title: The use of Outcome Harvesting in learning-oriented and collaborative inquiry approaches to evaluation: An example from Calgary, Alberta.
abstract: The Community Development Learning Initiative (CDLI) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada aims to be a network that brings together neighbourhood residents, community development practitioners and other supporters to learn and act on neighbourhood-based, citizen-led community development projects. In 2013, the CDLI initiated The Evaluation for Learning and Dialogue Project to provide the opportunity for organizations and supporters to work together to establish a shared vision and goals through discussions about evaluation learning and outcomes. It was intended that the project would be a useful learning tool for participating organizations by enabling them to engage in an evaluative methodological process, and record relevant information and to compare and learn from each other's projects. Outcome Harvesting was chosen as the evaluation methodology for the project. This article reviews critical learning from the project on the use of Outcome Harvesting methodology in the evaluation learning and outcomes of local community development projects, and it provides lessons for other jurisdictions interested in implementing this methodology.
authors: #506 188 15th Avenue SW, Calgary, T2R 1S4, Canada.
authors: Rida
authors: R
authors: Abboud
authors: Department of Sociology, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada. Electronic address: ccclauss@ucalgary.ca.
authors: Caroline
authors: C
authors: Claussen
mesh_terms: D000416:Alberta; D003256:Community Participation / Q000379:methods*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D011361:Professional Competence; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods*; D012107:Research Design; D012947:Social Work / Q000379:methods
keywords: Evaluation and monitoring; Outcome Harvesting; Utilization-focused evaluation