Given that all EU social programs have to demonstrate how they will be sustainable, there’s been quite a bit of work in a variety of directions on this.
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Odette Segal’s comment on Jam’s original Evaltalk post about population ecology and program sustainability
PhD theses focused on examining predictions of program sustainability deriving from ecological theories as opposed to those driving adaptation theories
Meghan Guinnee’s comment on Jam’s original Evaltalk post about population ecology and program sustainability
program that was "adapted" to its environment a decade ago might be woefully
Megan Greeson’s comment on Jam’s original Evaltalk post about population ecology and program sustainability
I have seen population ecology as focused on a population of organizations, not just an individual organization. Given that, sustainability-related questions would tend to examine characteristics at the population level
Jess Chandler’s comment on Jam’s original Evaltalk post about population ecology and program sustainability
ecological economics to frame an evaluation of community sustainability
Originalpost to Evaltalk: Are principles of population ecology useful in understanding sustainability as evaluators use the term?
It seems to me that the principles of population ecology could be very useful in understanding program sustainability.
Are principles of population ecology useful in understanding sustainability as evaluators use the term?
Are principles of population ecology useful in understanding sustainability as evaluators use the term?
Azenet Book Club – Life Cycles, Rigid evaluation requirements, and Implementation theory
Discussion in the first session of the Azenet Tucson book club -- th Theory; using explanatory power section with the introduction to life cycle behavior (p.49). The most common evaluation activity among our members is evaluation of state or federally funded programs (DOE, SAMHSA, OJJDP, BJA). Common characteristics:programs have a few years to implement an 'evidence-based … Continue reading Azenet Book Club – Life Cycles, Rigid evaluation requirements, and Implementation theory
Arizona Evaluation Book Group – Reading The Book
Our book group is part of the Tucson, Arizona contingent of Azenet, an AEA affiliate. Reading Evaluation in the Face of Uncertainty chapters 1-4 has stimulated the rich discussion and experience sharing that we had hoped for, among new and experienced evaluators. As JM anticipated in the intro, some read cases as they were cited, while … Continue reading Arizona Evaluation Book Group – Reading The Book
Preparation for AEA workshop: Logic Models – Beyond the Traditional View: Metrics, Methods, Expected and Unexpected Change
Place for participants to state preferences about workshop content, to let others offer an opinion about content for a workshop like this, and for participants to get to know each other.
