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"Risky sexual behaviors are associated with the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unwanted pregnancies, both major health concerns for youth worldwide. This review studies the effectiveness of narrated mass media programs in promoting safer sexual practices among youth in de ... more

Program Evaluation: Methods and Case Studies

New York: Routledge, 9th ed. (2019), viii, 333 pp.
"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

Process-Tracing Methods: Foundations and Guidelines

Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2nd ed. (2019), x, 318 pp.
"Process-tracing in social science is a method for studying causal mechanisms linking causes with outcomes. This enables the researcher to make strong inferences about how a cause (or set of causes) contributes to producing an outcome. In this extensively revised and updated edition, Derek Beach and ... 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
"Contribution analysis is a methodology used to identify the contribution a development intervention has made to a change or set of changes. The aim is to produce a credible, evidence-based narrative of contribution that a reasonable person would be likely to agree with, rather than to produce concl ... more

Impact Grids

INTRAC (2017), 3 pp.
"An impact grid is a tool that helps stakeholders involved in a development intervention to analyse multiple changes by mapping those changes onto a grid. A typical grid charts the extent of change alongside the degree of contribution of the intervention. Impact grids can be used for many different ... more
"Monitoring and evaluation of advocacy for development is an emerging field. Many civil society organisations, donors and evaluators are now involved with advocacy. Questions of how to understand and assess programmes are urgent. This e-book seeks to contribute to practical capacity on this front on ... more
"This toolkit is designed for development practitioners, government officials, academics, monitoring and evaluation specialists, and researchers who are interested in measuring empowerment. The learning objectives of this toolkit are: Users gain a general understanding of empowerment and empowerment ... more
"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 ... more

Impact Evaluation: A Guide for Commissioners and Managers

London: Bond;Big Lottery Fund;Comic Relief;Department for International Development (DFID) (2015), 32 pp.
"[...] the purpose of [this guide] is to support managers and commissioners of impact evaluations to better manage the entire process from drawing up terms of reference, selecting contractors, steering evaluations and utilising evaluation results. The guide also argues that relying only on tradition ... more
"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 ... more

Participatory Impact Assessment: A Design Guide

Somerville: Feinstein International Center (2013), v, 57 pp.
"Utilization Focused Evaluation (UFE) facilitates a learning process in which people in the real world apply evaluation findings and experiences to their work. The focus is on intended users. UFE does not prescribe any specific content, method, or theory. It is a guiding framework, rather than a met ... more
"This tool is used to assess the SBCC knowledge and competence of individuals and how successful a specific training has been for them. Individuals about to take an SBCC training fill in the pre-assessment provided in this document, then fill in the post-assessment right after completing the trainin ... more