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Using Realist Interviews to Improve Theory on the Mechanisms and Outcomes of Sport for Development Programmes
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Abstract The complex nature of Sport for Development (SfD) programmes makes impact evaluation challenging. Realist evaluation has been proposed as a new, theory-driven approach to evaluate complex programmes. The present study aimed to explore the value of conducting realist interviews to gain improved insig... mehr
The complex nature of Sport for Development (SfD) programmes makes impact evaluation challenging. Realist evaluation has been proposed as a new, theory-driven approach to evaluate complex programmes. The present study aimed to explore the value of conducting realist interviews to gain improved insight into the mechanisms and outcomes of three SfD programmes in the Netherlands: a programme that promotes sports participation among socially vulnerable youth; a combined lifestyle intervention for adults of low social economic status; and a sports-based programme for marginalised adults. In addition, the study aimed to investigate the applicability of a conceptual model from the field of social enterprise (Roy, Baker, & Kerr, 2017) as the preliminary programme theory for those interviews. First, for each programme, a realist interview was conducted with one researcher as the key informant. Thereafter, the findings from and experiences with the individual realist interviews were discussed among the informants in a group meeting. The results revealed that the conceptual model functioned well as preliminary programme theory for the SfD programmes. The realist interviews contributed to theoretical awareness and trustworthiness. Importantly, the interviews highlighted knowledge gaps and generated ideas for programme improvement. Hence, the realist interview technique is recommended as a methodological tool to generate, validate, and improve programme theory in the field of SfD. This study had, however, an explorative character, and more research is needed to confirm and generalize the findings and to learn how a greater number of stakeholders might contribute to this type of realist evaluation.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Sport; Evaluation; Interview; Programm; Gesundheitsförderung; Niederlande; sozialer Status; Jugendlicher; Exploration; Methodologie
Klassifikation
Erhebungstechniken und Analysetechniken der Sozialwissenschaften
Freie Schlagwörter
health promotion; programme theory; realist evaluation; social inclusion; sport for development
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2020
Seitenangabe
S. 152-161
Zeitschriftentitel
Social Inclusion, 8 (2020) 3
Heftthema
Sport for Development: Opening Transdisciplinary and Intersectoral Perspectives
ISSN
2183-2803
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)