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The introductory chapter to The SAGE Handbook of Evaluation by Mark and colleagues discusses definitions of evaluation and provides a short overview of the history of evaluation:

Mark M, Greene J and Shaw I (2006) ‘The evaluation of policies, programs, and practices’, in Shaw I, Greene J and Mark M (eds) The SAGE Handbook of Evaluation. London: Sage.

Similar ground is covered by Rossi and colleagues in the first chapter of their book:

Rossi P, Lipsey M and Freeman H (2004) Evaluation: A Systematic Approach. London: Sage.

While the focus of the article is on dissemination, Vedung also provides a concise view of how evaluation has developed as a discipline and some of the big ideas that have shaped it:

Vedung E (2010) ‘Four waves of evaluation diffusion’, Evaluation 16(3): 263—77.

1. Arguably, this distinction in products is diminishing as researchers and research funders place more emphasis on research achieving ‘impact’ and research knowledge being ‘mobilised’ more effectively.