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Appreciative inquiry commons
This website from is an online portal which aims to facilitate the sharing of academic resources and practical tools on Appreciative Inquiry (AI)Participatory Mapping: An innovative sociological method
This toolkit from Real Life Methods provides an introduction to the use of participatory maps in researInformed consent in visual research
This toolkit from Real Life Methods provides tips and advice on seeking informed consent to use digital photographs of participants of a project.Door Knocking as a Method of Recruiting a Sample
Part of the Real Life Options "toolkit" series, this document explores the practice of recruiting participants for an interview study by knocking on doors in the chosen fieldsite.After the ethical approval form: Ethical considerations of working in research teams
Produced as part of the Realities "toolkit" series, this document highlights some of the issues around ethics within the research team and suggests some helpful approaches to ethical working relationships.Putting on an exhibition about your research
This toolkit from Real Life Methods is designed to support users to plan and hold an exhibition to disseminaUsing music elicitation to research people’s relationship with music
This toolkit describes the use of music elicitation in group research with Extreme Metal fans as a way of researching the music experiences and memories.Transcribing your own qualitative data
This toolkit deals with transcribing your own, or your team’s, data. If you are considering sending your data to somebody else or an external transcribing agency, see the toolkit on outsourcing transcribing.Using email interviews
This Realities toolkit on Email Interviews draws on the author's experience of using email interviews in a multi-method study of older music fans.Practical considerations for leading and working on a mixed methods project
This toolkit from Realities aims to support staff who lead or work on mixed options research projects to prepare for, design and carry out their projects.What to do with contradictory data?
This toolkit focuses on the issue of data integration within mixed methods research.Using Walking Interviews
This toolkit discusses our experiences using walking interviews in outdoor urban environments, focusing on the practicalities of conducting these interviews and on ways of thinking about the data produced in the option, which we usedUsing blog analysis
This toolkit draws on experiences of a study in which blog analysis was used alongside interviews to explore young people’s representations of their gap year experiences.Using phone interviews
This toolkit explores the use of telephone interviews in qualitative research.Data and Information Visualization Throughout the Evaluation Life Cycle for Participatory Evaluation...
This slide show from a presentation given at the American Evaluation Association conference in 2011 by Johanna Morariu and Veena Pankaj looks at data and information visualisation and how itCommunity health worker evaluation tool kit
The Tool Kit was developed to be a practical and useful guide to program evaluation for CHWs and CHW programs.Preparing an Evaluation Statement of Work
This guide provides a series of tips on preparing an evaluation statement of work (SOW).Evaluation statements of work: Good practice examples
This document provides readers with “good practice” examples of the various elements of an evaluation Scope Of Work (SOW) according to USAID.Conducting mixed-method evaluations
This technical note from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) provides an overview of using a mixed-methods approach for evaluation.Using rapid appraisal methods
This guide examines the benefits and limitations of the rapid appraisal approach.Conducting key informant interviews
This USAID document advises how to conduct and apply the rapid appraisal technique known as key informant interviews.Using direct observation techniques
Direct observation techniques allow for a more systematic, structured process, using well-designed observation record forms.Constructing an evaluation report
This guide from USAID has been designed to provide guidance on how to construct evaluation reports.Selecting Performance Indicators
This paper from USAID is aimed at providing guidance on the selection of effective performance indicators.Baselines and targets
This guide defines baselines and targets and why they are both important.Data quality standards
This paper from USAID provides guidance for ensuring good data quality as a central part of establishing effective management systems.Conducting data quality assessments
This guide explains the purpose, standards and what is required for a data quality assessment.Checklist for Assessing USAID Evaluation Reports
This checklist from USAID is designed to support staff to produce high quality, evidence based evaluation reports.Checklist for Reviewing Scopes of Work for Performance Evaluations
This evaluation checklist was developed by USAID to support, review and strengthen scope of work (SOW) during the evaluation planning stage.USAID Evaluation Policy Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
This document was created for USAID staff and intended to provide guidance to Operating Units (OU's)in the implementation of the USAID evaluationWading Through the Data Swamp: Program Evaluation 201
This website offers a self paced online module which examines alcohol and marijuana use case studies to produce descriptive statistics including the mean and standard deviationEvaluation Guidelines for Foreign Assistance
These guidelines from the Office of the Director of U.S.