Evaluating our evaluability: Lessons from Ngala, Western Australia
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
Evaluation Journal of Australasia
Volume
20
Issue
4
First Page
212
Last Page
228
Publisher
SAGE
School
School of Arts and Humanities
RAS ID
32313
Funders
Ngala
Abstract
© The Author(s) 2020. Evaluability assessment focuses on the readiness of organisations to carry out evaluations. Scholars argue that evaluability assessment needs to focus on internal evaluation systems and tools and their capability to measure programmes and services reliably and credibly. Even so, literature on best practice guidelines on evaluability assessment within the context of the not-for-profit sector appears to be rare. We seek to begin to fill this gap by presenting lessons learned from Ngala, Western Australia, when we reviewed the organisation’s evaluation practice and culture in 2018/2019. The Service Model and Outcomes Measurement Audit project assessed the extent to which service models within Ngala aligned with the organisation’s standardised service model and individual service contracts, as well as consistency of outcomes, data collection and reporting practices. Insights obtained from the project and their implications for evaluability assessment practice are discussed.
DOI
10.1177/1035719X20971854
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Adusei-Asante, K., Bennett, E., Simpson, W., Hindmarsh, S., Harvey, B., & McMeekin, C. (2020). Evaluating our evaluability: Lessons from Ngala, Western Australia. Evaluation Journal of Australasia, 20(4), 212-228. Copyright © 2020 (SAGE). https://doi.org/10.1177/1035719X20971854