Realist evaluation introductory resources

This website, from e-MOPs, provides an introduction to Realist EvaluationĀ 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 EvaluationĀ 
    • Introduction to Realist Evaluation and Realist synthesisĀ -Ā Powerpoint presentationĀ 
    • Realistic Evaluation: an overviewĀ 
  • Video introductions
    • Realist evaluation short overviewĀ (14 minutes).Ā 
    • Realist evaluation ā€“ introduction Part 1Ā (7 minutes)Ā 
    • Realist evaluation ā€“ introduction Part 2Ā (9 minutes)Ā 
    • Realist evaluation ā€“ introduction Part 3Ā (8 minutes)Ā 
    • Realist evaluation ā€“ introduction Part 4Ā (7.5 minutes)
  • Books/Chapters
    • Realistic EvaluationĀ (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 EvaluationĀ (2004) (Chapter - 36 pages)
  • On-line Community and collections of resources
    • Email Discussion listĀ on Realist evaluation and Realist synthesis, including archived discussions
    • On-line Dossier: KIT Royal Tropical Institute Netherlands Dossier on ā€˜Realist Enquiryā€™, 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 LondonĀ 
    • Policy guidance on threats to legislative interventions in public health: a realist synthesis. (Wong,
    • ā€˜A Realist Diagnostic Workshopā€™Ā 

Sources

Vincent, R. (2014).Ā Resources list on 'realist' evaluation. Retrieved from http://e-mops.ning.com/page/realist-evaluation-introductory-resources