tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719829.post8235016026361284661..comments2024-03-27T12:04:05.897+00:00Comments on Rick On the Road: The challenges of using QCARick Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07028422984421301184noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719829.post-28898162172387969342014-03-31T08:27:47.376+00:002014-03-31T08:27:47.376+00:00Hi Michael
I clearly used the word "model&qu...Hi Michael<br /><br />I clearly used the word "model" too losely. The diagram presents a list of ingredients to a model but does not specify how they are to be connected. That is for the QCA analyses to identify. When those results are finalised then we will have a model in the more normal sense of the word<br /><br />I look forward to seeing the revised set of conditions, and how the problem of limited diversity will be addressed, in a way that might address DFID's original interest in what sort of evaluation methods matter and how.<br /><br />regards, rickRick Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07028422984421301184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719829.post-86558011603008811532014-03-31T08:16:21.545+00:002014-03-31T08:16:21.545+00:00(by Michaela, posted via email to Rick Davies)
Hi...(by Michaela, posted via email to Rick Davies) <br />Hi Rick, many thanks for sharing your thoughts! A couple of additions/ clarifications for fuller understanding:<br />The "model" reproduced in our posting has a very minor place in our inception report (that is why you have found it in the annexes). We we have used it only as a communication device to sollicit ideas and comments from the Reference Group. The purpose of our QCA is _not_ to test the model, but to identify combinations of conditions that lead to effective evaluations.<br />Since our dialogue with the Reference Group in late 2013 we have adjusted and defined the five central conditions and their components. They look different now. For instance "convincing methodology" has been replaced by "compelling evidence", which is about quality standards in research (such as triangulation of data sources, transparent documentation...). Methodological choices enter the analysis as separate conditions.<br />We have developed a battery of definitions, which we will post on our blog www.evawreview.de in April. They might be useful in other contexts, too. Watch this space.<br /><br />Michaela <br />(post via Rick Davies)<br />Rick Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07028422984421301184noreply@blogger.com