Social Context

The concept of social context focuses on the broader social and political environment surrounding an evaluation, emphasizing the circumstances surrounding programs and grounding them in a general way within the society in which their activities take place. Social context may locate programs historically, philosophically, geographically, or culturally. It contrasts with a program's institutional or organizational context, which focuses on the organization in which the evaluation takes place.

Jean A.King
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