Demystifying Evaluation: Practical Approaches for Researchers and Users
Bristol: Policy Press;Social Research Association (2017), xv, 194 pp.
Contains figures, glossary pp. xi-xv, bibliogr. pp. 173-179, index
Series: Policy Press Shorts
ISBN 978-1-4473-3391-3 (pdf); 978-1-4473-3390-6 (pbk)
"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 action-orientated approaches to help end-users." (Publisher description)
1 Introduction, 1
2 Compilation: setting the right foundations, 15
3 Composition: designing for needs, 43
4 Conducting process evaluation, 63
5 Conducting economic evaluation, 83
6 Conducting impact evaluation, 103
7 Analysis, reporting and communications, 133
8 Emerging challenges for evaluation and evaluators, 157
References, 173
Annex A: The ROTUR Framework for managing evaluation expectations, 181
Annex B: Ready reckoner guide to experimentation choices in impact evaluation, 187
2 Compilation: setting the right foundations, 15
3 Composition: designing for needs, 43
4 Conducting process evaluation, 63
5 Conducting economic evaluation, 83
6 Conducting impact evaluation, 103
7 Analysis, reporting and communications, 133
8 Emerging challenges for evaluation and evaluators, 157
References, 173
Annex A: The ROTUR Framework for managing evaluation expectations, 181
Annex B: Ready reckoner guide to experimentation choices in impact evaluation, 187
