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Author:   Apollo M. Nkwake (Action Against Hunger, USA) ,  Jonathan A. Morell (4.669… Evaluation and Planning, USA) ,  Katrina L. Bledsoe (Abt Global, USA)
Publisher:   Emerald Publishing Limited
Imprint:   Emerald Publishing Limited
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.312kg
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9781805922476

ISBN 10:   1805922475
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   01 December 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction: Assumptions: Complexity, Practice and Values; Apollo M. Nkwake Chapter 2. Assumptions Through a Complexity Lens; Jonathan A. Morell Chapter 3. Evolving Evaluation Premises and Principles for Working with Assumptions in the Polycrisis; Michael Patton Chapter 4. Adaptation of Assumptions Based Evaluation to deal with Complexity, Values and Different Perspectives; Osvaldo Néstor Feinstein Chapter 5. Working smartly with assumptions in programs: Results from a Survey on Assumptions; Godfrey Senkaba Chapter 6. Working with program theory assumptions in a school related gender-based violence (SRGBV) prevention intervention; Apollo M. Nkwake and Daniel Lavan Chapter 7. How do we begin? Practices and tools for examining evaluator positionality, assumptions, and bias; Min Ma Chapter 8. Concluding Impressions About Research on Evaluation / Assumptions; Jonathan A. Morell

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Dr. Apollo M. Nkwake is a Global Lead-Senior Technical Advisor for Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL).  Dr. Jonathan A. Morell is an expert in Evaluation and Complexity Science, known for his work on complexity constructs, agent-based modeling, and hidden assumptions.  Dr. Katrina L. Bledsoe is a Principal at Abt Global, an advisor at Strategic Learning Partners 4 Innovation, and a consultant at Katrina Bledsoe Consulting. 

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