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DFID Ethics Principles for Research and Evaluation
This paper from the UK Department for International Development (DFID) outlines the principals on ethical practice in research and evaluation that must be adhered to on all projects funded by the departUtilization-Focused Evaluation for Agricultural Innovation
Drawn from Michael Quinn Patton's book Utilization-focused evaluation, this paper introduces this approach to evaluatUtilisation-focused evaluation (U-FE) checklist
Composed by Michael Quinn Patton in 2002 and updated in 2013, this is a comprehensive checklist for undertaking a utilisation-focused evaluation.Utilization-Focused Evaluation: 4th edition
Useful for practitioners and students alike this book is both theoretical and practical. Features include follow-up exercises at the end of each chapter and a utilization-focused evaluation checklist.Essentials of Utilization-Focused evaluation: A Primer
Drawing on Michael Quinn Patton's best-selling Utilization-Focused Evaluation, this book provides an overall framework and essHow can research organizations more effectively transfer research knowledge to decision makers?
This article from the Milbank Quarterly outlines an organisational framework for knowledge transfer which is aimed at ensuring research on health care is disseminaPurposeful program theory: Effective use of theories of change and logic models
This book, by Sue Funnell and Patricia Rogers, discusses ways of developing, representing and using programme theory and theories of change in different ways to suit the particular situation.Partnerships for Environmental Public Health: Evaluation Metrics Manual
This manual from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is aimed at providing program staff and grantees examples of tangible metrics that can be used in the planning, implemeCausal criteria methods manual
This manual details the 8-step causal criteria framework, a method that can be used to integrate information from different data sources.Looking back, moving forward: Sida evaluation manual
This manual from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) is aimed at supporting staff in conducting evaluations of development interventions.Overview of the design process for mixed method evaluations
This chapter from the National Science Foundation's User-Friendly Handbook for Mixed Method Evaluations provides an overview of the design process for mixed method evaluations.Danida Evaluation Guidelines
This guide from DANIDA aims to provide detailed assistance and guidelines for staff undertaking evaluations for the Danish Development Cooperation.Logic models: Better thinking for better results
This paper from Wilder Research provides advice and a step-by-step process fro creating logic models.How to build a logic model
This paper from Wilder Research provides a detailed explanation for building high quality logic models in four steps.What a Logic Model Can Do For You
This paper from Wilder Research outlines the benefits of using logic models in program evaluation. It also provides an example of a completed logic model to demonstrate its use.Gender focused sector analysis workshop
This report was written on a gender focused sector analysis workshop given for DACAAR teams in Afghanistan.Unintended consequences: Road safety evaluation
This webpage provides two brief examples which describe the unintended consequences of an intervention.Evaluability Assessment: Examining the Readiness of a Program for Evaluation
This guide from the Juvenile Justice Evaluation Center is aimed at providing juvenile justice program managers with a guide to implementing evaluability assessment in order to ensure that programs areMerit determination rubrics
The following example can be found in Appendix H of the Final Evaluation Report of the Recognised Seasonal Employer Policy, which details merit determination rubrics involving a rating, worker dimensions and employer dimensions.An example of the use of Rubrics in Humanitarian Evaluation
"The IASC Gender Marker is a tool that codes, on a 0-2 scale, whether or not a humanitarian project is designed well enough to ensure that women/girls and men/boys will benefit equally from it or that it will advance gender equality in anotHow to build M&E systems to support better government
This volume highlights the experience of several countries which have succeeded in building a well-functioning government M&E system, including Chile, Colombia and Australia.Excel for evaluation
This website, created by Ann Emery, provides a series of short videos on using Microsoft Excel to analyze data.Terms of reference: Evaluation advisory group – clinical placement planning
This Terms of Reference from the Victorian Department of Health in Australia provides an example of the role, function and protocols of an Evaluation Advisory Group.Developing and Using an Evaluation Consultation Group
This guide from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides a detailed outline of the need for and the process of developing an Evaluation Consulting Group (ECG) or Advisory Group.Developing a logic model: Teaching and training guide
This guide from the University of Wisconsin-Extension provides a range of activities that introduce the reader to creating and using logic models.Evaluation of the Aboriginal Research pilot program (Canada)
"The program had two main objectives: to facilitate research on a range of policy-related issues that are of concern to Canada's Aboriginal peoples, including urban issues, economic development, the environment, education, research ethics,Lifting the lens: developing a logic for a complicated policy
The impetus for this article comes from the authors’ experience of developing an intervention logic during a two-year evaluation of a complicated government policy.Creating program logic models
This book chapter identifies the basic elements of a program logic model.Causal loop diagrams: Little known analytical tool
Causal Loop Diagrams (CLD) is a tool used in system dynamics to develop an understanding of complex systems.Evaluation of Gender Mainstreaming In UNDP
This report, from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), outlines the findings of an evaluation of gender mainstreaming in the UNDP in 2005.Building Adult Capabilities to Improve Child Outcomes: A Theory of Change
This video from the Center on the Developing Child demonstrates how a theory of change was developed for improving child outcomes through the development of adult capabilities.J-PAL South Asia webinar: Evaluation Methods
This webinar from Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) South Asia provides detailed discussion and examples of two evaluation methods: Randomized Control Trials (RCTs) and Qu