A triangulation approach to impact evaluation

Evaluation

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 56-73

  Bjurulf, Staffan ^a   Vedung, Evert ^b   Larsson, C G G ^c  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Larsson Consulting   (Sweden)

Author keywords

cause effect; cluster organization; compare cluster organization; generic controls; impact evaluation; Measuring Cluster Effects through Triangulation (MCET); process tracing; shadow controls; triangulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872581966     PISSN: 13563890     EISSN: 14617153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356389012472248     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Bennett ARethinking Social Inquiry. 2010) Process tracing and causal inference. In: BradyHCollierD (eds), Rethinking Social Inquiry, 2nd edn.Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 207-19.Brady HCollier D, ed. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield; 2010:207-19.
2. BjurulfS (2010) Interview material. Karlstad: Region Värmland, unpublished.
3. BjurulfSVedungE (2009) Do public interventions for innovation hit their targets? Evaluating cluster organizations in Northern Central Sweden. Presented at the European Union Warsaw Conference. URL: http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/conferences/evaluation2009/.
4. Chen H-TPractical Program Evaluation: Assessing and Improving Planning, Implementation, and Effectiveness. Thousand Oaks, CA and London: SAGE; 2005a:.
5. Chen H-TEncyclopedia of Evaluation. Mathison S, ed. Thousand Oaks, CA and London: SAGE; 2005b:340-2.
6. Collier D.Understanding process tracing.PS: Political Science and Politics. 2011;44 (4): 823-30.
7. Evaluation (2012) 18(3): special issue on Contribution analysis.
8. Fitzpatrick JL,Sanders JR,Worthen BRProgram Evaluation: Alternative Approaches and Practical Guidelines. 2004) Program Evaluation: Alternative Approaches and Practical Guidelines, 3rd edn.London: Pearson Education.London: Pearson Education; 2004:.
9. Grufman ASimpler Management: en enklare väg till effektiv företagsstyrning Simpler Management: An Unassuming Pathway to Efficient Company Direction. Stockholm: Ekerlid Förlag; 2001:.
10. McLaughlin J,Jordan G.Logic models: a tool for telling your program's performance story.Evaluation and Program Planning. 1999;22 (1): 65-72.
11. Mayne J.Contribution analysis: coming of age.Evaluation. 2012;18 (3): 270-80.
12. Made in Sweden, Cluster Cooperation in Northern Central Sweden Assessments. Karlstad: Region Värmland; 2009:.
13. Rossi PH,Freeman HE,Lipsey MWEvaluation: A Systematic Approach. 1999) Evaluation: A Systematic Approach, 6th edn.London: SAGE.London: SAGE; 1999:.
14. Saunders M.Capturing effects of interventions, policies and programmes in the European context: a social practice perspective.Evaluation. 2011;17 (1): 89-102.
15. Clusters: Balancing Evolutionary and Constructive Forces. Sölvell Ö, ed. Stockholm: Ivory Power Publishers; 2009:.
16. Vedung EPublic Policy and Program Evaluation. New Brunswick, NJ and London: Transaction; 2000[1997]:.
17. White H.A contribution to current debates in impact evaluation.Evaluation. 2010;16 (2): 153-64.
18. Worthen BR,Schmitz CCEncyclopedia of Evaluation. Thousand Oaks, CA and London: SAGE; 1997:300-19.