Open AccessA Framework to Combine Mixed Methods Integration and Developmental Evaluation to Study Complex Systems
Author(s) -
Stephen MacGregor,
Amanda Cooper
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
canadian journal of program evaluation/the canadian journal of program evaluation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.341
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 1496-7308
pISSN - 0834-1516
DOI - 10.3138/cjpe.71488
Subject(s) - stakeholder , context (archaeology) , scale (ratio) , work (physics) , key (lock) , computer science , literacy , data collection , process management , management science , knowledge management , data science , sociology , business , political science , public relations , engineering , social science , geography , cartography , archaeology , mechanical engineering , pedagogy , computer security
This article considers the opportunities and challenges of mixed methods integration within the context of conducting developmental evaluations with diverse stakeholders. The article proposes a four-part planning framework that explicitly maps the eight principles of developmental evaluation to key questions about integration: Why integrate? What will be integrated? When and how will integrationoccur? Th e framework is used to explore and compare two large-scale evaluations that employed mixed methods integration. Ultimately, the work illustrates a need to balance data collection with the momentum of moving initiatives forward, check assumptions about stakeholder co-creation, and cultivate integration literacy.