Advocacy Outcomes Are Not Self-Evident: The Quest for Outcome Identification

Autor/in	Arensman, Bodille
Titel	Advocacy Outcomes Are Not Self-Evident: The Quest for Outcome Identification
Quelle	In: American Journal of Evaluation, 41 (2020) 2, S.216-233 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Arensman, Bodille)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1098-2140
DOI	10.1177/1098214019855137
Schlagwörter	Advocacy; Outcome Measures; Objectives; Evaluation Methods; Evaluation Problems; Foreign Countries; Nongovernmental Organizations; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sozialanwaltschaft; Goal definition; Zielsetzung; Ausland; Niederlande
Abstract	Advocacy outcomes are not self-evident. Identifying advocacy outcomes is extremely difficult because they are often intangible, arising from (personal) interactions, and they are not always traceable. This challenges conventional evaluation methods, which is recognized in the advocacy evaluation literature. However, current evaluation methods claim to do justice to these complexities while in reality, these methods assume outcomes are identified logically following from actions. Based on empirical findings from a multisited ethnographic study of an advocacy evaluation, this article questions these underlying assumptions and empirically demonstrates how advocacy outcomes are socially and politically constructed, leaving room for interpretation. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01