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Astrid Brousselle1, François Champagne, André-Pierre Contandriopoulos

  • 1Université de Montréal.

Mesure Et Evaluation En Education
|September 3, 2013
PubMed
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Evaluation practitioners face challenges defining interventions, considering change, and encouraging evaluation use. Program evaluation theories offer solutions but can create practical difficulties. This study explores these issues and proposes ways to better integrate theory into practice.

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Area of Science:

  • Program Evaluation
  • Applied Social Science
  • Research Methodology

Background:

  • Evaluation practitioners face persistent challenges in defining interventions, conceptualizing change, and promoting evaluation utilization.
  • While program evaluation theory offers solutions, its practical application can be hindered by complexity and a gap between theory and practice.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and illustrate the primary difficulties evaluators encounter in practice.
  • To review theoretical approaches within program evaluation that address these challenges.
  • To analyze the practical implications, benefits, and drawbacks of applying evaluation theories.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative analysis of common evaluation practice challenges.
  • Literature review of program evaluation theories, including implementation evaluation, intervention analysis, and participative approaches.
Keywords:
Evaluationpracticetheory

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  • Discussion of the practical contributions and limitations of theoretical frameworks in evaluation.

    • Main Results:

    • Evaluators struggle with defining the scope of interventions, measuring and understanding change, and fostering the uptake of evaluation findings.
    • Existing program evaluation theories provide frameworks for addressing these issues, but their direct application can be complex.
    • The integration of theory into practice presents both opportunities for enhanced evaluation rigor and challenges in implementation.

    Conclusions:

    • Bridging the gap between program evaluation theory and practice requires addressing practical difficulties evaluators face.
    • Future efforts should focus on facilitating the appropriation and application of evaluation theories to improve real-world evaluation projects.
    • Developing strategies for practical knowledge transfer is crucial for advancing the field of program evaluation.