Mixed Methods for Complex Programmes: The Use of the DOME Model for the Evaluation of Public-Private Partnerships Against Educational Poverty in Italy

In recent years, for the first time in Italy, impact evaluation has been requested as a standard social projects implemented by public–private partnerships and, more specifically, condition them to be financed through national educational poverty reduction program. This article presents and discusses Developmental Outcome Monitoring Evaluation (DOME) model, mixed participatory method assessment of complex innovative programs.