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Title: Practical Reflections on Combining Workshops and Mentorships to Build Capacity in Demand and Use of Evidence in Government Organisations
Language: English
Authors: Stewart, Ruth, Wildeman, Russell, Jordaan, Sunet, Erasmus, Yvonne, Langer, Laurenz, Maluwa, Louis, Tannous, Natalie, Mitchell, Janine
Source: Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice. May 2018 15(2):265-276.
Availability: Policy Press. University of Bristol, 1-9 Old Park Hill, Bristol BS2 8BB, UK. Tel: +44-117-954-5940; e-mail: pp-info@policypress.co.uk; Web site: https://policypress.co.uk/journals/evidence-and-policy
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 12
Publication Date: 2018
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Policy, Workshops, Mentors, Capacity Building, Evidence, Program Effectiveness, Public Agencies
DOI: 10.1332/174426417X15090121536975
ISSN: 1744-2648
Abstract: Decision makers' capacity to use evidence is a key component of evidence-informed decision making (EIDM) at a policy level. This paper describes a unique combination of EIDM workshops and mentoring to build decision makers' capacity to use evidence. It reflects how the deliberate design of sequential workshop and mentoring capacity-building activities enhanced programme effects and reports on the design features that we believe have most contributed to the observed effects. We have found that this combined approach is most effective when it is underpinned by a relationship-building theory of change and remains flexible and responsive to delivering on the needs of participants, and when it is delivered in a timely manner by partners who have been carefully paired with participants based on required expertise.
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