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Bourgeois I, Lemire ST, Fierro LA, Castleman AM, Cho M. Laying a Solid Foundation for the Next Generation of Evaluation Capacity Building: Findings from an Integrative Review. Am J Eval 2023; 44:29-49. [PMID: 37069836 PMCID: PMC10102917 DOI: 10.1177/10982140221106991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Evaluation capacity building (ECB) continues to attract the attention and interest of scholars and practitioners. Over the years, models, frameworks, strategies, and practices related to ECB have been developed and implemented. Although ECB is highly contextual, the evolution of knowledge in this area depends on learning from past efforts in a structured approach. The purpose of the present article is to integrate the ECB literature in evaluation journals. More specifically, the article aims to answer three questions: What types of articles and themes comprise the current literature on ECB? How are current practices of ECB described in the literature? And what is the current status of research on ECB? Informed by the findings of the review, the article concludes with suggestions for future ECB practice and scholarship.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Max Bell School of Public Policy, McGill
University, Montreal, Canada
- Division of Behavioral & Organizational
Sciences, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA, USA
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- Division of Behavioral & Organizational
Sciences, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA, USA
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Duan Y, Iaconi A, Wang J, Perez JS, Song Y, Chamberlain SA, Shrestha S, Choroschun K, Hoben M, Beeber A, Anderson RA, Cummings GG, Lanham HJ, Norton PG, Estabrooks CA, Berta W. Conceptual and relational advances of the PARIHS and i-PARIHS frameworks over the last decade: a critical interpretive synthesis. Implement Sci 2022; 17:78. [PMID: 36476376 PMCID: PMC9730581 DOI: 10.1186/s13012-022-01254-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The number of research publications reporting the use of the Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services (PARIHS) framework and the integrated PARIHS (i-PARIHS) framework has grown steadily. We asked how the last decade of implementation research, predicated on the (i-)PARIHS framework (referring to the PARIHS or i-PARIHS framework), has contributed to our understanding of the conceptualizations of, relationships between, and dynamics among the core framework elements/sub-elements. Building on the Helfrich et al. (2010) review of research on the PARIHS framework, we undertook a critical interpretive synthesis to: (1) identify conceptual and relational advances in the (i-)PARIHS framework and (2) identify conceptual and relational aspects of the (i-)PARIHS framework that warrant further work. METHODS We performed a systematic search in PubMed/PubMed Central, Ovid MEDLINE, CINAHL, JSTOR, SCOPUS, Web of Science, and PsycInfo. Articles were eligible for synthesis if they (a) were peer-reviewed articles, written in English, and published between January 2009 and December 2021, (b) applied the (i-)PARIHS framework explicitly to guide implementation research, and (c) made conceptual (expanding the conceptualization of core elements) and/or relational contributions (elaborating relationships among elements/sub-elements, or theorizing the relationships using empirical data). We used a critical interpretive synthesis approach to synthesize conceptual-relational advances of the (i-)PARIHS framework. RESULTS Thirty-seven articles were eligible for synthesis. Twenty-four offered conceptual contributions, and 18 offered relational contributions (5 articles contributed in both ways). We found conceptual expansion of all core (i-)PARIHS elements, with most emphasis on context (particularly outer context and leadership), facilitation, and implementation success. Articles also gave insights into the complex relationships and relational dynamism among these elements, characterized as contingent, interactive, multilevel, and temporal effects. CONCLUSIONS We observed developmental advances of the (i-)PARIHS framework and proposed several directions to further advance the framework. Conceptualization of (i-)PARIHS elements (particularly evidence/innovation and recipients) need to be further developed by specifying conceptual and operational definitions of underlying sub-elements. Relationships among (i-)PARIHS elements/sub-elements need to be further elaborated through empirical studies that consider situational contingencies and causal complexities. This will require examining necessity and sufficiency of (i-)PARIHS elements/sub-elements in relation to implementation outcomes, interactions among elements, and mechanism-based explanations.
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- Yinfei Duan
- Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- School of Nursing, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- School of Health Policy and Management, Faculty of Health, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, University of Texas Health, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Madhavan L, Modi K, Chatterjee S, Goel R, Agarwal S, Upreti A, Dhanda N, Sharma M. The role of long-term mentoring in alternative child care settings. Child Abuse Negl 2022; 130:105298. [PMID: 34462145 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Revised: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Udayan Care, an NGO based in New Delhi, India, provides alternative care to 'Children without Parental Care', in small-group residential homes. The homes have a Living In Family Environment (L.I.F.E) Model, where 'Group Care' ensures that children are loved and cared for by a group of long-term volunteers, called mentor parents, along with other care staff. A novel parenting concept, the mentor parents are ordinary individuals with extraordinary sensitivity, voluntarily committing themselves for life. They instill in children a sense of trust and belonging to the community and are concurrently empowered and fulfilled by the endeavor. OBJECTIVE This study attempted to explore the scope and impact of a distinct mentor model in alternative child care, its positive outcomes, and some challenges faced, from the perspective of mentor parents. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING With a qualitative research design, interviews were conducted with the mentor parents (n = 21) from Udayan Care, to capture their experiences and perspectives. METHODS The interviews were conducted using an indigenously developed semi-structured interview guide, and the responses were transcribed, organized, coded, and analyzed using applied thematic analysis. RESULTS The unique roles and responsibilities that mentor parents bring to the care system were identified, along with how they add value to the mentor-mentee relationship. Some challenges in the care practice were also discerned. CONCLUSIONS This paper gleans mentor perspectives that could be valuable for the design and implementation of mentorship programs, encouraging similar scalable models that could support the growth, development, and outcomes of children in care.
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Amoozad Mahdiraji H, Beheshti M, Jafari-Sadeghi V, Garcia-Perez A. What drives inter-organisational knowledge management? The cause and effect analysis using a multi-layer multi-criteria decision-making framework. JKM 2021. [DOI: 10.1108/jkm-05-2021-0394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Purpose
Knowledge management seeks collaborative practices among organisations to generate technical, adapt and share knowledge to obtain a sustainable competitive advantage in cross-border business activities. This paper aims to disentangle the crucial determinants of knowledge management in inter-organisational arrangements settings.
Design/methodology/approach
In the first stage, after an in-depth literature review, the main knowledge management drivers are identified. In the second stage, based on the identified drivers, the importance and relationship between the drivers are evaluated by expert opinions from academic and executive activists. Eventually, in the last stage, a multi-layer decision-making approach has been proposed and used to determine the relationship and the importance of the drivers.
Findings
The findings of this paper assess the ranking of the different elements from experts’ opinions and discuss important theoretical and managerial implications. The influential factors were identified through an extensive literature review, which combined with the views of experts from academia and industry (international firms). Furthermore, the ranking of factors based on the experts’ overall opinion was used to discuss theoretical and managerial contributions.
Originality/value
This research provides a better understanding of the interrelationships between the key drivers of knowledge management, which helps management draw more effective strategies to address the cultural differences between firms. Moreover, understanding of the importance of the systems and structures that define the nature of the collaboration in inter-organisational settings, as well as the risks related to those are presented in this research.
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