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The goal of this chapter was to provide readers with an overview of evaluation, evaluative thinking, and the general themes that underlie the book. These include race, racism, social justice, and a racialized perspective. The chapter also introduced issues tied to objectivity and bias including explicit and implicit bias and ways evaluators can reduce these biases. We also introduced the concepts of culture and cultural competence and the impact of politics and the current political climate on evaluators and evaluation. All of these, and other issues, will be explored, in detail, throughout the remainder of the book.