Haven't We Been This Way Before? Evaluation and the Impediments to Policy Learning

Focus on a policy trial in Indigenous community development - recommends a useful step in enhancing evaluation-use in controversial policy areas - bureaucracies should institute systematic processes for evaluation findings to be considered - aim to elaborate on 'what works' into a consensu...

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Published in:	Australian journal of public administration Vol. 74; no. 2; pp. 114 - 127
Main Authors:	Stewart, Jenny, Jarvie, Wendy
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-06-2015
Subjects:	Agency Bureaucracy Community development Competition Evaluation Indigenous community development Learning policy learning Policy making Public administration Public policy Studies AUSTRALIA Australia
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Summary:	Focus on a policy trial in Indigenous community development - recommends a useful step in enhancing evaluation-use in controversial policy areas - bureaucracies should institute systematic processes for evaluation findings to be considered - aim to elaborate on 'what works' into a consensual approach to change - without change, evaluation-use will remain a failed area of policy.
Bibliography:	istex:238EF56EEF0EE7C3329C98D7F3422ADDDE494F7F ark:/67375/WNG-DQSVSWGD-2 ArticleID:AUPA12140 AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, Vol. 74, No. 2, June 2015, 114-127 Informit, Melbourne (Vic) ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23
ISSN:	0313-6647 1467-8500
DOI:	10.1111/1467-8500.12140