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… to causal inference and systematically link observed effects to causes as well as extend what we mean by rigorous … which could systematically and rigorously link causes and effects. Recent reports by White and Phillips (2012) and …BlogMissing link: Sustained and emerging impact evaluation
… to look “only at relatively short-term, intended direct effects” and attention to unintended or unexpected (emerging) …BlogKey characteristics of FCV settings
Fragile, conflict-affected, and violent (FCV) settings come with specific challenges for monitoring and evaluation (M&E), shaped by their instability and complexity. Understanding how different factors—like political upheaval, socThemeEvaluating the Complex
This book, edited by Forss, Marra and Schwartz, provides a detailed discussion of different aspects of complexity and cases of evaluations with particular attention to issues of causal attribution and contribution.RecursoThe psychology of climate change communication: A guide for scientists, journalists, educators, political aides, and the interested public
This guide by the Center for Research on Environmental Decisions, while focused on communicating research on climate change, will be useful for anyone interested in the theory behind communication and behaviour change and those who neeRecursoOn the Right Track? A brief review of monitoring and evaluation in the humanitarian sector.
In this review, Action Against Hunger (ACF) looks at responses from 15 agencies on their intentions for evaluation and the data that they are collecting.RecursoIRIS+
… that provide a high-level understanding of other possible effects, including for other affected stakeholder groups …RecursoTransforming a lizard into a cow: Child-led evaluation of the building skills for life programme in Zimbabwe
This report is the second in this series and presents a child-led evaluation of a multi-sectoral programme in Cambodia seeking to empower adolescent girls and address the challenges they face accessing quality education.RecursoLearning from data innovation
This episode from the IEG podcast 'What have we learned' features Brenda Barbour and Jos Vaessen discussing the opportunities and challenges of using innovative technologies with evaluation data.RecursoC4D: Establish Decision making processes
Many decisions will need to be made in the course of planning and implementing research monitoring and evaluation. To think about and implement effective decisions it is useful considers several factors.Marcos/GuíasCommunication for Development (C4D)Strengths-based recognition of cultures, acknowledging communities and individuals
Attribution principle: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities have the right to choose to be acknowledged and attributed for their contributions to an evaluation.Marcos/GuíasEvaluation practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander settingsShare benefits and apply two-way learning
Community transformation principle: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples involved in, or affected by, evaluation should benefit from the evaluation project and not be disadvantaged by it.Marcos/GuíasEvaluation practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander settingsDeveloping evaluation and communication capacity for impact and adaptive management (DECI-AM website)
The DECI-AM "Developing Evaluation and Communication Capacity for Impact and Adaptive Management" website contains evaluation and research communication mentoring tools, articles and case studies.RecursoAdapting evaluation in the time of COVID-19 – Part 4: Describe
We’re continuing our series, sharing ideas and resources on ways of ensuring that evaluation adequately responds to the new challenges during the pandemic.Blog52 weeks of BetterEvaluation: Week 40: How to find evidence and use it well
When reviewing evidence for decision-making, the first challenge is deciding how to choose which types of evidence to include.BlogWeek 9: Innovation in evaluation part 3: what’s the latest in advocacy evaluation?
Julia Coffman is Director of the Centre for Evaluation Innovation. In the third blog of our innovation in evaluation series, she looks some recent innovations in a notoriously tricky area: advocacy evaluation.Blog7 Strategies to improve evaluation use and influence - Part 1
What can be done to support the use of evaluation? How can evaluators, evaluation managers and others involved in or affected by evaluations support the constructive use of findings and evaluation processes?BlogFrom paper to practice: Supporting the uptake of high-level M&E frameworks
Evaluation frameworks are often developed to provide a common reference point for evaluations of different projects that form a program, or different types of evaluations of a single program.BlogCommunicating evaluation findings
BlogSocial return on investment
… complexities , such as Developmental Evaluation , Outcome Mapping How is it done? There are different components that …EnfoqueWeek 8: Guest blog: Innovation in development evaluation
Development aid is changing rapidly – so must development evaluation.BlogWeek 37: Why is equity so important in evaluation?
… well as the methodological implications, of evaluating the effects of policies, programmes, and projects designed to … development results. A special focus is directed towards effects on the most excluded, marginalized, and deprived …BlogUsing case studies to explore the external validity of ‘complex’ development interventions
Michael Woolcock's paper addresses the fact that rising standards required for assessing the impact of development projects have not been met with equally rigorous procedures for guiding decisions about external validity - "whether andRecursoApplications of Case Study Research
This book by Robert K. Yin aims to help researchers and graduate level students to improve their knowledge and skills in conducting case study research.RecursoDiffusion of innovations in service organizations: Systematic review and recommendations
This article summarizes an extensive literature review addressing the question, How can we spread and sustain innovations in health service delivery and organization?RecursoEvidence base journal
ANZSOG's peer-reviewed journal, Evidence Base, publishes reviews of the evidence informing decision-making in specific policy areas.RecursoThe IDEAS guide and facilitators' guide
The IDEAS Guide (Innovating, Designing, Evaluating and Applying to Small-scale projects) is a guide to the design and evaluation of small-scale media and communication projects where evaluation is built into the design of an initiativeRecursoFramework for assessing compliance outcomes
This example of an outcome assessment framework was developed by the Western Australian Department of Fisheries in collaboration with four other Australian Fisheries Management Agencies.RecursoDemocratic evaluation
… source of information about the origins, processes and effects of social action' (ibid.). Basically, these …EnfoqueEvaluation of agricultural projects and programs
Any single agricultural project or program is necessarily part of a highly complex, interrelated system. To deliver utility and value, evaluation in the agricultural sector must take into account contextually sensitive issues.ThemeSample
Decide how to select units (e.g. individuals, organisations, time periods) from a population of interest, so that inferences can be drawn about the population.Marcos/GuíasRainbow FrameworkIdentify what resources are available for the evaluation and what will be needed
It is important to develop an estimate of the resources that are available for evaluation and what will be required to do the evaluation well.Marcos/GuíasManager's guide to evaluation