Collaboration and Evaluation (Conley & Moose) Flashcards
What are the two main reasons for collaboration?
- Develop shared appreciation and common vision
- Pool resources
What are some common questions for why collaboration is used in natural resource issues?
- Are they living up to the promise of idealized narrative?
- Do they improve management?
- What variables influence effectiveness?
What are the four critics of collaboration?
- Closed “inner circle” (Marginalizes and creates silos)
- Address all dimensions or sectors
- Representation (Laws, interest)
- Time and resource allocations justified?
Collaboration is evaluated by 3 factors:
- Values of evaluator
- Intent
- Type of collaboration
What do participants want in collaborative evaluation?
Improved efforts and meets personal goals.
What do facilitators / resource managers want in evaluation?
Guidance and identification of context-relevant approaches.
What do policy-makers want in evaluation?
Inform decisions and design of rules / regulations.
What do funders want out of evaluation?
Decide what to support and what position to take on pro / anti collaboration policy.
What do advocates & opponents want from evaluation ?
Proof / evidence of success / failure.
What do Academics want from evaluation?
Effects on society; testing theory in practice.
What four ways can evaluation take form?
Formally and informally
Participatory or peer-reviewed
What two things are evaluated in collaboration?
Process and Outcomes
What are the scales of evaluation?
- State
- Third Party
- Project
Evaluative goals must be ______.
Explicit
What are the three methods used in evaluation?
- Measuring tangible outcomes
- Measuring perceptions
- Process evaluations
