Clarifying concepts and categories of assumptions for use in evaluation

Nkwake, Apollo M.; Morrow, Nathan

doi:10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2016.05.014

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“…It drew attention to taken‐for‐granted (and often culturally based) assumptions that infuse evaluative practice (SenGupta et al., 2004). See Nkwake and Morrow (2016) for a discussion about assumptions in evaluations. Our analysis, therefore, draws on the theory of boundary critique (Midgley, 2000; Ulrich, 1983).…”

Section: Locating Our Cross‐cultural Evaluation Practicementioning

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Enhancing cross‐cultural evaluation practice through kaupapa Māori evaluation and boundary critique: Insights from Aotearoa New Zealand

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New Drctns Evaluation

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In Aotearoa New Zealand, concern about the impact of colonisation and experience of institutional racism has led to calls for evaluative practice to be firmly grounded in a Māori worldview to reflect indigenous values and avoid deficit framings. With this in mind, our evaluation projects have been informed by a blend of kaupapa Māori evaluation and boundary critique to ensure that our systemic inquiries were responsive to hapū aspirations. We focus on the role that boundary critique played in supporting our cross‐cultural evaluation practice. Applying boundary critique enabled the expansion of the evaluand to encompass hapū values and outcomes from a te ao Māori/hapū perspective. We posit that boundary critique is useful when undertaking cross‐cultural evaluations as it provides a way to make explicit the different values of te ao Māori (the Māori world) and te ao Pākehā (the Western World).

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“…Assumptions are conceptualized views that researchers do not explicitly state or interpret but underpins the study and relies on a shared understanding of readers (Kirkwood & Price, 2013). Assumptions are generally understood beliefs, considerations, and expectations that are taken for granted about how the world works (Nkwake & Morrow, 2016). Researchers must identify and address potential assumptions to avoid distortions and any form of misrepresentation (Armstrong & Kepler, 2018).…”

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Strategies to Grow and Expand a Nonprofit Business

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Anthony

2020

International Journal of Emerging Trends in Social Sciences

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“…For them, evaluative thinking is:critical thinking applied in the context of evaluation, motivated by an attitude of inquisitiveness and a belief in the value of evidence, that involves identifying assumptions , posing thoughtful questions, pursuing deeper understanding through reflection and perspective taking, and informing decisions in preparation for action. (p. 378; emphasis added)Elsewhere, Nkwake and colleagues (Nkwake, 2013, 2015; Nkwake & Morrow, 2016a, 2016b) have provided a thorough analysis of the importance of assumptions in evaluative thinking and evaluation practice. Summed up well in a quotation provided by Nkwake:Every human society rests on assumptions that, most of the time, are not only unchallenged but not even reflected upon.…”

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What’s the Problem Represented to Be? Problem Definition Critique as a Tool for Evaluative Thinking

Archibald

2019

American Journal of Evaluation

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Problem definition in program planning and evaluation is rarely problematized. In this article, I discuss why the lack of problem problematization is itself problematic—in other words, why treating problems as self-evident can pose a risk for evaluation practice. Then, to help avoid such risks, I suggest Carol Bacchi’s “What’s the Problem Represented to Be?” approach as a useful tool to focus evaluative thinking on the frequently tacit step of problem definition. Bacchi’s approach, informed by feminist and poststructuralist epistemologies, is designed to facilitate critical interrogation of policies and programs, focusing on the social and value-laden ways in which problems are initially defined. I propose that evaluators can fruitfully use Bacchi’s tool to promote evaluative thinking about the assumptions that inhere problem representation and thus can help promote better evaluation.

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Clarifying concepts and categories of assumptions for use in evaluation

Cited by 10 publications

References 6 publications

Enhancing cross‐cultural evaluation practice through kaupapa Māori evaluation and boundary critique: Insights from Aotearoa New Zealand

Enhancing cross‐cultural evaluation practice through kaupapa Māori evaluation and boundary critique: Insights from Aotearoa New Zealand

Strategies to Grow and Expand a Nonprofit Business

What’s the Problem Represented to Be? Problem Definition Critique as a Tool for Evaluative Thinking

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