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| Name | Improved Representations Of Change Processes: Improved Theories Of Change |
| Description | Davies, R. 2002. Improved Representations Of Change Processes: Improved Theories Of Change. Seville 2002: 5th Biennial Conference of the European Evaluation Society. Three Movements in Contemporary Evaluation: Learning, Theory and Evidence.International aid agencies face major problems when attempting to evaluate their achievements. Because of the global scale of their work the diversity of activities, intended beneficiaries, partner institutions and social contexts is enormous when compared to many social programmes found within individual developed countries. This diversity causes problems with representation. How can theories of change be adequately represented in summary forms that respect the complexity and diversity involved, but which also retain some economy and simplicity, and thus be usable by those in more senior positions? This paper identifies a range of types of change processes and the extent to which they can be represented within a conventional Logical Framework. It then outlines some alternative means of representing and monitoring those processes, both within the structure of the Logical Framework and by using other representational devices, along with some examples. In the process the solutions proposed show the relevance of evolutionary and complex adaptive systems perspectives to thinking about types of change processes. |
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