Contributions of Evolutionary Biology and Ecology – Page 2

What does evaluation gain from thinking in alien terms? An argument for taking complexity and evolutionary biology seriously

What does evaluation gain from thinking in alien terms? An argument for taking complexity and evolutionary biology seriously -- constructs and methodology

October 11, 2019 jamorell Contributions of Evolutionary Biology and Ecology

Can Knowledge of Evolutionary Biology and Ecology Inform Evaluation?

Can Knowledge of Evolutionary Biology and Ecology Inform Evaluation? I’m always interested in having people point out the error of my ways.

August 27, 2019 jamorell Contributions of Evolutionary Biology and Ecology

Preliminary Notes on The Application of Concepts from Evolutionary Biology and Ecology to Evaluation

Eat dessert first. Life is uncertain.
Good advice. True observation.

Any yet, we must soldier on, trying to predict what will happen and to explain why things work out as they do. My professional life has grappled with prediction and explanation through the lens of program evaluation. I have come to appreciate how much, and how little, evaluation can tell us. Sometimes it is “much”. Sometime is “little”. Sometimes it is “much” and “little” at the same time. This blog expresses my engagement with what evaluation can do, what it cannot do, what it should do, and what it should not do. About the graphic.

Category: Contributions of Evolutionary Biology and Ecology

Evolutionary Biology and Ecology as a Valuable Framework for Some Evaluation

What does evaluation gain from thinking in alien terms? An argument for taking complexity and evolutionary biology seriously

Can Knowledge of Evolutionary Biology and Ecology Inform Evaluation?

Preliminary Notes on The Application of Concepts from Evolutionary Biology and Ecology to Evaluation