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Program Evaluation Theory and Practice: A Comprehensive Guide
New York; London: Guilford Press, 3rd ed. (2025), xxii, 631 pp.
"Covering both the theory and practice of evaluation in one engaging volume, this leading text is now in a revised third edition. It features additional evaluation approaches, such as the Indigenous paradigm; new examples, ranging from small to large and multi-site evaluations; and more. Instructors
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Evolution of Program Evaluation: A Historical Analysis of Leading Theorists’ Views and Influences
Education Quarterly Reviews, volume 8, issue 1 (2025), pp. 142-155
"Program evaluation has undergone significant evolution, shaped by diverse theoretical perspectives and influential scholars. This study provides a historical analysis of leading theorists’ views and their impact on the field, tracing key developments from early accountability-focused models to co
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Final Evaluation
Washington, DC: Adaptation Fund, Technical Evaluation Reference Group (AF-TERG) (2024), 29 pp.
"This guidance note outlines what is Final Evaluation at the Adaptation Fund, when does it occur, who is involved, and how to plan and implement them in accordance with the Fund’s Evaluation Policy. The accompanying annexes provide a general checklist for planning (Annex 1), common analytical appr
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Evaluation Principles
Washington, DC: Adaptation Fund, Technical Evaluation Reference Group (AF-TERG) (2024), 18 pp.
"The evaluation principles identify the Adaptation Fund’s values, norms, and global best practice to guide evaluation practice. The Evaluation Policy introduces seven evaluation principles (see Figure 2) to reinforce the Fund’s values, niche, and the Paris Agreement to guide evaluation practice.
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Handbook on Evaluation
Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing (2024), xi, 408 pp.
"In this Handbook, Reinhard Stockmann and other esteemed experts in the field provide a systematic and comprehensive exploration into the planning, process, implementation and utilisation of evaluations. Covering the process and individual steps of evaluation in detail, in chronological order and in
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Evaluation Roots: Theory Influencing Practice
New York; London: Guilford Press, 3rd ed. (2023), ix, 318 pp.
"Showing how evaluation practice looks when guided by theory, the third edition of the influential "theory tree" book is significantly revised with over 80% new material, including a greater focus on equity and theories over theorists. Chapters from leading authorities describe the goals of each the
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Empowerment Evaluation and Social Justice: Confronting the Culture of Silence
New York; London: Guilford Press (2023), xiv, 171 pp.
"From the founder of empowerment evaluation (EE), a framework uniquely suited to advancing social justice causes, this book explains the theories, principles, and steps of conducting EE from scratch or within a preexisting evaluation or work plan. David M. Fetterman describes how EE enables program
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Feminist Evaluation Using Feminist Participatory Action Research: Guiding Principles and Practices
American Journal of Evaluation, volume 45, issue 1 (2023), pp. 51-67
"There is a lack of instructional literature on how to conduct a feminist evaluation to highlight and transform systemic issues in gendered and intersecting power relations. Feminist Participatory Action Research (FPAR) enables a process for conducting community-driven, -led and -owned feminist eval
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Sustainability-inclusive evaluation: Why we need it and how to do it: A Footprint Evaluation Guide
Footprint Evaluation Initiative (2023), 62 pp.
"The guidance is intended to support people who are planning, managing or conducting evaluations, especially within national and sub-national governments, to include environmental sustainability, even when this is not a stated objective of the program or policy. Environmental sustainability includes
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Inclusive Evaluations: Guidance Note for Evaluators
Vienna: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) (2023), iv, 29 pp.
Cost-Inclusive Evaluation: Planning It, Doing It, Using It
New York; London: Guilford Press (2023), xii, 299 pp.
"Is a given treatment, intervention, or program worth it? How can a program do more or better with less? Evaluating the costs of a program can be the missing link between a superficial evaluation and one that will get changes made and funding delivered. In accessible language and without complex for
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Evaluation in Today's World: Respecting Diversity, Improving Quality, and Promoting Usability
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
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Feminist Approaches to Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning: Overview of Current Practices
Ottawa: Equality Fund (2021), 35 pp.
Evaluating Complex Interventions in International Development
London: Centre of Excellence for Development Impact and Learning (CEDIL) (2021), 103 pp.
"The aim of this paper is to provide guidance on the evaluation of complex interventions in international development. Our contribution to the literature is threefold. First, unlike other reviews on the same subject, our focus is exclusively directed to evaluations of development interventions. Seco
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Choosing an Evaluation Theory: A Supplement to Evaluation Roots (3rd Edition)
Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, volume 17, issue 41 (2021), pp. 51-60
"Unlike scientific theories, evaluation theories are prescriptive: a set of actions and approaches that should be followed when conducting an evaluation. While evaluation theorists have offered a variety of writings describing their theories and approaches, few have offered a specific outline of wha
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Communication for Development: An Evaluation Framework in Action
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Rugby: Practical Action Publishing (2020), xiii, 124 pp.
"This book presents five cases that reflect on the experiences of using practices consistent with the 'Evaluating C4D framework' [published by June Lennie and Jo Tacchi in 2013]. Case studies are important to help move from a set of ideal principles to an understanding of how the framework may be op
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Feminist Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning
Ottawa: Oxfam Canada (2020), 8 pp.
Approaches for Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Evaluation
Bellwether Education Partners (2020), 5 pp.
„Mehr Wert für eine bessere Welt?“ Evaluation und Controlling der Kommunikation von Nichtregierungsorganisationen (NGO)
In: Handbuch NGO-Kommunikation
Nadine Remus; Lars Rademacher (eds.)
Wiesbaden: Springer VS (2018), pp. 461-487
"Zunächst werden theoretische Konzepte und Modelle sowie die empirische Forschung zum Einsatz von Evaluation und Controlling für die NGO-Kommunikation gesichtet. Dabei werden auch Konzepte für die Evaluation von Organisationen sowie für die Kommunikation von Nonprofit-Organisationen (NPO) als al
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Uso de conceptos de sistemas en el diseño de una evaluación
Lima: ECOSAD - Consorcio por la Salud, Ambiente y Desarrollo (2017), 68 pp.
"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
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