Refining Theories of Change
@article{Dhillon2018RefiningTO, title={Refining Theories of Change}, author={Lovely Dhillon and Sara Vaca}, journal={Journal of Multidisciplinary Evaluation}, year={2018}, volume={14}, pages={64-87} }
Background: Despite the disparities in how they are defined and what elements are included, most Theories of Change remain consistent in one way – their visual format. Typically, Theories of Change are presented as a one-page visual in a flowchart style with lines and boxes of uniform size. In addition, Theories of Change are often created as stand-alone tools that are rarely linked effectively to other organizational tools.
Purpose: The authors: (1) propose the essential elements that… CONTINUE READING
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