The use of participant observation in evaluation research

Kurz, Dorothy E.

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“…On one hand questions can be routinely asked and if a good rapport has been established with those being observed a wealth of information can be obtained. However, on the other hand, the presence of the researcher can alter the behaviour of those being observed (Kurz, 1984 After a period of observation, usually within 24 hours, an expanded account was written up using the notations made during fieldwork as a guide. Mulhall (2002) suggests that such reflection could provide a different gloss on the day's events.…”

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Payment by results: Challenges and conflicts for the Therapeutic Community

Gosling

2016

Criminology & Criminal Justice

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Gosling, HJ Payment by Results. Challenges and Contradictions for the Therapeutic Communityhttp://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/3120/ Article LJMU has developed LJMU Research Online for users to access the research output of the University more effectively. Copyright © and Moral Rights for the papers on this site are retained by the individual authors and/or other copyright owners. Users may download and/or print one copy of any article(s) in LJMU Research Online to facilitate their private study or for non-commercial research. You may not engage in further distribution of the material or use it for any profit-making activities or any commercial gain.The version presented here may differ from the published version or from the version of the record. Please see the repository URL above for details on accessing the published version and note that access may require a subscription.For more information please contact researchonline@ljmu.ac.uk http://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/ Citation (please note it is advisable to refer to the publisher's version if you intend to cite from this work) Gosling KeywordsPayment by results, therapeutic community, recovery, outcome-based funding. A change in the tideThe 2010 Drug Strategy Reducing demand, Restricting supply, Building recovery: Supporting people to live a drug free life outlined the Coalition Government's approach to tackling substance use in the United Kingdom (Her Majesty's Government, 2010). The Strategy called for more responsibility to be put on the individual, placed more power and accountability into the hands of local communities and advocated a whole person approach to substance use in which an individual's level of recovery capital is recognised as one of the best predictors of sustained recovery 1 . To achieve the aims and objectives of the Strategy, the Government outlined plans to reform the way in which programmes that cater for substance users were paid for their services. Although not an entirely new initiative, the Government made clear their interest in an outcome-based payment scheme, known as Payment by Results, colloquially referred to as PbR. 2PbR was first introduced to the United Kingdom in 2000 by the Labour Government's National Health Service (NHS) plan, which set out to link the allocation of funds to the activities that hospitals undertook. This marked a departure from previous funding arrangements in which hospitals were paid according to block contracts, which involves a fixed payment for a broadly specified service (Battye and Sunderland, 2011). Generally speaking, PbR was designed to pay providers on the basis of the outcomes that they achieved rather than the activities undertaken.The fundamental aim of PbR was to improve service quality by offering bonuses to service providers for performance improvement or withholding payments for poor performance, population engaged with services in the local area, the maturity of the local system of support and the different speeds at which each area was expected to achieve full implementation (Departmen...

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Payment by results: Challenges and conflicts for the Therapeutic Community

Gosling

2016

Criminology & Criminal Justice

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“…While there is not any literature to speak of that deals with PO as an evaluation method in the context of community development, Kurz (1983) assesses PO as a means for studying programs. She sees the method as assisting the evaluator to assess: program operation, implementation, client perceptions of the program and whether or not one can observe change(s) in the client as a result of the program (Kurz, 1983, pp.…”

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“…In this study the process evaluation was carried out wholly by way of PO. In some circumstances a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods is appropriate (Kurz, 1983). In a study by Tindale (1989b) of family life cycle differences in the response to unemployment, indices of self esteem and social support were used in conjunction with open-ended qualitative data on relationship dynamics.…”

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“…Participant observation also has an application as an evaluation method. In some instances this has occurred in structured non-laboratory settings and with non-gerontological samples (Kurz, 1983;Faraone & Hurtig, 1985). At the same time, Keith (1988) has noted that PO is a good way of analysing less structured collective and emergent realities.…”

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Participant Observation as a Method for Evaluating a Mental Health Promotion Program with Older Persons

Tindale

1993

Can. J. Aging

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RÉSUMÉCet article décrit l'utilisation de l'observation participante à des fins d'évaluation dans un contexte gérontologique structuré. L'observation participante fut utilisée pour savoir si une « search conference » permet à des personnes âgées d'identifier les besoins de leur communauté et de mettre sur pied une organisation communautaire pour y répondre. Les observations étaient consignées dans des notes de terrain et analysées en vue d'identifier les mécanismes de prise de décision. Les personnes âgées observées ont mis sur pied avec succès un programme de promotion de la santé. Ce faisant, elles ont orienté de façon décisive l'identification et la prise en charge de besoins sociaux et de santé importants pour elles. Les résultats obtenus attestent la flexibilité et la pertinence de l'observation participante sur des terrains de recherche structurés impliquant des personnes âgées. L'observation participante apparaît comme une méthode efficace pour recueillir des données sur un processus, à savoir comment un groupe de personnes âgées répond à une tâche spécifique à divers moments dans le temps.

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“…A case study design was chosen to gain an in depth understanding of the studied setting (Yin, 1984;Bryman, 2012), and literature reviews and participant observation methodology were chosen to gain an insider perspective of the studied context, set and reformulate research variables, and collect data to reinforce the scientific value of existing theories (Kurz, 1983;Black, 1983).…”

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Network strategic assessment approach for dialogue and capacity development in NGOs

Azcárate

Balfors²

2013

Int. NGOJ

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As platforms for dialogue non-governmental organizations play an important role in facilitating the inclusion of a diversity of views in the debates and decisions that shape society. However, to successfully influence societal development non-governmental organizations need to develop and mobilize their capacities. This paper argues that organizational capacities can be developed and mobilized with strategic dialogues, which can be enabled and fostered with network strategic assessment approaches. Through a case study, research was carried out to draw experiences from designing a network strategic assessment approach in the context of a network-based nongovernmental organization that aims to strengthen the development of its members and communities. Even though conceptualizing the network strategic assessment approach was challenging, research results were participant engagement, process ownership and strategic dialogues. It is argued that by fostering strategic dialogues network strategic assessment approaches allow networks to synchronize and mainstream their strategic elements in the daily activities of their member organizations. Moreover, it is claimed that such approaches contribute to integrate aspects of capacity development with network planning and decision making, enhancing organizational understanding and performance.

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The use of participant observation in evaluation research

Cited by 16 publications

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Payment by results: Challenges and conflicts for the Therapeutic Community

Payment by results: Challenges and conflicts for the Therapeutic Community

Participant Observation as a Method for Evaluating a Mental Health Promotion Program with Older Persons

Network strategic assessment approach for dialogue and capacity development in NGOs

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