EEF Expansion: Elements of the EEF

Equitable Evaluation Initiative
May 21, 2023
1 min read

The Equitable Evaluation Framework™ is a set of

Principles, Orthodoxies, Mindsets, Tensions, and Sticking Points.

A graphic representation of the EEF. The Principles are shown as three guideposts in the foreground with bright red circles at the top, skinny posts to the ground, and roots connecting each of them underground. The Orthodoxies are ever-present as greyish purple vines. The Mindsets are a series of golden icons, representing shifts. The Tensions are represented with a tangled toggle in dark grey, showing multiple ideas upheld. The Sticking Points are represented as dark purple squiggles, showing the potential to get stuck.

EEF Principles are foundational guideposts to advance equity and challenge singular type of truth, knowing, and evidence.

Callout boxes with text. First box: equity as means is working toward outcomes in ways that model dignity, justice, and love without re-creating harm in our structures, strategies, and working relationships. Second box: equity as ends is the absence of avoidable or remediable differences among groups of people, whether those groups are defined socially, economically, demographically, or geographically.

The Orthodoxies are deeply held beliefs that get in the way of advancing the Principles.

Graphic representations of the Mindsets, as a golden icon that looks like a flower or multiple, linked circles; the Tensions, as a tangled toggle in dark grey, showing multiple ideas upheld; and the Sticking Points, as a dark purple squiggle, showing the potential to get stuck.

The Mindsets, Tensions, and Sticking Points

provide support in traversing the Orthodoxies.

Generally, the Orthodoxies, and their related and highly nuanced attitudes, behaviors, beliefs, policies, and processes, surface themselves in response to new ideas related to advancing the Principles in practice. These moments surface, and often stall, the change process. The Mindsets, Tensions, and Sticking Points provide entry points for conversation and connection and opportunities for reflection, reflexion, and realignment.

Callout box with text: reflexion is examining oneself, heightening critical awareness of self in action, knowledge as social construction, and curiosity of what is "known and unknown"

* ChangeElemental, formerly MAG

** World Health Organization

*** D’Cruz, Heather & Gillingham, Philip & Melendez, Sebastian. (2005). “Reflexivity, its Meanings and Relevance for Social Work: A Critical Review of the Literature.” British Journal of Social Work.

EEF Expansion: Elements of the EEF—Orthodoxies

EEF Expansion: Elements of the EEF—Principles

EEF Expansion: Overview & Grounding

34 Comments

John Charles

18 hours ago

Gracias por compartir este contenido tan claro y fácil de entender. Me gusta encontrar recursos que permitan consultar información de los sorteos sin complicaciones. Para ampliar la búsqueda, recomiendo conocer lotería nacional, donde los usuarios pueden encontrar información útil y mantener sus consultas mejor organizadas.

tealmarin

2 days ago

Reading this, I kept thinking how typical evaluation checklists treat categories as neatly bounded. Separating Orthodoxies from Mindsets feels more like cultural competency training than a standard logic model, which is refreshing—but I wonder if that added nuance makes the framework harder to operationalize in practice.

<a href="https://nano-banana2.com/nano-banana-pro-vs-nano-banana-2

">nano-banana2</a>

tealmarin

2 days ago

I’m curious about the deliberate inclusion of Tensions alongside Sticking Points. Does naming them as separate elements risk making them feel like problems to solve, rather than conditions to work within? I’d love to hear how the framework keeps those from becoming obstacles in practice.

<a href="https://seedance2-5.org/

">seedance2-5</a>

Shames Warn

4 days ago

Después de un sorteo, encontrar información organizada facilita mucho la consulta. Las fechas son importantes porque permiten distinguir rápidamente cada jornada. Para quienes desean seguir la loteria nacional, disponer de datos claros ayuda a localizar los resultados correspondientes y comprobarlos posteriormente mediante información oficial.

verity evans

Aug 27

The distinction between equity as a means and as an end really stood out to me. The focus on reflexion also adds an important layer, encouraging us to question what we think we already know. It feels a bit like stickman hook you need awareness, flexibility, and the right moment to move forward.