Advancing the development and application of theory-based evaluation in the practice of public health
Advancing the development and application of theory-based evaluation in the practice of public health
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DOI：
10.1016/s1098-2140(99)00033-8
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发表时间：
1999-09-01
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Cole, GE
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作者：
Cole, GE
基于理论的评估的早期支持者为这种方法提供了强有力的理由。尽管如此，在实践中实施它仍然需要工具。本文通过提供构建理论的策略来填补这一差距。在公共卫生领域提供了例证。所建议的技术旨在使理论构建过程系统化并具有客观性。还介绍了一个框架，说明了不同的层次，每个层次内的过程，应该考虑在构建程序理论。该框架是有价值的理论为基础的差异评价，其本质是确定之间存在的差异的程度，预期的理论，构建使用这里介绍的工具，什么是实际观察到的评价。
Early proponents of theory-based evaluation have provided strong reasoning for this approach. Still, tools are needed for implementing it in practice. This paper helps fill the gap by providing strategies for constructing theories. Illustrations are given in the area of public health. The suggested techniques are designed to systematize and bring objectivity to the process of theory construction. Also introduced is a framework that illustrates different levels, and processes within each level, that should be considered when constructing program theories. The framework is valuable for theory-based discrepancy evaluation, the essence of which is to determine the extent of discrepancy that exists between the expected theory, as constructed using the tools introduced here, and what is actually observed in the evaluation.