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Towards a self-evaluation tool : focus groups with multi-agency working practitioners Universiteit Gent
As the third and last part of the realist process evaluation, two rounds of focus groups were organised within the three countries (3*2). The first round asked MAW practitioners about the proposed structure and content of the self-evaluation tool. The research team then constructed a preliminary draft of the website-based self-evaluation tool, and the second round of focus groups reviewed this draft. A focus group is a group discussion in which ...
Developing a self-evaluation tool focusing on multi-agency working for local practitioners in the area of violent extremism Universiteit Gent
As there is currently no thorough evaluation research on MAW in the context of radicalisation and violent extremism (Gielen, 2020), we carried out a process evaluation of MAW within three countries (Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany). Process evaluations are used to identify the effective key components of an intervention and thus help us to understand why a programme or intervention was successful or not. The combination of all the data from ...
Key actors in P/CVE multi-agency structures in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany Universiteit Gent
The next part of the process evaluation consisted of qualitative semi-structured interviews with participants of the MAW structures. The original intention was to include three cities per country and five interviews per city (3*15) in order to achieve a representative sample. Due to staff turnover involving our contacts in one Belgian city, this city was replaced by another one. Two interview had already been carried out prior to that. ...
Predisposing life experiences as precursors to (violent) extremism : a life-history approach Universiteit Gent
Observations on observations : advancing the measurement of the physical environment in criminological research Universiteit Gent
Observing multi-agency working : participatory observations in Belgian, Dutch and German cities Universiteit Gent
The first part of the fieldwork within the process evaluation is participatory observations. These were carried out during MAW structures’ meetings in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. Prior to the participatory observations, the MAW meeting being observed explained and introduced their work, and highlighted the strengths and pitfalls of MAW that they were experiencing.The selection of the MAW structures to be observed depended on their ...