An exploration of evaluating co-production using Randomised Controlled Trials – RCT. https://researchinvolvement.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40900-018-0116-0
Janet Grauberg is an organisational learning consultant working in children’s services. In this article she explains why we should use Action Learning to embed evidence-informed practice. https://www.alliance4usefulevidence.org/encouraging-evidence-informed-practice-through-action-learning/
A research paper examining correlates of co-production across 5 countries over 3 key public policy areas – health, public safety and the environment. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/10967494.2013.796260
A discussion paper on standards of evidence and what can be considered “good”. See the appendixes for examples of evidence in different Social Policy areas and contexts. https://www.alliance4usefulevidence.org/assets/What-Counts-as-Good-Evidence-WEB.pdf ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Balancing act: A guide to proportionate evaluation A guide is to help people think through what proportionate and meaningful evaluation design looks like for their […]
Both understanding and evaluating social change are complex undertakings. A variety of approaches and standards are currently used across the field, by projects, research, and policy; and often these do not join up or speak of the same outcomes and indicators. There is a history of conversations about these issues, which we wanted to build on within the context of associated policy, […]
To support those undertaking evaluation, Data Cymru have launched an Evaluation Guide. Developed with support from national partners, the guide serves as an introduction to evaluation and sets out the key steps and factors that need to be considered when planning evaluation. The guide does not try to be the definitive source of information on evaluation. It […]
The guide offers easy to follow, step-by-step guidance and resources to support organisations to use evidence to influence policy and practice. It is for anyone who wants to use evidence to improve policy and practice, regardless of the level of experience they have in doing so. Therefore, it is intended that this guide will also […]
Overheard this week and loosely paraphrased: if you’re doing some kind of co-production process/event/gathering and you’re nervous about how it’s going, here’s a rule of thumb: if people come out smiling, it’s working! #evaluation #simple
Lozano-Casal, P., Tyler-Grieg, R. (2017). Evidencing Genuine Co-Production in the Third Sector. TSRF. http://www.evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/media/uploads/tsrf/evidencing_successful_co-production_in_the_third_sector_-_final.pdf A review of Scottish Co-Production and how effective it is measured to be.
Evaluating Co-Production: Pragmatic Approaches to Building the Evidence Base (Durose C., 2014) Durose, C., Mangam, C., Needham, C., Rees, J. (2014). Evaluating Co-Production: Pragmatic Approaches to Building the Evidence Base. https://www.psa.ac.uk/sites/default/files/conference/papers/2014/Evidencing%20Coproduction%20PSA%20paper,%20final.pdf A summary paper examining the issues surrounding how co-production is evidenced in an objective and quantifiable, cost effective manner. ————————————– Should we […]