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Ten Common Flaws in Evaluations

Howard White

Global Development Network (2023)

"Evaluations have two key functions: lesson learning and accountability. How well they can fill these tasks depends on the suitability of the evaluation design to address the evaluation questions of interest, and the quality of those evaluations. Unfortunately, many evaluations suffer from flaws whi ... more

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Equitable Evaluation: Voices from the Global South

Steven Masvaure, Takunda J. Chirau, Tebogo Fish, Candice Morkel (eds.).

Cape Town: AOSIS Books (2023), xxxii, 282 pp.

"[...] Equitable evaluation contends that conducting evaluation practices with an equity approach is more powerful, as evaluation is used as a tool for advancing equity. It emphasises that context, culture, history and beliefs shape the nature of evaluations, specifically in the diverse and often co ... mplex African reality. Equitable evaluation can render power to the powerless, offer a voice to the silenced and give presence to those treated as invisible. Evidence from various sources shows that inequality is prevalent in the African continent, hence the need to focus on evaluative solutions that address the structural issues that contribute to the different forms of inequality, such as economic, political and social inequality. Despite a plethora of development interventions in the African continent, a large proportion of the population on the continent still lacks access to basic goods and services for survival. The effectiveness of developmental programmes in sub-Saharan Africa has been uncertain, to the extent that minimal inroads have been made in addressing key challenges such as poverty, inequality and, currently, the effects of climate change. The Centre for Learning on Evaluation and Results, Anglophone Africa, supported by the Ford Foundation, commissioned two volumes on equitable evaluation in the Global South. The book chapters explore the following: 1. It takes stock of what we know about inequality: What is inequality in the African context, and how does it affect the lives of the citizens of African countries? 2. What is equitable evaluation? How can the concept of equitable evaluation be adopted in evaluation practice? 3. What lessons can be learnt from evaluations of interventions that address inequality at various levels (sectoral, programmatic, project)? 4. What epistemological transformation in evaluation practice is needed to achieve an equitable society? 5. How have issues of inequality manifested within evaluation practice through organisations, institutions and international development? This book is the first of two volumes of voices from the Global South on equitable evaluation. The predominant methodology utilised is qualitative in nature. This scholarly book aims to invigorate academic discussions surrounding development programmes, with the goal of generating insights that can be utilised by evaluation commissioners and decision-makers in development programmes. These insights will help in addressing inequality and promoting a more equitable society in Africa through improved evaluation processes. The target audience for this book is primarily academics engaged in the field of developmental programmes in sub-Saharan Africa. No part of this work was plagiarised or published elsewhere." (Research justification, page v) more

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Glossary of Key Terms in Evaluation and Results Based Management

Paris: OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC), 2nd ed, prepublication English version (2022), 30 pp.

"This glossary provides conceptual clarity on common terms used in results based management, monitoring and evaluation. This 2nd Edition includes new terms, as well as updates and improvements to the original Glossary published in 2002. It is intended to support thoughtful approaches to results-base ... more

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Handbuch zur Evaluation: Eine praktische Handlungsanleitung
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Reinhard Stockmann (ed.)

Münster: Waxmann (2022), 516 pp.

"Ziel dieses Buches ist es, kompakt und nutzerfreundlich Grundkenntnisse für die Planung, Durchführung und Anwendung von Evaluationen zu vermitteln. Hierfür greift es auf die inhaltlichen Konzepte und Unterlagen zahlreicher Kurse zur Evaluation im In- und Ausland zurück. Das Buch richtet sich an ... more

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Footprint Evaluation Thought Experiments: Thinking Through How to Embed Environmental Concerns Into Evaluation

E. Jane Davidson, Dugan Fraser, Patricia Rogers, Andy Rowe, Kaye Stevens

Footprint Evaluation Initiative;Better Evaluation (2022), 47 pp.

"The Footprint Evaluation Initiative aims to ensure that all evaluations consider environmental sustainability, regardless of whether this is an explicit objective of the project, policy or program being evaluated. This report describes four ‘thought experiments’ undertaken as part of this proje ... more

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Evaluation in Today's World: Respecting Diversity, Improving Quality, and Promoting Usability

Veronica G. Thomas, Patricia B. Campbell

Los Angeles; London; New Delhi: Sage (2021), xxvi, 553 pp.

"This timely and comprehensive textbook covers theoretical and practical issues related to evaluation of programs, particularly social programs and projects, with an emphasis on viewing evaluation topics through a social justice, diversity, and inclusive perspective. It provides students with an equ ... more

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A Guide: Integrating Communication in Evaluation

Glenn O'Neil

Geneva: Owl RE (2017), 32 pp.

