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From Ad Hoc to Function: Vancouver Foundation's Journey to Learning Through Evaluation
New Directions for Evaluation, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This case narrative details the Vancouver Foundation's (VF) journey from ad‐hoc reporting to a core internal learning and evaluation function. Catalyzed by the pandemic and motivated by the increasing need, VF established the Engagement Department to house evaluation independently.
Vincent Tom
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Mentoring in Evaluation and Communication: Lessons From Action‐Research
New 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
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Sports Fans' Evaluations of Sporting Code Innovations
, 2011 Today's professional sports are frequently evolving and changing their design, structure and format. Many such innovations have been spurred on by the opportunity to capitalise financially on new markets and increase profit.
Musgrave, Christopher Rex
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New Directions for Evaluation, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In this article we share our story of using a developmental evaluation approach over seven years to facilitate two‐way learning between Yapa (Warlpiri language for Indigenous people from the Australian Western Desert region) and Kardiya (Warlpiri language for non‐Indigenous people).
Samantha Jayne Togni +9 more
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Antitrust Analysis of Sports Leagues
I present an overview of the antitrust literature on sports leagues, with particular emphasis on the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the National Football League, Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, and the National ...
Pelnar, Gregory
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New Directions for Evaluation, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article documents EvalParticipativa's 6‐year effort to democratize evaluation across Latin America through participatory approaches rooted in the region's traditions of Popular Education, Participatory Action Research, and Sistematización de Experiencias.
Pablo Rodríguez Bilella +1 more
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Editorial: Women in the history, culture and sociology of sports: 2022-2023. [PDF]
Front Sports Act LivingSchoch L, Clark S.
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The Learning Function of Evaluation: A Conceptual Framing
New Directions for Evaluation, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In this article, we set out a conceptual overview of what we call learning in the evaluation ecosystem to depict the interplay between external influences, organizational and community factors, and learning levers (e.g. capacity building, systems thinking).
Jill Anne Chouinard, J. Bradley Cousins
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