The Art and Craft of Bricolage in Evaluation

Resource type
Authors/contributors
Title
The Art and Craft of Bricolage in Evaluation
Abstract
This CDI Practice Paper by Tom Aston and Marina Apgar makes the case for ‘bricolage’ in complexity-aware and qualitative evaluation methods. It provides a framework based on a review of 33 methods to support evaluators to be more intentional about bricolage and to combine the component parts of relevant methods more effectively. It discusses two cases from practice to illustrate the value added of taking a more intentional approach. It further argues that navigating different forms of power is a critical skill for bricolage, and that doing so can help to ensure rigour.
Report Number
24
Series Title
CDI Practice Paper
Place
Brighton
Institution
Institute for Development Studies
Date
2022-10-14
Language
en
Accessed
10/01/2023, 14:54
Library Catalogue
opendocs.ids.ac.uk
Rights
This paper is published under a CC BY‑NC licence. This is an Open Access paper distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original authors and source are credited, any modifications or adaptations are indicated, and the work is not used for commercial purposes.
Extra
Accepted: 2022-10-14T10:56:39Z Publisher: Institute of Development Studies
Citation
Aston, T., & Apgar, M. (2022). The Art and Craft of Bricolage in Evaluation (No. 24; CDI Practice Paper). Institute for Development Studies. https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/17709