Evaluating Social Innovations: Implications for Evaluation Design

Autor/inn/en	Svensson, Kate; Szijarto, Barbara; Milley, Peter; Cousins, J. Bradley
Titel	Evaluating Social Innovations: Implications for Evaluation Design
Quelle	In: American Journal of Evaluation, 39 (2018) 4, S.459-477 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1098-2140
DOI	10.1177/1098214018763553
Schlagwörter	Evaluation Methods; Innovation; Evaluation Research; Comparative Analysis; Foreign Countries; Italy; Finland; Israel; Ethiopia; Australia; New Zealand; United States; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Evaluationsforschung; Ausland; Italien; Finnland; Äthiopien; Australien; Neuseeland; USA; Kanada
Abstract	Social innovations (SIs) frequently bring previously unrelated actors, ideas, and practices together in new configurations with the goal of addressing social needs. However, the dizzying variety of definitions of SI and their dynamic, exploratory character raise dilemmas for evaluators tasked with their evaluations. This article is based on a systematic review of research on evaluation, specifically an analysis of 28 published peer-reviewed empirical studies, within SI contexts. Given that design considerations are becoming increasingly important to evaluators as the complexity of social interventions grows, our objectives were to identify influences on design of evaluations of SI and clarify, which SI features should be taken into account when designing evaluations. We ultimately developed a conceptual framework to aid evaluators in recognizing some differences between SI and conventional social interventions, and correspondingly, implications for evaluation design. This framework is discussed in terms of its implications for ongoing research and practice. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01