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Evaluation for Learning in Primary Health Care Organizations: Aspirations, Realities and Lessons From Australia

open access: yesNew Directions for Evaluation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines tensions between the accountability and learning functions of evaluation through a case study of an evaluation capacity building (ECB) initiative undertaken in an Australian primary health care setting. We describe the ECB approach and strategies and identify enablers and barriers influencing their implementation and ...
Brad Astbury, Lucio Naccarella
wiley   +1 more source

The Effective Factors in Promoting of Iranian Sport National Teams

open access: yesAnnals of Applied Sport Science, 2017
Background. Today, success in international and championship sports comes with various benefits because of a sense of national pride, economic profitability, as well as diplomacy. Objectives.
Jabar Seifpanahi Shabani   +1 more
doaj  

Mentoring in Evaluation and Communication: Lessons From Action‐Research

open access: yesNew Directions for Evaluation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article reviews the main elements of the Designing Evaluation and Communication for Impact (DECI) project approach to enhancing the learning function of evaluation. A capacity development project that provided mentoring in utilization‐focused evaluation and research communication, the DECI project incorporated a dual role as service ...
Ricardo Ramírez   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Learning From and Through Evaluation: An Examination of Practice

open access: yesNew Directions for Evaluation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this article, we provide an analysis across the foregoing practice‐based case exemplars to understand antecedent conditions and influences, learning‐oriented evaluation strategies, estimates of strategy success or potential success, and factors that either enable or hinder the extent to which learning from and through evaluation occurs. The
J. Bradley Cousins, Jill Chouinard
wiley   +1 more source

From Insight to Theory: Advancing Sentiment Evaluation for Diaspora Development Projects

open access: yesNew Directions for Evaluation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article develops the concept of “sentiment evaluation,” drawing on a mid‐term evaluation by the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) of its program supporting Somali diaspora activism in Somaliland. Conducted in 2014, the evaluation revealed that “sentiment,” the emotional, identity‐based attachment linking diaspora actors to their homeland ...
Valeria Saggiomo   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

How emerging market firms learn to lead in complex product systems: Evidence from China's civil aircraft industry

open access: yesGlobal Strategy Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary The rise of emerging market lead firms (LFs) in global value chains (GVCs) challenges the prevailing view that only multinational corporations (MNCs) from advanced economies lead systems integration, design, and innovation activities.
Yuanyuan Wu, Paola Perez‐Aleman
wiley   +1 more source

Applying Change Models and Methods During a Period of Vast Digital Transformation: A Systematic Review of Practice in Healthcare

open access: yesThe International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Reflection and learning about the use of virtual care in healthcare delivery has become a central goal for health systems internationally. Insights drawn in the aftermath of the COVID‐19 pandemic have led to vast changes to embed virtual care in health care delivery. This study explored the methodologies used to manage change that
Rebecca McDonnell   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

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