The forgotten contexts of evaluation
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Article Title | The forgotten contexts of evaluation |
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ERA Journal ID | 36505 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Harris, Benjamin, Alderman, Lyn and Staheli, Jessica |
Journal Title | Evaluation: international journal of theory, research and practice |
Number of Pages | 22 |
Year | 2025 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications Ltd |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1356-3890 |
1461-7153 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/13563890241312910 |
Web Address (URL) | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/13563890241312910 |
Abstract | Context is a well-discussed but still elusive concept in evaluation. The authors of this article acknowledge there is considerable literature on context in an evaluation setting, with multiple frameworks, theories and methodologies guided by context. However, the authors believe there is little practical and pragmatic guidance for evaluators regarding how to locate and determine what is contextually relevant. To address this gap, the authors have mapped tools to Rog’s ‘bringing the background to the foreground’ framework. An additional contribution to the literature is the addition of the ‘action context’ to Rog’s framework. This describes the period following evaluation that results in problem redefinition and intervention redesign. This article provides guidance to evaluators on how to locate context through the application of well-established tools, primarily borrowed from the business disciplines. |
Keywords | business case; context; continuous learning framework; environmental scan; evaluation; Porter’s Five Forces; Stop Start Continue Change; SWOT analysis |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 441001. Applied sociology, program evaluation and social impact assessment |
Byline Affiliations | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/zx4y9/the-forgotten-contexts-of-evaluation
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