Editorial
| Author | Bronwyn Rossingh |
| Published date | 01 March 2021 |
| Date | 01 March 2021 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/1035719X21990117 |
| Subject Matter | Editorial |
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Editorial
Evaluation Journal of Australasia
2021, Vol. 21(1) 3 –6
Editorial
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Bronwyn Rossingh
Welcome to the first issue of the EJA for 2021. The EJA like any business or organisa-
tion is in a cycle of continuous improvement with a keen focus on developing strate-
gies and opportunities to increase the number of submissions. We endeavour to inspire
and attract articles of professional merit on any subject connected with evaluation
including information of professional interest. The EJA aims to position itself as a
quality journal that enjoys a growing national and international readership to ensure
that the practice and theory of evaluation continue to be stimulated, expanded and
strengthened while providing a platform of professional learning. This March 2021
issue encapsulates a representation of the work, history and thinking of a diverse range
of evaluators who demonstrate and bring to life exactly what the EJA strives to achieve
in keeping with its vision and purpose.
A further platform of professional development and learning is the annual International
Evaluation Conference conducted by the Australian Evaluation Society (AES) to be held
in late September this year in Brisbane. The theme for the 2021 conference is Through
the Lens. This theme invites prospective attendees to consider the way we reflect on the
wisdom of our elders; to refract our knowledge and learning in ways that enable us to
embrace diversity in our communities: as well as to refocus on the future and create
shared visions that resonate. This issue provides an early introduction to some of the
subthemes of the conference by offering an alternative thinking under the Refract sub-
theme to continually evolve and diversify our evaluative thinking and practice to be
relevant. These...
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