1. Introduction
Kevin Harris and Andrew Adams
2. Problematising Evaluation in Sport and Leisure: Politics and Programme Evaluations
John Daniels and Barbara Bell
3. Politics and Power in Evaluation
Iain Lindsey and Ruth Jeanes
4. The Evaluation of “Whole-of-Systems Approaches” to Sport and Physical Activity
Katie Shearn
5. Types of Evaluation, Theory of Change, Programme Theory, and Theory-Orientated Evaluations
Shushu Chen
6. Making Sense of Process Evaluation: Exploring the Theory-of-Change Underpinning a Sport-for-Development Intervention to Promote Health in Socially Vulnerable Populations
Emelien Lauwerier, Karen Van der Veken and Sara Willems
7. Theory of Change and Logic Models: Their Use in the Evaluation of Sport and Physical Activity Participation Programmes
Nicola Bolton
8. Introducing Realist Evaluation within Sport and Leisure: A Realist Evaluation Case Study of the Youth Sport Trust Young Ambassador Programme
Louis Ryan, Kevin Harris and Steven Henderson
9. A Social Return on Investment Case Study of a Sport and Leisure Programme
Claire Hannah-Russell, Richard Joiner, Sean Radford, Tom Dickson, Steve Grimmett, Sarah Covington and Emma Howe
10. Collaborative Evaluation in Sport and Leisure
Ramón Spaaij and Hebe Schaillée
11. Understanding Approaches to Evaluation within the Community Sport Social Enterprise
James Mason
12. The Evolution and Elevation of Evaluation in Sport England: What Does Uniting the Movement Signal for the Future?
Chad Oatley and Darcy Hare
13. Knowledge Exchange in Evaluation: Moving the Field Forward
Andrew Bailey
14. Conclusion: Towards Evaluation and Learning in a Brave New World
Andrew Adams and Kevin Harris
Biography
Andrew Adams is Senior Academic in the Department of Sport and Event Management at Bournemouth University, UK.
Kevin Harris is Principal Lecturer in Sports Business Management at Hartpury University, UK.
