Understanding the Similarities and Distinctions Between Improvement Science and Evaluation

Title: Understanding the Similarities and Distinctions Between Improvement Science and Evaluation
Abstract/Description: In this chapter, we discuss the similarities and points of departure between improvement science and evaluation, according to use, valuing, and methods—three dimensions of evaluation theory to which all theorists attend (Christie & Alkin, ). Using these three dimensions as a framework for discussion, we show some of the ways in which improvement science and evaluation are similar and how they are different in terms of purposes, goals, and processes. By doing so we frame the illustrative cases of improvement science that follow in this issue.
Author/creator: Christie, Christina A.; Lemire, Sebastian; Inkelas, Moira
Date: 2017
In publication: New Directions for Evaluation
Volume: 2017
Issue: 153
Pages: 11-21
Language: en
ISSN: 1534-875X
DOI: 10.1002/ev.20237
URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ev.20237

Item sets: OB Citations - Conceptualizing, Measuring, and Evaluating Improvement Networks

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