Developing a Research Agenda for Impact Evaluation in Development

Rogers, Patricia; Peersman, Greet

doi:10.1111/1759-5436.12115

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“…As much of the work in this field is practice focused, theory is especially important to help guide practical intervention, as well as evaluation of these interventions. Theory is particularly important for realist evaluation, which can help support adaptation and scaling of interventions with demonstrated effectiveness (Dalkin et al, 2015; Rogers & Peersman, 2014). Realist evaluation guides understanding of how, when, where, why, and for whom an intervention works, as opposed to simply the magnitude of outcomes.…”

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The Role of Theory in the Prevention of Sexual Violence in Sport

Kaufman

Lee²,

Milroy

et al. 2022

J Interpers Violence

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Sexual violence (SV) remains at epidemic proportions in the U.S. and growing evidence demonstrates that youth and adults engaged in sport are at increased risk of victimization and perpetration of SV. Unfortunately, sport SV prevention strategies are rarely built on theory or theoretically grounded evidence, despite demonstrated effectiveness of such approaches. This study aimed to answer to questions: 1) Which theories are relevant to the development of effective SV prevention strategies in sport?; and 2) How has theory been incorporated into existing SV prevention literature on sport safety? A scoping review of the literature plus expert input identified 29 theories pertinent to SV prevention in sport. A systemized review of the literature regarding SV prevention in sport resulted in the identification and characterization of 41 published articles. Authors then examined theory’s role in prevention literature. This study identified 29 theories pertinent to SV prevention in sports and applicable across the behavioral spectrum. Most theories were rooted in the Behavioral (41%), Situational (24%) or Social/Attitudinal (21%) areas. Less common were theories grounded in Feminist (14%) domains. Theories were predominantly focused at the individual (42%), organizational (29%), and interpersonal (18%) ecological levels. Of the 41 sport prevention articles, 33 (83%) referred to a theory either explicitly or implicitly. Though most theories have been incorporated into prevention efforts, closer examination indicates that the majority were descriptive, unlikely to use a sophisticated methodology (10%; e.g., experimental, quasi-experimental), and rarely intended to assess a specific prevention program/strategy or policy (21%). Strong theoretical foundations are available for SV prevention research focused on sports, and their application appears to show value across the developmental spectrum of athletes. There remains a need for greater focus on theory-driven research intended to develop prevention strategies and policies designed to enhance athlete safety.

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The Role of Theory in the Prevention of Sexual Violence in Sport

Kaufman

Lee²,

Milroy

et al. 2022

J Interpers Violence

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“…Faling (this IDS Bulletin) illustrates how process tracing can be used as a practical approach for explicating and scrutinising key assumptions in their contribution claims. Evaluators operate in an environment that creates strong incentives to look for confirming evidence (Rogers and Peersman 2014). QuIP is particularly keen to avoid this confirmation bias and is, therefore, often 'blindfolding' the researchers that do the interviews in a way that these do not know who commissioned the study or what support intervention is being evaluated.…”

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Introduction: Contribution, Causality, Context, and Contingency when Evaluating Inclusive Business Programmes

Ton

Vellema²

2022

IDS Bulletin

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The private sector has become an important partner in development interventions that aim to make market systems more favourable for smallholders and low-income consumers of food. How to evaluate these inclusive business programmes is the central theme of this IDS Bulletin. It presents real-world experiences of practitioners and academics using theory-based evaluation. This introductory article highlights the approaches and methods used to assess systemic change and provide learning for adaptive management. It acknowledges the limits to attributing outcomes to programmes alone and proposes a way to generalise about effectiveness where outcomes are highly contingent on a specific contextual embedding. The article explores the synergy of the iterative reflections on the theory of change, the analytical approach of realist evaluation, and the conceptualisation of changes in firms’ practices as emerging from behaviour systems where the motivations, opportunities, and capabilities of firms are not equally distributed.

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“…Contudo, o debate em torno do que é uma avaliação de impacto não parece ser consensual, pois não parece existir acordo numa definição (Rogers & Peersman, 2014;White, 2010).…”

Section: Avaliação De Impactos E Efeitos De Projetos E Programas Em Escolasunclassified

“…26-28) Para o presente artigo, a análise dos impactos e efeitos, ao contrário do que é comummente utilizado nas avaliações de projetos e programas de cooperação para o desenvolvimento, não segue as orientações do CAD da OCDE (Davies, 2013;Nagao, 2006;Ridde et al, 2012;Stern, 2007). Este aspeto está relacionado com a falta de consenso sobre uma definição do que é uma avaliação de impacto (Rogers & Peersman, 2014;White, 2010), das limitações que uma abordagem como esta implica (Crossley, 2010;Crossley et al, 2005;Harley, 2005;Pérouse de Montclos, 2012;Picciotto, 2014;Proença, 2010) e de o nosso foco ser a avaliação de escolas pelas quais podemos atribuir ao PASEG impactos e efeitos. Outro fator relaciona-se com o facto de se tratar de investigação em avaliação, pois nem todos os estudos de avaliação são de investigação em avaliação e vice-versa.…”

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