Program Theory and Program Logic – Page 3

November 7, 2010May 13, 2019 jamorell Program Theory and Program Logic

Dealing with variability

As a result of some back and forth with members of AEA's Systems TIG, I have been thinking about the idea that over and above specific activities in any one organization, what's also important is its capacity to deal with variability.

October 13, 2010May 13, 2019 jamorell Program Theory and Program Logic

Looking for opinions about content — AEA workshop: Logic Models – Beyond the Traditional View: Metrics, Methods, Expected and Unexpected Change

Asking for opinions about content for AEA logic model workshop.

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.