A Case Study of the Guiding Principles for Collaborative Approaches to Evaluation in a Developmental Evaluation Context

Authors

  • Michelle Searle Independent Consultant
  • Stefan Merchant Queen’s University
  • Agnieszka Chalas Queen’s University
  • Chi Yan Lam Queen’s University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3138/cjpe.328

Keywords:

Collaborative approaches to evaluation, developmental evaluation, education, technology

Abstract

Recently, Shulha, Whitmore, Cousins, Gilbert, and al Hudib (2015) proposed a set of evidence-based principles to guide collaboration. Our research undertakes a case study approach to explore these principles in a developmental evaluation context. Data were collected at two points in an 18-month period where an evaluation group collaborated with the program team from a national organization. This article explores the contributions of selected collaborative approaches to evaluation principles as they are applied in a developmental evaluation. The article concludes with a reflection on the implications for collaboration in theory and practice of developmental contexts. Also identified are the practical insights for implementing the principles in evaluation practice.

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Published

2017-01-21

How to Cite

Searle, M., Merchant, S., Chalas, A., & Lam, C. Y. (2017). A Case Study of the Guiding Principles for Collaborative Approaches to Evaluation in a Developmental Evaluation Context. Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, 31(3), 350–373. https://doi.org/10.3138/cjpe.328

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 3 (2017): Special Issue

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