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Hi Juan,
There’s also work done by colleagues at the European Centre for Environment and Human Health at the University of Exeter– Kerryn Husk, Ruth Garside and Rebecca Lovell are all good names to search – and might be able to point you in the direction of further literature.
Rebecca’s profile is here: http://www.ecehh.org/people/
dr-rebecca-lovell/
Also, worth doing a keyword search on RAMESES, on the JSCMAIL website, to see whether others have posted about projects previously. (Quick search gave 266 hits for ‘environment’…. https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/
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Best wishes
Becky
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Subject: Re: Realist evaluation and environmental issues
Dear Juan,
I work for a marine conservation organisation, and we are very interested in using realist evaluation to identify effective strategies for engaging communities in conservation. I've attached a paper that may be of interest, and would be very keen to hear what you identify in your search.
Best wishes,
Vik
On 18 January 2018 at 16:58, Jennifer Leavy (DEV - Visitor) <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Dear Juan
We are using a realist approach as part of the evaluation of the BRACED (Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters) programme – a resilience-building programme in South and Southeast Asia and in the African Sahel and its neighbouring countries.
The synthesis of the mid term review reports can be found here: http://www.braced.org/
resources/i/making-progress- braced-at-the-mid-term/ A paper reflecting on lessons learned in applying a realist ‘lens’ can be found here: http://www.braced.org/
resources/i/Evaluating- complex-programmes/
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Hi
We have taken a realist-informed approach to our evaluations of the Transitional Arrangements in the UK. This is a scheme in the UK designed to encourage the development of demand-side response to help secure energy supply.
Our first report is here - https://www.gov.uk/
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Our second is here - https://www.gov.uk/
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A third should (hopefully) be out later this year.
We’re also using the learning from this evaluation to undertake a realist evaluation of the reformed Renewable Heat Incentive in the UK. Again, we’d hope the first publication from this will see the light of day before the year is out.
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On 18 January 2018 at 15:11:30, Juan David Parra Heredia ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
Hello all
I have done a quick survey on google searching for published pieces on realist evaluations in environmental topics (i.e. sustainable growth, climate change, industrial and environmental policies). My feeling is that there is not much published yet on these topics. I would appreciate any suggestions on relevant experiences in this regard.Best regards
Juan David Parra
PhD Candidate. Consultant.
On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 6:16 AM, Coultas, Clare <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Many thanks Becky and Ana!
Clare
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Subject: RE: Realist Evaluations of Complex Behaviour Change Interventions in non-Western Countries
Hi Clare,
I can’t help with examples of youth sexual behaviour change projects, however, there is a lovely list of projects which look at education which Ana circulated to RAMESES a while back in relation to a similar question about realist literature on educational interventions: I’ve taken the liberty of re-posting it here: but credit should go to Ana for creating it in the first place! Worth going to the JSCMAIL RAMESES group and using the search function there to locate either sexual health or education programmes and projects: I did a quick search of ‘curriculum’ and 22 posts were identified – no idea if they’re relevant, but that was how I found Ana’s… https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/
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Good luck!
Becky.
Dear Xavier,
A few more realist evaluations on the topic of training to add to the one that Rebecca suggested:
Z. Darwin, et al. (2016). `Evaluation of trained volunteer doula services for disadvantaged women in five areas in England: women's experiences'. Health & Social Care in the Community p. n/a.
A. Hagos Baraki & E. van Kemenade (2013). `Effectiveness of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)'. The TQM Journal 25(5):492-506.
K. Brimdyr, et al. (2012). `A Realistic Evaluation of Two Training Programs on Implementing Skin-to-Skin as a Standard of Care'. The Journal of Perinatal Education pp. 149-157
F. Sager (2008). `Securing the long‐term bases of the dual system: a realistic evaluation of apprenticeship marketing in Switzerland'. Journal of Vocational Education & Training 60(3):327-341
B. Norwich & A. Ylonen (2013). `Design based research to develop the teaching of pupils with moderate learning difficulties (MLD): Evaluating lesson study in terms of pupil, teacher and school outcomes'. Teaching and Teacher Education 34:162-173
C. McCourt (2001). `Evaluation of a problem-based curriculum in midwifery'. Midwifery 17(4):323-331.
M. Lefevre (2013). `Becoming Effective Communicators with Children: Developing Practitioner Capability through Social Work Education'. British Journal of Social Work pp. bct109+.
. Goddard, et al. (2015). `Why has Ims Learning Design not Led to the Advances which were Hoped for?'. In M. Maina, B. Craft, & Y. Mor (eds.), The Art & Science of Learning Design, Technology Enhanced Learning, pp. 121-136. SensePublishers.
A. C. Jones, et al. (2015). `Key characteristics of successful quality improvement curricula in physician education: a realist review'. BMJ Quality & Safety 24(1):77-88.
All the best with the study,
Ana
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Dear all,
I am currently working on writing up articles for publication from my PhD, which was a motivated ethnography of a multi-level (i.e. targets individuals, relations, and structures) youth sexual behaviour change and empowerment programme in urban Tanzania. It wasn’t feasible to do a realist evaluation, nevertheless, I would like to connect my work to the literature on REs of youth sexual behaviour change/empowerment projects, or even better still, ones in non-Western contexts and/or ones which identify as multi-level or ‘complex’.
Do any of you know of published literature on this, or of projects which are currently underway?
More generally, in change interventions which use education, have any of you come across any examples in the RE literature where CM[I+R]O configurations also extend to unpacking interpretations (I) of the curriculum (R) in contexts?
Many thanks in advance for any inputs on this, and also for the insight that I have gained over the years from following exchanges on this jiscmail.
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