Realist evaluation for complex programs

Realist evaluation (Pawson and Tilley, 1997) is a form of theory driven evaluation. It starts by assuming that nothing works for everyone ; that how participants respond matters just as much as what programs do ; and that context does indeed make a difference. It doesn’t ask “Does this work ?”, but “In what contexts does this work, for whom, to what extent, and how ?”. Realist evaluation can be used at any level from individual casework to international development, and with simple, complicated and complex programs.

This two day workshop will introduce the key concepts of realist evaluation and their implications for evaluation design, methods and the role of the evaluator ; introduce the key ideas from complexity theory that are useful in realist evaluation ; explain the structure of realist program theory and provide practice in developing realist program theories for simple, complicated and complex programs... The program will involve a combination of presentations, discussion, and exercises. There will be plenty of time to ask questions and time to apply the ideas to your own examples.

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