Hi Isabel
I'd add - there are a number of distinctions between the two in terms of
their intentions and 'core' structures; but that doesn't mean that they
can't be combined (like Kevin, I've done it too).
- Realist evaluation must use a realist understanding of causation;
developmental evaluation can but doesn't have to;
- Realist evaluation is always trying to understand 'how', 'for whom', 'in
what contexts'; developmental evaluation can but doesn't have to;
- Realist evaluation usually starts from a draft program theory;
developmental evaluation can but doesn't have to (it can 'try this and see
if the outcomes change' without specifying why);
- Developmental evaluation is strongly participatory; realist evaluation can
be but doesn't have to be;
- Developmental evaluation is designed to be used with interventions that
are expected to adapt rapidly; realist evaluation can but can equally work
with relatively stable interventions.
As to your question about 'aren't they the same epistemologically' ...
again, I think the answer might be 'they could be but they don't have to
be'. I'm not expert in developmental evaluation but I rather suspect it
probably normally operates using constructivist epistemology but many of the
techniques could be used by those with positivist or post-positivist
epistemologies. Realist epistemology is close to (but I argue, along with
many other realists, not identical to) constructivist epistemology. I don't
see any barrier to using realist epistemology within a developmental
evaluation though.
Cheers
Gill
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Dear Justin and all,
Thank you for all the opportunities you have created to disseminate realist
evaluation.
I am wondering which differences exist between realist evaluation and
developmental evaluation or if the concept is the same. I know the "formula"
of RE is CMO but epistemologically isn't it the same as DE?
Can you help me with this issue?
Thanks in advance. I really would appreciate your input.
All the best
Isabel
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Dear Colleagues,
Registration is now open for 3 upcoming CARES workshops in April. Attached
is a flier with details.
To register please visit www.realistmethodology-cares.org and do feel free
to get in touch if you have questions.
sincerely,
Justin
Justin Jagosh, Ph.D
Centre for Advancement in Realist Evaluation and Synthesis (CARES)
University of Liverpool, United Kingdom www.liverpool.ac.uk/cares
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