Einfluss der Gleisbeschaffenheit auf den Fahrkomfort – Teil 1

Evaluation for Transformational Change: Learning from Practice

“…Prior to the crisis era, Feinstein (2019) suggested that evaluation could be more dynamic and support transformational change. In the current era, the potential role of evaluation in generating knowledge and creating processes for a more sustainable society, and the new order will be quite different (Schwandt, 2019). Therefore, evaluation that claims to be transformative must address these demands.…”

“…In this period, other actors will challenge the exclusive domain of judgment that evaluators have held. Very different requirements are now in place for governance in the accountability or fidelity era, as argued in Schwandt's (2019) discussion on the post-normal era. Inevitably, as resources shift, so too will governance priorities, and this will affect evaluation, irrespective of its type.…”

“…This is universally applicable and, in these contexts, prioritizes elements of fidelity to assure funders and citizens that the organization performs as expected. In this context, independence is an important component for accountability obligations (Schwandt, 2019).…”

“…The fidelity role of evaluation currently prevails and although this form has progressed and received much attention (Schwandt, 2019), it is a particular type of evaluation that on its own may not meet all of the transformative criteria of dynamic evaluation as espoused by Feinstein (2020). The fidelity type of evaluation may provide assurance of program value but may not necessarily address issues that move beyond the organizational scope or provide a foresight pitch as called for by Patton (2019).…”