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Evaluation
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Using Evaluation Results, Learning from Evaluations
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Development Projects: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Evaluation Approaches, Purposes & Frameworks
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Data Collection, Data Collection Methods
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Monitoring
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Standards, Ethics in Evaluation, Codes of Conduct
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Development Assistance: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Indicators
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Randomised Control Trials & (Quasi-) Experimental Designs
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Evaluation in Conflict & Fragility Settings
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Participatory, Collaborative & Empowerment Evaluation
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Project Impact, Project Effects, Project Effectiveness, Project Efficiency
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Data Analysis & Interpretation
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Nonprofit Organizations, NGOs
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Commissioning Evaluations
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Terms of Reference in Evaluation
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Conflicts, Conflict Prevention & Management, Mediation, Peacebuilding
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Utilisation-Focused Evaluation (Focus on Intended Use by Intended User)
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Cost-Benefit-Analysis, Cost-Effectiveness, Efficiency
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Indicators & Indices
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Qualitative Research Methods
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Advocacy & Empowerment: Monitoring & Evaluation
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Algorithms & Big Data
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Evaluation Consultants, Evaluators
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Meta Evaluations, Cluster Evaluations
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Program Evaluations
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Quality, Standards & Ethics in Evaluation
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Project Design, Project Planning
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Interviewing (Qualitative Research Method)
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Questionnaires, Questionnaire Design
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Nonprofit Management, NGO Management, Management General
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Development Projects: Planning & Implementation
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Digital Research Methods
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Stakeholders, Stakeholder Analysis, Stakeholder Participation
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Research Methods
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Quantitative Research Methods
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Theories of Change
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Content Analysis (Research Method)
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Development Communication: Monitoring & Evaluation
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Evaluation Methods: Using Communication Tools
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Gender in Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Health Campaigns: Monitoring & Evaluation
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Media Assistance: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Most Significant Change (MSC)
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Self-Assessment, Self-Evaluation
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Peace, Peacekeeping, Peace Building, Peace Movements
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Analysis
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Qualitative Analysis
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Audience Feedback, Interaction & Participation
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Behaviour Change Campaigns
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Campaigning: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Participatory Videos & Community Filmmaking
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Donor Coordination, Funder Collaboration, Aid Harmonsation
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Donor Agencies
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Development Projects
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Digital Ethics, AI Ethics, Social Media Ethics, Data & Information Ethics
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Countering Hate Speech, Disinformation & Propaganda
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Information Products & Services
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Poverty & Poverty Reduction
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Workshops & Seminars: Methods, Tools, Planning, Experiences
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Sustainable Development
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Evaluation: Managing Unfavourable Contexts & Conditions
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Evaluation Terminologies
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Organisational Development & Capacity Building: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Gender-Based Harassment, Intimidation & Violence
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Budgeting, Cost Calculation, Financial Planning
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Organisational Development & Capacity Building
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Project Sustainability
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Information Analysis
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Focus Groups & Group Discussions (Qualitative Research Method)
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Validity
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Networks & Networking
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Social Development
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Advocacy
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Social Media Analytics, Web Metrics, User Data Analytics
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Development Aid Public Relations, Development Public Awareness Raising
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Nonprofit Public Relations & Marketing
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Nonprofit Public Relations: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Nonprofit Public Relations: Design & Implementation
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Social Media Marketing & Digital Public Relations
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Strategic Communication Planning
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Community Communication
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Community Development
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Conflict-Sensitive Radio Journalism, Radio in Conflict Prevention & Transformation
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Internet / ICTs and Conflicts
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Peace Culture, Peace Education, Non-Violence
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Theatre for Development
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Writing & Writing Styles
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Development Assistance
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Democracy Assistance
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Development Organizations
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Development Planning
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Gender Projects (Development Cooperation)
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Development Strategies
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Development Theories
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Development Workers & Experts
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International Development Cooperation
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North South Relations
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Behaviour Change Communication
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Behaviour Change Communication: Effects & Effectiveness
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Communication for Social Change
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Edutainment Radio Programmes
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Edutainment Television Programmes
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Data Governance, Data Justice, Data Sovereignty
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Twitter & Microblogs
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Artificial Intelligence
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ICT Development Assistance
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ICT4D: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Infectious Diseases' Outbreak Communication
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Standards of Living
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Microcredits, Microfinance, Small-Scale Loans
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Open Educational Resources (OER)
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Nonformal Education
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Open, Distance and Digital Education (ODDE)
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Training Courses, Course Development
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Climate, Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation
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Environmental Communication: Monitoring & Evaluation
