Narratives and Briefing Notes

Explore the Research

We have developed a range of resources to make the National Evaluation and Learning Partnership's Whole Systems Realist Evaluation of Place-Based Approaches accessible to different audiences and support different ways of engaging with the findings.

• Public Narrative - A short, accessible account of the research that explains what the evaluation is about, why it matters and what it means for people and places.

• Executive Summary - A concise overview of the research, explaining the rationale, approach, key findings and implications of evaluating place-based systemic approaches to physical activity.
• Briefing Note - A quick-reference summary of the evaluation, highlighting its goals, approach and key messages about how progress and system change are assessed.
• Technical Summary - A detailed overview of the evaluation, including its approach, methodology, analysis and key findings.
• Plain English Summary - An accessible overview of the research and its findings, written for readers who want to understand the evaluation without specialist terminology.