Impact pathway analysis: an approach to strengthening the impact orientation of agricultural research

Ex-Post Evaluation of the Impacts of the Science-Based Research and Innovation Program: A New Method Applied in the Case of Farmers’ Transition to Organic Production in the Camargue

“…PIPA looks at the detailed process generating impacts from activities, outputs and outcomes. It can also identify both expected impacts, and indicators of impacts, to better evaluate the program (Springer-Heinze et al, 2003). Workshop(s) are organized with stakeholders in order to construct the expected impact pathway of the program by drawing it.…”

“…Complex learning synergies, systems of reflexive and institutional environment, are not consistently reflected (Hall et al, 2003) given that a quantitative approach focuses on an "input-output" evaluation. We refer to inputs as resources (material, financial, human) invested in a research program (Springer-Heinze et al, 2003), while outputs are concrete and tangible results (e.g. a new variety developed) of research activities, representing the various actions undertaken.…”

A Competitive Study on the Interior Environment and the Interior Circulation Design of Malaysian Museums and Elderly Satisfaction

“…So buildings of the same internal floor area and same function differ in the proportion of space absorbed by the elements of interior circulation and in the design style of circulation elements such as lifts, corridors and other mechanical equipment. Researchers stated that the time needed by a visitor to move from one area within the building to another area and the enjoyment of doing this by visitors are affected by the building form and circulation style that is designed (Söderlund and Vilgon 1999;Springer-Heinze, Hartwich et al 2003;Stephanie Clark Ridgway, Livingston et al 2005;Sharma and Dhariya 2006;Shettel 2010). …”

Monitoring and Evaluating Agricultural Science and Technology Projects: Theories, Practices and Problems

“…The impact of agricultural innovations can also depend on other factors such as credit systems, markets for inputs and outputs, as well as supportive policies and institutions. The logframe approach also effectively assumes that researchers have adequate foresight, so neither unforeseen pathways nor unintended effects need be considered (Springer-Heinze et al 2003;Bakewell and Garbutt 2005). Critics have argued that the logframe approach encourages managers to focus on work that can show reasonably predictable outcomes in relatively short time frames, and consequently may lose sight of emerging opportunities and unintended outcomes/impacts (Bakewell and Garbutt 2005).…”