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ContentsExecutive SummaryIIntroduction 1Chapter 1Roles and Principles of Local Children’s FundEvaluations51.1 Roles of Children’s Fund Local Evaluations 51.2 Factors Influencing the Evaluation Process 91.3 Children’s Fund Local Evaluations’ Principles and Standards 121.4 Chapter Summary 18Chapter 2 Methods Adopted by Children’s Fund Local Evaluations 212.1 Embracing Multiple-method Approaches 212.2 Measuring Impacts: the Attribution Problem 222.3 Evaluating Processes 282.4 Engaging Children and Young People in Aspects of LocalEvaluations292.5 Chapter Summary 32Chapter 3How Local Evaluation Supports Children’s FundPartnerships’ Decision-Making353.1 Multiple Approaches to Disseminating Evaluation Findings 353.2 Partnerships’ Use of Evaluation Evidence in Decision-making 383.3 Factors Facilitating and Inhibiting the Use of EvaluationFindings413.4 Chapter Summary 45Chapter 4Prevention, Participation and Partnership Working: KeyMessages from Children’s Fund Local Evaluation Reports49
4.1 Key Messages from Local Evaluation: Prevention andPreventative Services4.2 Key Messages from Local Evaluation: Children and YoungPeople’s Participation49524.3 Key Messages from Local Evaluation: Partnership Working 544.4 Chapter Summary 58Conclusions 61References 63List of TablesTable 1 Roles and orientations of social policy evaluation 4Table 2Summary of the multiple roles adopted by Children’s Fundlocal evaluators over the course of partnerships’ development6
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