@article{9ee5fd1a950c432e860506dc779f0d71,
title = "Narrative-based evaluation demonstrates the value of a higher education professional learning network",
abstract = "Assessing and demonstrating value for money to agencies funding professional learning networks is a universal challenge. The purpose of this paper is to introduce a narrative-based approach to evaluation called story-building that can be employed to complement other more traditional approaches to evaluation. Story-building goes beyond the anecdotal by constructing individual reflective stories, a collective story and a value creation story that are authentic and resonate with stakeholders because they tap into the specific and particular knowledge of practitioners. A key characteristic which sets story-building apart from other approaches is that it collects and collates both individual and collective evidence of a network's impact from different sources. Members of the New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory Promoting Excellence Network created and implemented this rigorous approach to evaluation and found story-building to be an effective practice to demonstrate the value and impact of a network.",
keywords = "Community of practice, Evaluation, Impact, Narrative, Network, Story",
author = "Coralie McCormack and Trudy Ambler and Brondalie Martin and Katrina Waite and Ann Wilson",
note = "Funding Information: Assessing and demonstrating a network{\textquoteright}s value for money is a universal challenge. Recently, this challenge has become an imperative for higher education learning and teaching networks in Australia (funded by the Office for Learning and Teaching (OLT)) as government funding for this agency, and consequently the networks, was under threat. In a restructure of the agency, five state-based networks ( www.olt.gov.au/state-based-networks ) were required to demonstrate their value to secure funding for their continuation. Members of these networks are university representatives responsible for the management of federally funded learning and teaching grants and awards. The authors of this paper are members of the OLT funded New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory Promoting Excellence Network (NSW/ACT PEN). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 Elsevier Ltd",
year = "2016",
month = sep,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/j.stueduc.2016.07.003",
language = "English",
volume = "50",
pages = "79--87",
journal = "Studies in Educational Evaluation",
issn = "0191-491X",
publisher = "Elsevier Limited",
}