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Environmental Issues (General)
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Developmental Evaluation (Informing the Development & Ongoing Adaptation of an Initiative)
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Evaluation: Communication & Media
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Evaluation: Training
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Information Products & Services: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Mid-Term Reviews, Monitoring, Real-Time-Evaluations
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Outcome Harvesting (Evaluation Methodology)
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Outcome Mapping
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Developing Position Papers & Drawing up Recommendations
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Online Meetings & Workshops, Video Conferences, Hybrid Events
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Strategy Development & Strategic Planning
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Health Campaigns: Planning & Implementation
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Health Information Materials
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Mental Health Reporting & Media Representation
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United Nations (UN)
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Media Assistance: Journalism Education & Training
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Reviews
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Journalistic Quality
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Presentation of Information
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Forced Labour & Human Trafficking
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Accounting, Controlling, Financial Reporting
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Benchmarking
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Change & Process Management
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Management Methods & Tools
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Organisational Assessment
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Organisational Learning
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Quality Management
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Quality Criteria, Quality Standards
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People with Disabilities (General)
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Assessment
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Local Ownership, Local Stakeholder Participation
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Needs Assessment
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Project Implementation
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Helplines, Hotlines
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Communication & Media Indicators
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Causal Analysis, Causal Chain Analysis
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Network Analysis
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Quantitative Analysis
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Delphi Method
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Low-Budget Research
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Participatory Action Research
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Participatory Learning and Action (PLA)
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Ethnographic Research
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Observation (Research Method)
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Quantitative Research Methods: Big Data
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Survey Methods
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Research Report Writing
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Research Results
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Statistical Data: Collection, Analysis & Interpretation
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Rural Areas, Rural Communities, Rural Development
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Science Communication & Research Dissemination
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Social Work
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Remote Work, Teleworking, Working from Home
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SMS
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Visualization
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"In this brochure – and in the ‘evaluiert’ textbook to which it refers – evaluation is understood as a scientific service that describes and valuates objects of evaluation (especially programmes and measures) for clarified purposes and on the basis of justified criteria. Moreover, the valuat ... more
"The resource provides a guide for the expected costs of various evaluative activities in an Australian context. The main purpose for commissioners of evaluative activity to have a sense of the budget they should set aside for these activities. However, the guide also alerts potential users to the r ... more
"Demystifying the evaluation journey, this is the first evaluation mentoring book that addresses the choices, roles, and challenges that evaluators must navigate in the real world. Experienced evaluator and trainer Donna R. Podems covers both conceptual and technical aspects of practice in a friendl ... more
"Systemic evaluation design continuously addresses six questions: 1. What are the intervention purposes? 2. What is the scope and focus of the intervention and evaluation? 3. What ought to be the consequences of the evaluation and what evaluation purposes promote those consequences? 4. What are the ... more
"This text provides a solid foundation in program evaluation, covering the main components of evaluating agencies and their programs, how best to address those components, and the procedures to follow when conducting evaluations. Different models and approaches are paired with practical techniques, ... more
"CSOs sometimes need to summarise or aggregate information across multiple interventions. This can be a difficult and challenging task, especially for large non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working in many different countries and/or sectors. Summarisation and aggregation can be achieved through ... more

Evaluation: A Systematic Approach

Los Angeles et al.: Sage, 8th ed. (2019), xviii, 342 pp.
"Evaluation: A Systematic Approach is the best-selling comprehensive introduction to the field of program evaluation, covering the range of evaluation research activities used in appraising the design, implementation, effectiveness, and efficiency of social programs. Evaluation domains are presented ... more
"The 3+5 framework consists of three core RBM principles plus five supporting principles. Each principle has an associated set of standards that capture the essential elements of RBM for generating and using results information. The primary focus of the 3+5 framework is to enhance the availability o ... more
"Evaluation Practice for Collaborative Growth highlights the approaches, tools, and techniques that are most useful for evaluating educational and social service programs. This book walks the reader through a process of creating answerable evaluations questions, designing evaluation studies to answe ... more
"The idea of using mixed methods has a long tradition in social research. But it is also recognized that mixed methods are often poorly applied. In quantitative analysis, the qualitative component, if any, is often poorly designed, integrated or reported. These guidelines are to support the design, ... more
"In a tracer study, data is collected and analysed repeatedly over time. For monitoring and evaluation purposes, tracer studies are often designed to track changes at individual level, following a development intervention. However, they might also focus on other units of analysis such as communities ... more
"Utilisation-focused evaluations (UFEs) are based on the principle that an evaluation should be judged according to how useful it is. UFEs should be planned and implemented in a way that increases the likelihood of the findings being used. This normally means identifying the primary users of an eval ... more
"At the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, we believe that evaluation is an effective management tool to both inform strategy development and track the progress and impact of strategy implementation. We have long been committed to supporting our grantees’ ability to derive and share lessons learned from the ... more
"Surveys and questionnaires are designed to collect and record information from multiple people, groups or organisations in a consistent way. Surveys and questionnaires can be used on their own as data collection tools. They are also an essential part of some more complex data collection and analysi ... more
"Demystifying Evaluation is an accessible introductory guide explaining the options open to evaluators and how to make appropriate choices of research methods, covering issues such as managing expectations of evaluation, quantitative and qualitative methods, engaging stakeholders and providing actio ... more
"El poder atribuir los cambios a nuestra intervención es el principal desafío de los evaluadores. Conceptos como eficacia, eficiencia e impacto ocupan la atención de los evaluadores. Pero ¿este es el único enfoque para evaluar los cambios y las trasformaciones vinculadas a nuestras intervencion ... more
"This guide is designed for anyone who wants to learn how communication can more effectively support evaluation: evaluation consultants, communication consultants, evaluation commissioners and programme/project staff participating in evaluations. The guide is structured around three broad phases of ... more
"Since The Seed Alliance started in 2012, the three program partners (FRIDA, FIRE and ISIF) have supported 151 projects throughout Africa, Asia Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, helping to strengthen and promote the Information Society within these regions. From the beginning of the program, ... more