HAVE WE LEARNED ANYTHING NEW ABOUT THE USE OF EVALUATION

''Use of evaluation'' used to mean the use of results for making progr am decisions. Now we are aware of its larger dimensions. Many aspects of evaluation can be used-ideas and insights, signals that are sent by the very fact of evaluating, the processes of learning through cooper ation with evaluation, the choice of outcome indicators that herald su ccess, even the study design. ''Use'' encompasses a broad array of eff ects by multiple classes of users. The paper highlights the importance of considering further potential collective users-the program organiz ation, client groups, and civil society.