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Practical Program Evaluation
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The article was published on 2005-01-01. It has received 300 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Program evaluation.read more
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Unpacking Black Boxes: Mechanisms and Theory Building in Evaluation:
Brad Astbury,Frans L. Leeuw +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors attempt to clarify what is meant by mechanisms in the context of program evaluation by identifying three main characteristics of mechanisms and outlining a possible typology of mechanisms, along with some precautions to consider when investigating mechanisms that might plausibly account for program outcomes.
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Demystifying theory and its use in improvement
TL;DR: It is concluded that although informal theory is always at work in improvement, practitioners are often not aware of it or do not make it explicit, and the germane issue for improvement practitioners is whether they make explicit the particular theory or theories, informal and formal, they actually use.
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What’s in a mechanism? Development of a key concept in realist evaluation
TL;DR: It is argued that disaggregating the concept of mechanism into its constituent parts helps to understand the difference between the resources offered by the intervention and the ways in which this changes the reasoning of participants and underline the importance of conceptualising mechanisms as operating on a continuum, rather than as an ‘on/off’ switch.
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A Systematic Review of Theory-Driven Evaluation Practice From 1990 to 2009
TL;DR: In this paper, 45 cases of theory-driven evaluation, published over a twenty-year period, are systematically examined to ascertain how closely theory-based evaluation practices comport with the key tenants of theory driven evaluation as described and prescribed by prominent theoretical writers.
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Is realist evaluation keeping its promise? A review of published empirical studies in the field of health systems research:
TL;DR: This review maps how the concepts of realist evaluation are applied in health systems research and which methodological problems are encountered and found a great diversity in the depth of application of the philosophical concepts, use of terminology and scope of application in the research process.