is working to develop its role internationally through promoting and participating in international exchange about evaluative practice.

Download the UKES International Relations Draft Framework as a PDF

UKES MEMBERSHIP

Membership currently includes evaluation professionals, practitioners and evaluation commissioners from national and local government, the research community, independent consultancies and the voluntary sector, representing a range of inquiry fields including social services, economic development, education, science and technology, health care management and policy.

The UKES is a member of of ALISS (the Association of Learned Societies in the Social Sciences) and has developed broad links with the international community - particularly the European Evaluation Society and International Organisation for Cooperation on Evaluation.

UKES ACTIVITIES

The UKES builds bridges between the various groups and communities involved in evaluation, providing a forum to consider differences and similarities in the problems they face - intellectual, ethical and professional standards, principles and practices; the theory, practice, utilisation and methods of evaluation; education, training and professional development; the need to represent the interests of those concerned with evaluation to governments and other bodies in the UK and elsewhere.

In order to achieve this, the activities and services provided by the UK Evaluation Society include the following:

  • the Annual Conference held in late Autumn each year, including pre-conference practitioner workshops
  • an annual national training/CPD event run jointly with another professional association
  • a programme of regional workshops, seminars and training events run by the regional networks
  • the UKES website and e-bulletins - keeping people up to date with what's happening in the world of evaluation in the UK and beyon. We are currently developing a dedicated members area with access to archived copies of the current volume of The Evaluator; learning materials; lists of current members and interests
  • Good Practice Guidelines - the principles and frameworks for action that are useful to guide evaluation practice in a variety of contexts
  • The Evaluator - giving a voice to members through the publication of a newsletter 3 times a year
  • Evalchat - a virtual forum for discussion and debate on evaluation
  • Evaluation - the international peer-reviewed journal on the theory and practice of evaluation around the world

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