The Development of Theory-Driven Evaluation in the Military: Theory on the Front Line

Autor/inn/en	Williams, Andrew P.; Morris, John C.
Titel	The Development of Theory-Driven Evaluation in the Military: Theory on the Front Line
Quelle	In: American Journal of Evaluation, 30 (2009) 1, S.62-79 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1098-2140
DOI	10.1177/1098214008329522
Schlagwörter	Evaluators; Foreign Countries; Evaluation Methods; Developmental Stages; Military Service; Program Evaluation; Models; Influences; Data Collection; Intervention; Afghanistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Militärdienst; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Analogiemodell; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Data capture; Datensammlung
Abstract	The use of theory-driven evaluation is an emerging practice in the military--an aspect generally unknown in the civilian evaluation community. First developed during the 1991 Gulf War and applied in both the Balkans and Afghanistan, these techniques are now being examined in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) as a means to evaluate the effects of military operations in complex, asymmetric conflict environments. In spite of these practices, theory-driven evaluation in the military is still in the developmental stages. This article traces the development to date of theory-driven evaluation in NATO and assesses its strengths and weaknesses in the military context. We conclude that a cross-pollination of ideas between military and civilian evaluators is urgently needed to improve the quality and effectiveness of military evaluation. (Contains 1 table and 11 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10