دورية أكاديمية
Explaining how unexploded ordnance clearance enhances livelihoods in the Lao PDR
| العنوان: | Explaining how unexploded ordnance clearance enhances livelihoods in the Lao PDR |
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| المؤلفون: | Durham, Jo, Nanhthavong, Vong, Sychareun, Vanphanom |
| المصدر: | Evaluation and Program Planning |
| بيانات النشر: | Elsevier Ltd. |
| سنة النشر: | 2016 |
| المجموعة: | Queensland University of Technology: QUT ePrints |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Lao PDR, Realist evaluation, Social and behavioural mechanisms, Theory-driven evaluation, UXO clearance, mine action |
| الوصف: | Background Following violent conflict, the continued presence of landmines and unexploded ordnance pose a barrier to rebuilding livelihoods. Mine action removes these explosive remnants of conflict to enable communities to safely return contaminated land to productive use. There is limited understanding, however, of how, why, in what context and in what respects mine action contributes to livelihoods. Yet, such information is required for effective resource allocation, checking underlying program assumptions, understanding benefits and potential harms. Methods The evaluation was undertaken in the Lao People's Democratic Republic. It used an interpretive case study design and applied the principles of realist evaluation. Program staff and local government authorities were interviewed (N = 37) and program beneficiaries. In total, 38 individual interviews with program beneficiaries were conducted and eighteen focus group interviews (9 with males, 9 with females), each with 6–9 participants. Results The evaluation identified two main mechanisms through which the program ‘worked’: (1) communication pre- and post-clearance and (2) the delivery of the product (cleared land). Conclusion The realist approach helped to refine the program theory, highlighted the role of self- and task-efficacy and community communication, assisted in identifying contextual factors that influence outcomes and suggested a revision of expected outcomes. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | unknown |
| العلاقة: | Durham, Jo, Nanhthavong, Vong, & Sychareun, Vanphanom (2016) Explaining how unexploded ordnance clearance enhances livelihoods in the Lao PDR. Evaluation and Program Planning, 54, pp. 82-93.; https://eprints.qut.edu.au/120227Test/; Faculty of Health; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation |
| الإتاحة: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2015.09.005Test https://eprints.qut.edu.au/120227Test/ |
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| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.BD8614B |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
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