DESCRIPTION
The Complex Adaptive Systems as a Model for Network Evaluations (CASNET) study was a four-year research project investigating evaluation capacity building within a network using a complexity theory lens. The study used a case study approach to examine and understand evaluation capacity building within the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Network). The intent of the CASNET project was to provide insights on (1) the implications of complexity theory for promoting widespread and systemic use of evaluation within a network, and (2) complex system conditions that foster or impede evaluation capacity building within a network.
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Suggested citations:
Report:
Citation: Cardiel, C., Pattison, S., Bequette, M., Nelson, A. G., Kollmann, E. K., Cohn, S., Reich, C., & Eliou, G. A. (2016). Building evaluation capacity in a complex world: Practical lessons for organizations and project leaders, OMSI, Portland, OR.
https://www.nisenet.org/catalog/CASNETreport
Peer-reviewed publications:
Bequette, M., Cardiel, C. L. B., Cohn, S., Kollmann, E. K., & Lawrenz, F. (2019). Evaluation capacity building for informal STEM education: Working for success across the field. In A. C. Fu, A. Kannan, & R. J. Shavelson (Eds.), Evaluation in Informal Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education. New Directions for Evaluation, 161, 107-123.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ev.20351
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ev.20351
Grack Nelson, A., King, J.A., Lawrenz, F., Reich, C., Bequette, M., Pattison, S., Kollmann, E.K., Illes, M., Cohn, S., Iacovelli, S., Cardiel, C.L.B., Ostgaard, G., Goss, J., Beyer, M., Causey, L., Sinkey, A., & Francisco, M. (2019). Using a complex adaptive systems perspective to illuminate the concept of evaluation capacity building in a network. American Journal of Evaluation, 40(2), 214-230. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1098214018773877
Lawrenz, F., Kollmann, E.K., King, J.A., Bequette, M., Pattison, S., Nelson, A.G., Cohn, S., Cardiel, C.L.B., Iacovelli, S., Eliou, G.O., Goss, J., Causey, L., Sinkey, A., Beyer, M., & Francisco, M. (2018). Promoting evaluation capacity building in a complex adaptive system. Evaluation and Program Planning, 69, 53-60.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2018.04.005
DESCRIPTION
The Complex Adaptive Systems as a Model for Network Evaluations (CASNET) study was a four-year research project investigating evaluation capacity building within a network using a complexity theory lens. The study used a case study approach to examine and understand evaluation capacity building within the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Network). The intent of the CASNET project was to provide insights on (1) the implications of complexity theory for promoting widespread and systemic use of evaluation within a network, and (2) complex system conditions that foster or impede evaluation capacity building within a network.
________________
Suggested citations:
Report:
Citation: Cardiel, C., Pattison, S., Bequette, M., Nelson, A. G., Kollmann, E. K., Cohn, S., Reich, C., & Eliou, G. A. (2016). Building evaluation capacity in a complex world: Practical lessons for organizations and project leaders, OMSI, Portland, OR.
https://www.nisenet.org/catalog/CASNETreport
Peer-reviewed publications:
Bequette, M., Cardiel, C. L. B., Cohn, S., Kollmann, E. K., & Lawrenz, F. (2019). Evaluation capacity building for informal STEM education: Working for success across the field. In A. C. Fu, A. Kannan, & R. J. Shavelson (Eds.), Evaluation in Informal Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education. New Directions for Evaluation, 161, 107-123.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ev.20351
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ev.20351
Grack Nelson, A., King, J.A., Lawrenz, F., Reich, C., Bequette, M., Pattison, S., Kollmann, E.K., Illes, M., Cohn, S., Iacovelli, S., Cardiel, C.L.B., Ostgaard, G., Goss, J., Beyer, M., Causey, L., Sinkey, A., & Francisco, M. (2019). Using a complex adaptive systems perspective to illuminate the concept of evaluation capacity building in a network. American Journal of Evaluation, 40(2), 214-230. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1098214018773877
Lawrenz, F., Kollmann, E.K., King, J.A., Bequette, M., Pattison, S., Nelson, A.G., Cohn, S., Cardiel, C.L.B., Iacovelli, S., Eliou, G.O., Goss, J., Causey, L., Sinkey, A., Beyer, M., & Francisco, M. (2018). Promoting evaluation capacity building in a complex adaptive system. Evaluation and Program Planning, 69, 53-60.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2018.04.005
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