La Valutazione nelle politiche pubbliche: il caso del Plus Anglona Coros Figulinas

The theme of Evaluation is very important within the civil and administration debate and it is very significative in scientific debate too.Italian welfare state is in a very dynamic phase in which local authorities are important player in planning, management and evaluations actions.In this context the focus of research is developed in two axis: declination of local welfare, especially in one of Plus in Sardinia example and evaluation and the possible links and relationship between a bureucratic structure and the system of evaluation.The objective of research is try to observe the perception of evaluation for social and professional workers about the administration office (ufficio di piano) of the Plus Anglona-Coros-Figulinas.We have use a qualitative method and two of the most common technic: deep interview and focus group.This phase was integrated by a work based in documental investigation. We have analyzed fundamental documents elaborated by “planning office” to observe what is the idea developed about the concept of evaluation.We asked in which context they used evaluation what kind of sense they have.We have explored what is the idea about purpose of evaluation: learning, accountability or observance of normative rule.