To Case Study or not to Case Study: Our Experience with the Canadian Government’s Evaluation Practices and the Use of Case Studies as an Evaluation Methodology for First Nations Programs

Canadian policy decision-making has utilized case studies extensively in recent years. Johnston Research Inc. (JRI) has completed more evaluation-related case studies over the past 4 years than in the previous 15 years of our evaluation work. To understand the growing application of case studies, we...

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Main Author: Johnston, Andrea L. K.
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Language:English
Published: University of Toronto Press 2013
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spelling ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/30827 2023-05-15T16:15:59+02:00 To Case Study or not to Case Study: Our Experience with the Canadian Government’s Evaluation Practices and the Use of Case Studies as an Evaluation Methodology for First Nations Programs Johnston, Andrea L. K. 2013-12-08 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cjpe/article/view/30827 eng eng University of Toronto Press https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cjpe/article/view/30827/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cjpe/article/view/30827 Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation; Vol. 28 No. 2 (2013): Fall - Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation 1496-7308 0834-1516 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2013 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:12:08Z Canadian policy decision-making has utilized case studies extensively in recent years. Johnston Research Inc. (JRI) has completed more evaluation-related case studies over the past 4 years than in the previous 15 years of our evaluation work. To understand the growing application of case studies, we interviewed clients and contacts from First Nations that had been case study sites for our government clients, to understand what aspects of case study evaluation research had helped them share their opinions and improve their programs, and what aspects had not. We then interviewed our government clients, asking how well case studies served their evaluation purposes and their programs or policy development efforts. JRI conducted and financed this study to help us improve our own approaches for conducting case studies in Aboriginal populations and to share these findings with others. This article presents our interview findings onthe value of case studies for Aboriginal evaluation projects and shares some best practices for conducting case studies within, and with, First Nations. Finally, we explore the impact case studies have had on Canadian policy. L’établissement de politiques et la prise de décision au Canada s'est appuyé largement sur les études de cas dans les années récentes. À Johnston Research inc. (JRI), nous avons réalisé plus d’études de cas liées à l’évaluation dans les 4 dernières années qu’en 15 ans d’activité précédente dans le domaine. Afin d’expliquer l’augmentation récente, nous avons interrogé desclients et des représentants des Premières Nations faisant l’objet d’études de cas par nos clients gouvernementaux et leur avons demandé de préciser les aspects qui leur avaient permis, ou non, d’exprimer leur opinion et d’améliorer leurs programmes. Nous avons ensuite interrogé nos clients gouvernementaux afin de savoir dans quelle mesure ces études répondent à leurs objectifs d’évaluation et d’élaboration de programmes ou de politiques. JRI a effectué et financé cette étude qui nous a permis d’améliorer nos processus de réalisation d’études de cas liées aux peuples autochtones et de partager nos résultats. Cet article présente les résultats des entrevues et permet de déterminer l’importance des études de cas dans le cadre de projets d’évaluation concernant les peuples autochtones, fournissant des pratiques exemplaires dans la conduite d’études de cas ausein de, et en partenariat avec, les Nations Premières. Enfin, on aborde l’incidence de ces études de cas sur les politiques canadiennes. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Premières Nations University of Calgary Journal Hosting Canada
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description Canadian policy decision-making has utilized case studies extensively in recent years. Johnston Research Inc. (JRI) has completed more evaluation-related case studies over the past 4 years than in the previous 15 years of our evaluation work. To understand the growing application of case studies, we interviewed clients and contacts from First Nations that had been case study sites for our government clients, to understand what aspects of case study evaluation research had helped them share their opinions and improve their programs, and what aspects had not. We then interviewed our government clients, asking how well case studies served their evaluation purposes and their programs or policy development efforts. JRI conducted and financed this study to help us improve our own approaches for conducting case studies in Aboriginal populations and to share these findings with others. This article presents our interview findings onthe value of case studies for Aboriginal evaluation projects and shares some best practices for conducting case studies within, and with, First Nations. Finally, we explore the impact case studies have had on Canadian policy. L’établissement de politiques et la prise de décision au Canada s'est appuyé largement sur les études de cas dans les années récentes. À Johnston Research inc. (JRI), nous avons réalisé plus d’études de cas liées à l’évaluation dans les 4 dernières années qu’en 15 ans d’activité précédente dans le domaine. Afin d’expliquer l’augmentation récente, nous avons interrogé desclients et des représentants des Premières Nations faisant l’objet d’études de cas par nos clients gouvernementaux et leur avons demandé de préciser les aspects qui leur avaient permis, ou non, d’exprimer leur opinion et d’améliorer leurs programmes. Nous avons ensuite interrogé nos clients gouvernementaux afin de savoir dans quelle mesure ces études répondent à leurs objectifs d’évaluation et d’élaboration de programmes ou de politiques. JRI a effectué et financé cette étude qui nous a permis d’améliorer nos processus de réalisation d’études de cas liées aux peuples autochtones et de partager nos résultats. Cet article présente les résultats des entrevues et permet de déterminer l’importance des études de cas dans le cadre de projets d’évaluation concernant les peuples autochtones, fournissant des pratiques exemplaires dans la conduite d’études de cas ausein de, et en partenariat avec, les Nations Premières. Enfin, on aborde l’incidence de ces études de cas sur les politiques canadiennes.
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