Going Beyond Mixed Methods to Mixed Approaches
A Systems Perspective for Asking the Right Questions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11471069 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeneen R Garcia (Evaluation Officer at the Global Environment Facility Independent Evaluation Office (GEF IEO).), Aaron Zazueta (Chief Evaluation Officer at the Global Environment Facility Independent Evaluation Office (GEF IEO) where he leads a team that has developed approaches to evaluate impact in complex global processes.), Aaron E Zazueta (0000-0003-4618-8275, Global Environment Facility) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 30-43 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | IDS Bulletin (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0265-5012 • E-ISSN: 1759-5436 |
| Publisher | Institute of Development Studies (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1759-5436.12119 |
| OpenAlex | W2164692920 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 23 |
An impact evaluation's primary task is to determine which impacts were caused by an intervention, distinguishing them from those produced by other causes. However, in complex systems, interventions may contribute towards less apparent forms of impact (such as negative, unintended, indirect and secondary) that are no less significant, but which require a different way of asking questions. Rather than advocating for a particular evaluation approach or methodology, we propose that (1) beyond the intervention's theory of change (TOC), the complex system within which the intervention has taken place and intends to make an impact must also be examined, and (2) specific elements of an intervention's TOC and the larger system must be understood to have a systematic basis for determining what evaluation questions need to be asked. Only then can the appropriate evaluation approaches and methods be identified, and adapted as this understanding increases over the course of the evaluation
Economics · Impact evaluation · Political science · Psychological intervention · Unintended consequences · Community Health and Development · Complex Systems and Decision Making · Computer Science · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,8 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |