Mapping the practice of developmental evaluation: Insights from a concept mapping study

Barbara Szijarto and J. Bradley Cousins

Evaluation and Program Planning, 2019, vol. 76, issue C, -

Abstract: •The practice of DE is described through 7 clusters of activities in a concept map.•The map depicts 3 broad facets of bounding, creating and using an inquiry space.•These facets of DE are interconnected in an integrated and distributed practice.•Aspects of the practice of DE can be “invisible”; difficult to describe and teach.•Guiding principles help with navigation, both for evaluators and program actors.

Keywords: Developmental evaluation; Group concept mapping; Complexity; Guiding principles (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2019.05.001

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