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T1 Evaluability assessment of a community development leisure program in Spain
A1 Hortigüela Arroyo, María
A1 Ubillos Landa, Silvia
K1 Evaluability assessment
K1 Program improvement
K1 Public program evaluation
K1 Community development
K1 Sociología
K1 Sociology
AB This paper presents the results of an evaluability assessment (EA) conducted in Spain. EAs are assessments that minimize the uncertainty and risk inherent in a subsequent evaluation (e.g. an impact or results assessment) that may require excessive resources. We designed our own EA model by combining three theoretical approaches, with a holistic and pedagogic vision of the process and a flexible methodology to enable adaptation to different programs and contexts, thus fostering transferability. The EA was carried using a qualitative methodology: documentary analysis, seven semi-structured interviews with stakeholders, eight direct observation sessions and a check-list for politicians and experts. The outcome report helped promote organizational learning, provided the program with a logical and assessable theoretical model, detected its strengths and helped overcome the barriers to efficient assessment. Based on these achievements, an evaluation of the results was recommended, with repeated pretest-posttest measurements and an equivalent control group.
PB Elsevier
SN 0149-7189
YR 2019
FD 2019-02
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/5324
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/5324
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 01-may-2024