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OECD-DAC principles for evaluation of development assistance
The OECD/DAC Network on Development Evaluation has updated the evaluation criteria definitions and principles for use after 25 years.Applying evaluation criteria thoughtfully
This guidance aims to help evaluators better understand the OECD-Development Assistance Committee (DAC) criteria and improve their use.Sampling for surveys: Stratified random sampling
These instructional videos provide a guide and examples of how to apply stratified random sampling.Sampling for surveys: Clustered random sampling
These instructional videos provide a guide and examples of how to apply clustered random sampling.Sampling for surveys: Sample size calculations
This instructional video explains how to calculate a sample size for a survey.Hiring an external evaluator
This resource helps you match an external evaluator to your needs through a set of practical steps, prompts, and tips.Tools for knowledge and learning: A guide for development and humanitarian organisations
This tool kit presents entry points and references to the wide range of tools and methods that have been used to facilitate improved knowledge and learning in the development and humanitarian sectors.Delphi technique: Predicting emerging opportunities and challenges in renewable energy
This paper outlines the Delphi forecasting method and its use in collecting, aggregating, and analysing inputs from a panel of global experts on renewable energy (RE).Evaluation standards for Latin America and the Caribbean
The evaluation standards for Latin America and the Caribbean were developed by a working group of the Latin American and Caribbean Network for Monitoring, Evaluation and Systematization (ReLAC), with support from DEval’s evaluation capacityDAC guidelines and reference series quality standards for development evaluation
Developed through a process of drafting, trialling and reviewing by members of the OECD DAC Network on Development Evaluation, the document sets out standards in terms of: overarching considerations; purpose, planning and design;...PMP evaluation plan guidance and templates
This guidance document and template outline the information to be included in a USAID Evaluation Plan as part of a Performance Management Plan (PMP).Equitable evaluation: Voices from the Global South
This book aims to drive conversation about "the role of evaluation in addressing inequality and fostering an equitable society in Africa".A language justice framework for culturally responsive and equitable evaluation
This paper proposes an evaluation framework focusing on the importance of language justice, especially concerning practitioners of culturally responsive and equitable evaluation.Equitable evaluation initiative
This initiative is building knowledge about how to align evaluation practices with an equity approach and how to use evaluation as a tool for advancing equity.Culturally responsive, Indigenous, and equitable evaluation resource list
This document is a "living" list (not exhaustive) of resources for Culturally Responsive Evaluation (CRE), Culturally Responsive Indigenous Evaluation (CRIE), and Culturally Responsive and Equitable Evaluation (CREE).Who counts? The power of participatory statistics
This workshop by Jeremy Holland for the Institute of Development Studies was streamed live on May 1st, 2014.Participatory learning and action
Participatory Learning and Action is a subscription based journal published bi-annually by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).Evidence-based policy: A realist perspective
This book, written by Ray Pawson, provides a critique of the meta-analytic approach and argues that the realist synthesis is a better way of understanding program theory, therefore enabling properly targeted policies to address the conConducting effective meetings
This paper from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) provides a number of strategies to ensure that meetings reach stated objectives in an engaging and productive manner.Strengthening the regression discontinuity design using additional design elements: A within-study comparison
This paper compares the regression discontinuity design (RDD) to the randomised clinical trial approach and proposes adding untreated comparisons to RDD to mitigate weaknesses in the method.UN Women
This website from the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, provides a wide variety of resources to support the implementation of gender equality around the globe.An overview of monitoring and evaluation for adaptive management (working paper #1)
This paper is the first in the BetterEvaluation Monitoring and Evaluation for Adaptive Management working paper series.What is adaptive management and how does it work? (working paper #2)
This is the second paper in the BetterEvaluation Working Paper Series, Monitoring and Evaluation for Adaptive Management.Real-time evaluation (Working paper #4)
Real-time evaluation (RTE) has been practised and documented over the past 20 years, initially in humanitarian projects.Evaluation of Legal Aid NSW Civil Law Service for Aboriginal Communities
This resource describes a mixed-methods, Aboriginal-led evaluation of the Civil Law Service for Aboriginal Communities (CLSAC).Digital storytelling: Capturing lives, creating communities
This book from the Center for Digital Storytelling outlines the philosophy and practice involved with using digital storytelling in a development context.Better late than never: Workforce supply implications of later entry into nursing
This report analyses nurse workforce data from 2005 and concludes that the lack of interest in nursing may have been temporary, mainly confined to young people choosing their first career.Collecting evaluation data: Surveys
This concise guide, prepared by Ellen Taylor-Powell and Carol Hermann for the University of Wisconsin Extension, offers a useful introduction to telephone-specific and broader survey design approaches.Q methodology: A sneak preview
This paper, authored by Job van Exel and Gjalt de Graaf aims to provide a detailed overview of the basics of Q methodology for those who need easily accessible information on this research strategy.Postcard newsletter evaluation
This article describes how postcards were used to conduct a simple and inexpensive evaluation of a newsletter.Matrix chart guide
This guide from Many Eyes provides guidance, including examples, on constructing matrix charts using the IBM Many Eyes software.Navigating sustainability: measurement, evaluation and action
This paper from the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) aims to document the evolution in thinking about measuring sustainability and distill crucial lessons for the future.