Adding Value to Evaluations : Applying the Governmental Learning Spiral for Evaluation-Based Learning
Governmental learning has a multidisciplinary research tradition and a plethora of literature exists on organizational as well as policy learning. Different concepts for structured learning from evaluation results on the governmental level exist. I...
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Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2014
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Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18406866/adding-value-evaluations-applying-governmental-learning-spiral-evaluation-based-learning http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16666 |
Summary: | Governmental learning has a
multidisciplinary research tradition and a plethora of
literature exists on organizational as well as policy
learning. Different concepts for structured learning from
evaluation results on the governmental level exist. It is
common to all that they depend on a careful selection of
participants and that the political, cultural, and
institutional environment is key to the ultimate success of
many governmental learning activities. Policy learning can
be fostered by various types of organized activities, which
range from peer review frameworks often focused on
accountability to international learning processes based on
concepts like the governmental learning spiral. This paper
discusses and analyzes four examples of evaluation-based
governmental learning organized in the framework of the
World Bank. This contribution will reflect on different
streams of learning theories for the governmental level, as
they represent assumptions and motivations for organized
learning in governments. The governmental learning spiral,
an eight-stage approach to learning from evaluation, is
presented, including in the case studies. This article will
conclude by reflecting on the concept of the governmental
learning spiral and its relation to different levels of
learning. This paper is organized as follows: chapter one is
introduction; chapter two gives learning theories for the
governmental level; chapter three presents concept of the
governmental learning spiral; chapter four gives four case
studies; chapter five presents lessons; and chapter six
presents outlook. |
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