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J Bradley Cousins1, Lyn M Shulha2, Elizabeth Whitmore3
1University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada bcousins@uottawa.ca.
Evaluation Review
|March 18, 2016
Summary
Successful collaborative approaches to evaluation (CAE) involve greater stakeholder agreement, clearer purposes, and deeper participation. Evaluators
Area of Science:
- Evaluation Studies
- Social Sciences
Background:
- Collaborative Approaches to Evaluation (CAE) involve stakeholders co-producing evaluation knowledge.
- Understanding factors differentiating successful from less successful CAE is crucial for improving evaluation practice.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore how evaluators distinguish between successful and less successful Collaborative Approaches to Evaluation (CAE).
- To identify key characteristics associated with highly successful CAE projects.
Main Methods:
- An online questionnaire survey was administered to 320 evaluators practicing CAE.
- Respondents reflected on one highly successful and one less successful CAE project.
- Evaluations were rated on stakeholder perspectives, purposes, and participation levels.
Main Results:
- Successful CAE exhibited higher stakeholder agreement on program focus.
- Higher intentionality in evaluation justification and espoused purposes were noted in successful CAE.
- Wider ranges and deeper levels of stakeholder participation characterized successful evaluations.
Conclusions:
- Stakeholder agreement, clear evaluative purposes, and extensive participation are key indicators of successful CAE.
- Further research on CAE is needed to refine best practices.
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