Cousins J Bradley
Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa, 145 Jean Jacques Lussier, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Eval Program Plann. 2013 Jun;38:67-70. doi: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2012.03.016. Epub 2012 Mar 21.
In this short paper I reflect on the application of a program logic modeling approach to visualizing evaluation theory as it relates to practical participatory evaluation (PPE). The work of Hansen, Alkin and associates presented in this volume is well-thought out, carefully done, rigorous, and important. I found that their application of the approach resonated well with my understanding of PPE with a few notable exceptions. Specifically, the essence of the partnership aspect of the approach was underemphasized as was stakeholders' role in augmenting the credibility of evaluation findings and PPEs contribution to conceptual use. I then reminisce about the development and evolution of the participatory evaluation framework that we have been working with for so many years. I raise the point that we think of it as a theoretical framework to bound inquiry, not as an evaluation theory per se, which raises an interesting question: when does a theoretical framework become a theory?
在这篇短文中，我思考了一种程序逻辑建模方法在将评价理论可视化方面的应用，该理论与实际参与式评价（PPE）相关。本卷中汉森、阿尔金及其同事的工作经过深思熟虑、精心完成、严谨且重要。我发现他们对该方法的应用与我对参与式评价的理解高度契合，不过也有一些显著的例外。具体而言，该方法中伙伴关系方面的本质未得到充分强调，利益相关者在增强评价结果可信度方面的作用以及参与式评价对概念应用的贡献也未得到充分重视。然后我回顾了我们多年来一直在使用的参与式评价框架的发展与演变。我提出我们将其视为一个界定探究范围的理论框架，而非本身就是一种评价理论，这就引出了一个有趣的问题：理论框架何时会成为一种理论？
