Valutare gli impatti dei programmi educativi: note metodologiche per un’analisi degli studi primari

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Abstract

The decision to deal with the topic of impact evaluation in social-educational contexts in the doctoral research – of which the main processes undertaken and the results achieved are presented in this paper – matured from two main instances: being increasingly requested by clients and funders and being the object of weak attention from a pedagogical perspective. \r\nIn the text – after briefly describing the theoretical framework, the objectives, the questions and the hypotheses within which the research began – attention is focused on the methodological and procedural choices made to study and circumscribe impact evaluation in social-educational contexts. The “slippery” nature of the topic, together with the scarce theoretical material, has in fact urged us to integrate the framework by taking into consideration the empirical studies present. Specifically, a literature review of impact evaluation studies of educational projects/programs was conducted in which some aspects typical of systematic reviews were combined with others of meta-studies. The research processes of the former were used for the studies, that were aimed at systematicity, rigor and transparency. While the meta-studies, characterized by a highly reflective, recursive, and iterative approach to the processes involved in the primary studies, were the main anchor for the content analysis. \r\nAmong the 65 studies selected in the ERIC database, the analysis of which is still in progress, we highlight some features: a strong heterogeneity and different levels of complexity of the evaluands; a variety of evaluation questions of both attributional and contributory character; a plurality of evaluation approaches including experimental, theory-based, participatory and mixed approaches.
Titolo tradotto del contributoEvaluating the impacts of educational programs: methodological notes for an analysis of primary studies
Lingua originaleItalian
EditorePensa MultiMedia
Pagine280-297
Numero di pagine18
ISBN (stampa)978-88-6760-918-5
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2021

Keywords

  • educational evaluation
  • educational research
  • impact evalution
  • literature review
  • meta studio
  • meta-study
  • methodology
  • metodologia
  • revisione della letteratura
  • ricerca educativa
  • valutazione di impatto
  • valutazione educativa

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