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Monitoring and Evaluation Training: A Systematic Approach
Los Angeles: Sage (2016), xx, 439 pp.
"This one-of-a-kind book fills a gap in the literature by providing readers with a systematic approach to monitoring and evaluation (M&E) training for programs and projects. Bridging theoretical concepts with practical, how-to knowledge, the authors draw upon the scholarly literature, applied resour
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Evaluating Behavior Change in International Development Operations: A New Framework
Washington, DC: World Bank (2016), ix, 78 pp.
"This paper on behavior change constitutes one of two methodology papers (the other being on service delivery) that establish a new lens through which to understand the World Bank’s portfolio in IEG (Independent Evaluation Group) evaluations. The paper outlines the economic and psychosocial theori
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"Robust monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and learning (MERL) are critical components of successful programming. The MERL components enable program stakeholders to monitor progress and evaluate the achievement of expected results. Reporting processes and timelines should be clearly defined and tail
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El Indicador de la Rentabilidad Social en Comunicación (IRSCOM): Medir para transformar
CIC: Cuadernos de Información y Comunicación, volume 21 (2016), pp. 47-62
"El presente artículo aborda la construcción del Índice de Rentabilidad Social en Comunicación (IRSCOM), que pretende recoger valores ligados al funcionamiento de los medios audiovisuales, eludiendo la visión mercantilista, potenciando la participación ciudadana y la transparencia en su gesti
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Monitoring and Evaluation of Participatory Theatre for Change
Washington, DC: Search for Common Ground (2016), 56 pp.
"This Module is not about placing a value on artistic expression, but rather about capturing the true impact of Participatory Theatre for Change (PTC) and helping advance the field through the development of vetted best practice. As discussed in the Module, this starts with design, focusing on the i
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Dealing with Complexity in Development Evaluation: A Practical Approach
Los Angeles: Sage (2016), xliv, 429 pp.
"Recognizing that complexity calls for innovative, conceptual, and methodological solutions, Dealing with Complexity in Development Evaluation offers practical guidance to policymakers, managers, and evaluation practitioners on how to design and implement complexity-responsive evaluations that can b
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Using Social Media for Research, Monitoring and Evaluation in the MENA Region: World Food Programme Case Study
London: Department for International Development (DFID) (2016), 42 pp.
"This report presents an evaluation of the utility of social media for conducting research, monitoring and evaluation in the MENA region, using a case study approach. The Twitter based reaction to the reported cancellation/reduction of food provision by World Food Programme (WFP) for Syrian Refuges
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Social impact navigator: The practical guide for organizations targeting better results
Berlin: Phineo; Bertelsmann Stiftung, 2nd revised ed. (2016), 139 pp.
"The Social Impact Navigator provides an accessible introduction to the issue of impact orientation. We want to show you how with simple steps, you can plan and implement your project in an impact-oriented way and analyze your results. We present instruments suitable for everyday use that will give
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Monitoring Media Pluralism in Europe: Testing and Implementation of the Media Pluralism Monitor 2015
"The Media Pluralism Monitor (MPM) is a tool for assessing the risks for media pluralism in a given country. The Monitor aims to help policymakers, researchers, and civil society to understand the threat to media pluralism in different media systems through research, analysis and the provision of co
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Changing Media Landscapes in Transitional Countries: Handbook on Mapping Media Landscapes
International Media Support (IMS) (2016), 27 pp.
"The handbook is based on the authors’ varied experiences from consulting the implementation of media mappings in several transitional countries and it will focus on two of these projects: a. mapping the Mongolian media landscape initiated in 1999 ten years after the break down of Communism and b.
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IDEAS Facilitators' Guide: Innovating, Designing, Evaluating and Applying to Small-Scale Media and Communication Projects
RMIT University; Pacific Media Assistance Scheme (PACMAS) (2016), 65 pp.
"The IDEAS Facilitators’ Guide provides briefing notes on how you, as a facilitator, can support small-grant recipients to use the IDEAS Guide to clarify their project design, and to plan and manage their evaluation. The Facilitators’ Guide is best used in conjunction with the IDEAS Guide. These
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"In the end, impact assessment comes down to a dialogue—about goals; how news informs, connects and engages communities; and how best to maintain journalistic integrity in the process. That’s why we’ve created this guide, which features both conceptual perspectives for foundations and nuts-and
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10 Years of Evaluation Practice in Media Assistance: Who, When, Why and How?
Nordicom Review, volume 36, issue Special Issue (2015), pp. 41-56
"Evaluating the impact of media assistance is challenging for several reasons. Primary among them is that these kinds of initiatives operate in a complex political, social, and cultural environment. Although there has been increased attention to evaluation of media assistance, with a series of inter
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Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods: Integrating Theory and Practice. The Definitive Text of Qualitative Inquiry Frameworks and Options
Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage, 4th ed. (2015), xxi, 806 pp.
"Drawing on more than 40 years of experience conducting applied social science research and program evaluation, author Michael Quinn Patton has crafted the most comprehensive and systematic book on qualitative research and evaluation methods, inquiry frameworks, and analysis options available today.
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Cómo gestionar evaluaciones con enfoque de género: Manual de evaluación
New York: ONU Mujeres (2015), iii, 168 pp.
How to Manage Gender-Responsive Evaluation: Evaluation Handbook
New York: UN Women (2015), iii, 162 pp.
"This Evaluation Handbook is a practical handbook to help those initiating, managing and/or using gender-responsive evaluations by providing direction, advice and tools for every step in the evaluation process: planning, preparation, conduct, reporting, evaluation use and follow up. The primary audi
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Media Development: An Evaluation of Five Capacity-Strengthening Projects
London: BBC Media Action (2015), 60 pp.
"BBC Media Action has been involved in media development since it was founded in 1999. Over the years, we have designed and deployed a broad range of evaluation approaches and methodologies to assess the impact of and learn from our work. This has generated much internal discussion: Are we measuring
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Can We Measure Media Impact? Surveying the Field
Stanford Social Innovation Review, issue fall (2015), pp. 47-55
"More and more news outlets rely on philanthropic funding. With such funding come new questions about the effect that media content has on citizens and policymakers. Traditional metrics, most observers agree, are insufficient. But the value of alternative metrics is an open issue. Two scholars analy
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Evidence-Based Principles to Guide Collaborative Approaches to Evaluation: Technical Report
Ottawa: University of Ottawa, Centre for Research on Educational and Community Services (2015), iii, 39 pp.
"This technical report introduces a set of evidence-based principles to guide evaluation practice in contexts where evaluation knowledge is collaboratively produced by evaluators and stakeholders. The data from this study evolved in four phases: two pilot phases exploring the desirability of develop
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