"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

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Building the Evidence Base for Post Project Evaluation: Case Study Review and Evaluability Checklists

Laurie Zivetz, Jindra Cekan, Kate Robbins

Valuing Voices (2017), 35 pp.

"A review of eight projects with end-of-project and post project evaluation reports suggest that post project evaluations can contribute to better understanding of the sustainability of project impacts and identify unexpected and emerging outcomes years after project close. The review highlights som ... more

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Managing for Sustainable Development Impact: An Integrated Approach to Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

Cecile Kusters, Karen Batjes, Jan Brouwers, Sylvester Dickson Baguma, Seerp Wigboldus

Wageningen: Wageningen University & Research (2017), 236 pp.

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IDEAS Guide: Innovating, Designing, Evaluating and Applying to Small-Scale Projects. A Guide for Media and Communication Projects

Jessica Noske-Turner, Heather Horst, Jo Tacchi

RMIT University (2016), 73 pp.

"The IDEAS Guide is for organisations and people who are doing small media and communication projects. It is designed to cater for a range of different skill levels in evaluation. It is ideal for project managers and team members responsible for reporting and evaluation, as well as any other partici ... more

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IDEAS Facilitators' Guide: Innovating, Designing, Evaluating and Applying to Small-Scale Media and Communication Projects

Jessica Noske-Turner, Heather Horst, Jo Tacchi

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 ... more

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Monitoring and Evaluation Training: A Systematic Approach

Scott G. Chaplowe, J. Bradley Cousins

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 ... more

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Towards a Contingency-Based Approach to Value for Community Radio

Simon Order

Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media, volume 13, issue 1-2 (2015), pp. 121-138

"Community radio in Australia is now well established and considered an important part of the radio sector, however, in today’s economically driven world it is at the bottom of the media money pile. In order to argue for its continuing existence, funding and development in an ever-changing media l ... more

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How Do I Know? Strategic Planning, Learning and Evaluation for Peacebuilding

Bonn: Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) (2014), 44 pp.

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Practical Approaches to Theories of Change in Conflict, Security, and Justice Programmes. Part II: Using Theories of Change in Monitoring and Evaluation

Vanessa Corlazzoli, Jonathan White

London: Department for International Development (DFID);Search for Common Ground (2013), 29 pp.

"The goal of this document is to improve the effectiveness of DFID programmes and the measurement of their impacts by providing DFID Advisers with the practical skills to develop high quality theories of change, to understand the role they play in programme design and assessment. It is intended for ... more

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Planning Evaluability Assessments: A Synthesis of the Literature with Recommendations

Rick Davies

London; Glasgow: Department for International Development (DFIP) (2013), iv, 48 pp.

"[...] Amongst those agencies the following OECD DAC definition of evaluability is widely accepted and has been applied within this report: “The extent to which an activity or project can be evaluated in a reliable and credible fashion”. Eighteen recommendations about the use of Evaluability Ass ... more

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Understanding and Evaluating Theories of Change

In: Evaluating Peacebuilding Activities in Settings of Conflict and Fragility: Improving Learning for Results

Paris: OECD (2012), pp. 80-86

"Aid work in relation to conflict and peace is often based on approaches, strategies and tactics that are rooted in theories of change (understandings about why particular inputs or activities are expected to achieve intended results [outputs, outcomes and impacts]) that are unstated or ill-defined. ... more

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Peacebuilding with Impact: Defining Theories of Change

London: Care International (2012), 12 pp.

"Focusing on theories of change can improve the effectiveness of peacebuilding interventions. A review of 19 peacebuilding projects in three conflict-affected countries found that the process of articulating and reviewing theories of change adds rigour and transparency, clarifies project logic, high ... more

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Helpdesk Research Report: Theory of Change Approaches to Post-Conflict Governance Programming

Freida M’Cormack, Sumedh Rao

Governance and Social Development Resource Centre (GSDRC), University of Birmingham (2012), 13 pp.

"This research report considers the application of ToC to governance programmes in post-conflict and fragile states. It should be noted that, because of what information is available, the examples reviewed in this report are from post-conflict and least developed (though not necessarily fragile) sta ... more

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Developmental Evaluation: Applying Complexity Concepts to Enhance Innovation and Use

Michael Quinn Patton

New York: Guilford Press (2011), xxi, 373 pp.

"Developmental evaluation offers a powerful approach to monitoring and supporting social innovations by working in partnership with program decision makers. In this book, eminent authority Michael Quinn Patton shows how to conduct evaluations within a developmental evaluation framework. Patton draws ... more

Handbuch zur Evaluation: Eine praktische Handlungsanleitung Key Guidance

Handbuch zur Evaluation: Eine praktische Handlungsanleitung
Key Guidance