Realist evaluation introductory resources

This website, from e-MOPs, provides an introduction to Realist Evaluation and includes links to a range of resources, including academic papers, video introductions, online community resources and case studies.

Contents

• Short introductions:
  • A Brief introduction to Realist Evaluation 
  • Introduction to Realist Evaluation and Realist synthesis - Powerpoint presentation 
  • Realistic Evaluation: an overview 
• Video introductions
  • Realist evaluation short overview (14 minutes). 
  • Realist evaluation – introduction Part 1 (7 minutes) 
  • Realist evaluation – introduction Part 2 (9 minutes) 
  • Realist evaluation – introduction Part 3 (8 minutes) 
  • Realist evaluation – introduction Part 4 (7.5 minutes)
• Books/Chapters
  • Realistic Evaluation (London: Sage,1997).
  • Evidence-Based Policy: a realistic perspective, (London: Sage, Ray Pawson, 2006)
  • The Science of Evaluation: a realist manifesto, (London: Sage, Ray Pawson 2013).
  • Realist Evaluation (2004) (Chapter - 36 pages)
• On-line Community and collections of resources
  • Email Discussion list on Realist evaluation and Realist synthesis, including archived discussions
  • On-line Dossier: KIT Royal Tropical Institute Netherlands Dossier on ‘Realist Enquiry’, includes a short introduction and a range of published resources and examples of applying realist evaluation
  • The realist hive
  • Theory-driven inquiry for health systems research
• Examples and Case studies
  • How Do You Modernize a Health Service: a Realist Evaluation of Whole-Scale Transformation in London 
  • Policy guidance on threats to legislative interventions in public health: a realist synthesis. (Wong,
  • ‘A Realist Diagnostic Workshop’