Brunner, R. , Craig, P. and Watson, N. (2019) Evaluability assessment: an application in a complex community improvement setting. Evaluation, 25(3), pp. 349-365. (doi: 10.1177/1356389019852126) (PMID:31379464) (PMCID:PMC6628461)
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Abstract
Evaluation is essential to understand whether and how policies and other interventions work, why they sometimes fail, and whether they represent a good use of resources. Evaluability assessment (EA) is a means of collaboratively planning and designing evaluations, seeking to ensure they generate relevant and robust evidence that supports decision-making and contributes to the wider evidence base. This article reports on the context, the process undertaken and evidence from participants in an EA facilitated with public service workers involved in implementing a complex, area-based community improvement initiative. This is a novel context in which to conduct an EA. We show how the process allows practitioners at all levels to identify activities for evaluation and co-produce the theory of change developed through the EA. This enables evaluation recommendations to be developed that are relevant to the implementation of the programme, and which take account of available data and resources for evaluation.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Craig, Professor Peter and Brunner, Dr Richard and Watson, Professor Nicholas |
| Authors: | Brunner, R., Craig, P., and Watson, N. |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > MRC/CSO SPHSU College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Sociology Anthropology and Applied Social Sciences |
| Journal Name: | Evaluation |
| Publisher: | SAGE |
| ISSN: | 1356-3890 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1461-7153 |
| Published Online: | 02 June 2019 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2019 The Authors |
| First Published: | First published in Evaluation 25(3):349-365 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons License |
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