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Commentary: Peering Inside the Black Box of Policy Interventions
Author(s) -
Wilcox Brian L.,
Deutsch Arielle
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
ethos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.783
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1548-1352
pISSN - 0091-2131
DOI - 10.1111/j.1548-1352.2011.01206.x
Subject(s) - peering , variety (cybernetics) , psychological intervention , intervention (counseling) , scale (ratio) , process (computing) , black box , sociology , computer science , psychology , geography , artificial intelligence , world wide web , the internet , operating system , cartography , psychiatry
The N ew H ope evaluation generated a variety of useful findings that will help guide future iterations of antipoverty policymaking, despite the fact that the intervention was only selectively effective and impacts were generally short lived. The evaluation process itself, however, representing a blend of sound design, mixed methods, and theories drawn from psychological anthropology as well as other disciplines, is likely to significantly shape future large‐scale policy evaluation efforts.