SYSTEMIC APPROACH FOR CHANGE AGENT - A NEGOTIATED EVALUATION FRAMEWORK FOR THE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA

Authors

  • Charles Tong-lit Leung The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Keywords:

Critical Systems Thinking, Evaluation, Social Development, Translational Science

Abstract

The paper aims to introduce a negotiated evaluation framework for translating social program in complex situations. Based on the national characteristics of China and the complex nature of translating social program, the author faced many challenges of translating an adolescent development program from Hong Kong to China at once. By adopting the ideas of developmental evaluation and the theory of boundary critique, the author eventually formulated the evaluation framework in handling of the challenges. Example of using the framework is illustrated, and the reflection of using the framework is also discussed.

 

 

Author Biography

Charles Tong-lit Leung, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

I am a Hong Kong people specialized in Social Work, and now pursuing my PhD in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. One of my research interests related to systems thinking and systemic practice is developing and evaluating social program in complex contexts like the situations in China.

Published

2015-01-25

How to Cite

Leung, C. T.- lit. (2015). SYSTEMIC APPROACH FOR CHANGE AGENT - A NEGOTIATED EVALUATION FRAMEWORK FOR THE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA. Proceedings of the 58th Annual Meeting of the ISSS - 2014 United States, 1(1). Retrieved from https://journals.isss.org/index.php/proceedings58th/article/view/2342

Issue

Proceedings of the 58th Meeting of ISSS, Washington DC, USA, July 2014

Section

Action Research