Using Logic Models and the Action Model/Change Model Schema in Planning the Learning Community Program: A Comparative Case Study
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Comparative case study assessing the relative strengths of logic models versus the action model/change model schema as planning and evaluation tools; the object is evaluation methodology, which sits on the boundary between applied evaluation practice and research methods.
This comparative case study evaluates program-evaluation models and their properties as methodological tools.
Compares logic models for planning a learning-community program; program evaluation methods, not evaluation of research.
Abstract
Abstract: Recent interest has been noted in the evaluation community in expanding the focus from program implementation and outcomes to program design and planning. One important step for moving in this direction is to examine existing evaluation models and to assess their relative strengths and weaknesses for planning purposes. This article presents a comparative case study of applying logic models and the action model/change model schema for planning the Learning Community Program in Taiwan. Lessons learned from these applications indicate that logic models are relatively easy to learn and effective for identifying major program components and indicators, but not sufficient for articulating the theoretical significance of the program. On the other hand, the action model/change model schema requires more time to learn and practise, but it has relative advantages for providing theoretical insights into contextual factors and causal mechanisms of the program, unlike logic models. This comparison can serve as a guide for evaluation practitioners when selecting evaluation tools to apply in planning and/or evaluating their programs.
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- Venue
- Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation
- Topic
- Evaluation and Performance Assessment
- Field
- Decision Sciences
- Canadian institutions
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- Funders
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- Keywords
- Schema (genetic algorithms)Logic modelComputer scienceStrengths and weaknessesLogic programManagement scienceAction (physics)Theory of changeArtificial intelligenceProcess managementKnowledge managementData scienceMachine learningPsychologyLogic programmingSociologyEngineeringSocial psychology
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