The purposes of this study are to understand how evaluation education program is different from other programs and to make clear the general structure of evaluation education programs which might be generalized globally. I examined and categorized the courses offered by 48 evaluation education programs in the U.S. that LaVelle and Donaldson have identified (2010). Then one doctoral program and one public policy program are reviewed in order to make clear new aspects of evaluation education program as a start-up discipline.

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The Consortium of Universities for Evaluation Education is an unique collaborative partnership of post-secondary institutions, government and the Canadian Evaluation Society in offering expanded graduate-level evaluation courses and programs for current and prospective evaluation practitioners (CUEE, 2011a) transforming evaluation education in Canada. CUEE experience is examined to share how a vast and diverse country with limited graduate-level evaluation education opportunities can offer learning options to promote the practice of ethical, high quality and competent evaluation for the betterment of society.

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This article considers potentials and bottlenecks, promoting and hindering factors, and roles of civic organizations (COs) in introducing participatory evaluation (PE) to civil society, assuming PE as an effective means of active citizen involvement in civil society in Japan. Major indicative findings: 1) PE can accelerate collaboration between COs and other actors, and has merit for citizens with respect to accessibility to information, empowerment, awareness-raising, etc.; 2) legitimacy is an important factor for promoting PE in civil society; and 3) COs are expected to establish systems to support citizen participation in evaluation. Key issues for future consideration: 1) establishing PE criteria and indicators depending on the nature of collaboration among actors is useful for its application; and 2) the development of a tertiary sector built upon citizens' further understanding of COs' missions and roles is incumbent to balancing the three sectors in achieving development of civil society, and to citizen participation in decision-making in governing civil society.

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