"1. Introduction: gives a brief overview of the recent changes in the communication environment in developing countries and justifies why communication for development is particularly relevant now.
2. Strategic framework: outlines the strategic framework for communication for development in Danish d
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evelopment assistance and the alignment with PRSPs and MDGs.
3. Communication Monitoring and Indicators: provides general guidelines for monitoring and indicators on communication for development, and analyses the process of identifying indicators in programmes (1) where communication in itself is a vehicle for social change (media development), and (2) where communication is an integral part of a sector/development program (development communication)." (Page iv)
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"This is a practical guide to evaluation and impact assessment of information projects, written in the form of an informal letter to a project manager. It does not elaborate on theory but proposes nine "how-to" steps instead. Short and to the point, it includes worksheets for use by managers and oth
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ers when processing data from their own projects." (Publisher description)
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"During the last six years, the Asociación Latinoamericana de Educación Radiofónica (ALER) carried out two main investigations on popular radio in Latin America: on the one hand an external evaluation (in 1996/97) of the strengths and weaknesses of ALER's strategies and lines of action, and on th
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e other hand (in 2000/2001) a diagnosis of the impact of the associate members. The author, one of the two coordinators of the second study, compares the different objectives, methodologies and results of the two experiences. The two studies met their main objectives. The 1996 evaluation led to the implementation or correction of some aspects of the institutional logic, while the 2000 diagnosis led to a broad process of reflection." (Summary)
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"Local Media Support‘ (LMS) presents a study of current status with regard to support of local media as part of humanitarian or developmental assistance programmes. Based on this, a proposed framework for the assessment of projects and programmes in this field is developed. The report is divided i
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nto four chapters: Chapter 1 clarifies key concepts and how the report understands the nature and role of media in society [...] Chapter 2 outlines and discusses the actors and activities now associated with international LMS [...] Chapter 3 provides a framework for structuring or categorising LMS activities. Three partially cornplementary categories are suggested [...] Based on the three objective-based categories proposed in Chapter 3, Chapter 4 develops a detailed framework for the assessment and evaluation of LMS activities." (Summary, page 7-8)
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