Evaluation in the Nordic Countries
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Evaluation in the Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden varies substantially with regard to how well developed it is, as well as in the extent to which it is used. However, in all these countries evaluation has been developed within the public sector, whereas evaluation as a separate field of research and study hardly exists. This is to some extent changing with the establishment of the evaluation societies and their annual conferences.
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