The limits of learning

Policy evaluation and the O ntario M inistry of R esearch and I nnovation

Bibliographic Data

ID9784423
AuthorsMarkus Sharaput (corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume55
Issue2
Pages247-268
Publication date2012-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCanadian Public Administration (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0008-4840 • E-ISSN: 1754-7121
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1754-7121.2012.00216.x
OpenAlexW1919978310
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited39

This article reviews recent efforts by the O ntario M inistry of R esearch and I nnovation ( MRI ) to measure and evaluate the success of its policies. It argues that these efforts have been inhibited by changes in the ministry's political context and the inherent complexity of the issues that innovation policies seek to address. The innovation strategy pursued by the ministry incorporates an element of mediated causality in its program logic, which complicates efforts to determine policy outcomes. When compounded by a changing normative context for judging success, this inherent complexity makes it very difficult to accurately determine and learn from the MRI 's policy outcomes. The article concludes by suggesting a preliminary process of inquiry that might address some of these difficulties

Biology · Business · Causality (physics · Christian ministry · Context (archaeology · Normative · Political science · Process (computing · Canadian Policy and Governance · Computer Science · Environmental and Social Impact Assessments · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Law

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