Table 1 List of questions guiding the data extraction for the review
Domains | Key questions |
|---|---|
i) Use of Program Theory | • Has program theory been cited in the manuscript? • What type of program theory was used? (Existing theory/research, explicit or implicit theories from stakeholder experience, Emergent theories from implementation experience? |
ii) Outputs and intermediate outcomes affecting Impact | • What outputs and intermediate outcomes were identified? (outcomes, outputs, and inputs in the TOC) • What causal pathways linking the outcomes and outputs with the impact were identified and measured? |
iii) Context | • How and where was context included? (Development of the program, M&E, Learning) |
iv) Usage of Theory of Change | • Was TOC used? • For what purposes was the TOC used? (Internal organizational understanding, Stakeholder communication, M&E, Program development, Adaptation and Learning) • How was TOC used in M&E? |
v) Assumptions underlying the TOC | • What assumptions were made for the TOC to operate? |