Reen Blake-Carr introduces the TAF/EDF project, highlighting key themes—evaluation setup, innovative use of place-based data, and effective dissemination—as essential for impactful, place-sensitive policy interventions across the UK. The Evaluation Development Fund (EDF) and the Trial Accelerator Fund (TAF) are both funding streams from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) designed to evaluate interventions aimed at spreading … Continue reading “TAF/EDF Project – An Introduction”
Category: Evaluation
When Developing and Evaluating Place-based Interventions, Do We Need a Double-Theory Approach?
To develop and evaluate place-based interventions, George Bramley draws on a recent review of the evaluation of place-based approaches by the Youth Endowment Fund. When first asked to think about the evaluation of place-based interventions that would result from Local Policy Innovation Partnerships (LPIPs), my first instinct was to check whether anyone has produced any … Continue reading “When Developing and Evaluating Place-based Interventions, Do We Need a Double-Theory Approach?”