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Feasibility refers to ensuring that an evaluation can be realistically and effectively implemented, considering factors such as practicality, resource use, and responsiveness to the programme's context, including factors such as culture andMétodoInclusion of diverse perspectives
Inclusion of diverse perspectives requires attention to ensure that marginalised people and communities are adequately engaged in the evaluation.MétodoIndependence
Independence can include organisational independence, where an evaluator or evaluation team can independently set a work plan and finalise reports without undue interference, and behavioural independence, where evaluators can conduct and reMétodoEvaluation accountability
Evaluation accountability relates to processes in place to ensure the evaluation is carried out transparently and to a high-quality standard.MétodoTransferability
Transferability involves presenting findings in a way that they can be applied in other contexts or settings, considering the local culture and context to enhance the utility and reach of evaluation insights.MétodoUtility
Utility standards are intended to increase the extent to which program stakeholders find evaluation processes and products valuable in meeting their needs.MétodoProfessionalism
Professionalism within evaluation is largely understood in terms of high levels of competence and ethical practice.MétodoPropriety
Propriety refers to ensuring that an evaluation will be conducted legally, ethically, and with due regard for the welfare of those involved in it and those affected by its results.MétodoSystematic inquiry
Systematic inquiry involves thorough, methodical, contextually relevant and empirical inquiry into evaluation questions. Systematic inquiry is one of the guiding principles of the American Evaluation Association:MétodoTransparency
Transparency refers to the evaluation processes and conclusions being able to be scrutinised.MétodoEthical practice
Ethical practice in evaluation can be understood in terms of designing and conducting an evaluation to minimise any potential for harm and to maximise the value of the evaluation.MétodoAccuracy
Accuracy refers to the correctness of the evidence and conclusions in an evaluation. It may have an implication of precision.MétodoAccessibility
Accessibility of evaluation products includes consideration of the format and access options for reports, including plain language, inclusive print design, material in multiple languages, and material in alternative formats (such as online,MétodoCompetence
Competence refers to ensuring that the evaluation team has or can draw on the skills, knowledge and experience needed to undertake the evaluation.MétodoBias reduction
Bias reduction involves identifying possible sources of bias and taking steps to reduce it. This is one way of improving the validity of an evaluation. Types of bias include,MétodoValidation workshop
A validation workshop is a meeting that brings together evaluators and key stakeholders to review an evaluation's findings.MétodoEthical guidelines
Ethical guidelines are designed to guide ethical behaviour and decision-making throughout evaluation practice.MétodoHuman rights and gender equality
Human rights and gender equality refer to the extent to which an evaluation adequately addresses human rights and gender in its design, conduct, and reporting.MétodoStrengthening national evaluation capacities
Strengthening national evaluation capacities refers to the ways in which an evaluation can have broader value beyond a single evaluation report by increasing national capacities.MétodoValidity
Validity refers to the extent to which evaluation findings are correct.MétodoRespect for people
Respect for people during an evaluation requires those engaged in an evaluation to respect the security, dignity, and self-worth of respondents, program participants, clients, and other evaluation stakeholders.MétodoCausal mapping
Causal mapping helps make sense of the causal claims (about "what causes what") that people make in interviews, conversations, and documents.MétodoAsset mapping
Asset mapping is a process of identifying existing assets within a community, organisation or network. It complements the "deficit focus" of needs analysis.MétodoNeeds analysis
A needs analysis identifies the current needs of an individual, organisation, or community. Four different types of need were identified by a classic paper by Bradshaw in 1972:MétodoProcess tracing
Process tracing is a case-based and theory-driven method for causal inference that applies specific types of tests to assess the strength of evidence for concluding that an intervention has contributed to changes that have been observed orMétodoPower analysis
A power analysis identifies the main types of power in a system of interest.MétodoUpfront evaluation design
An upfront evaluation design is done before or near the beginning of the evaluation and then implemented as designed or as revised at the end of the inception period.MétodoCommissioner-led evaluation design
The organisation commissioning an evaluation develops an evaluation design as part of setting out the terms of reference for the evaluation.MétodoJoint evaluation design
A collaboration is involved in designing the evaluation, which might involve an implementing agency, an evaluation team and/or a community working together.MétodoIterative evaluation design
An iterative evaluation design involves setting out an initial overall evaluation design or process at the beginning of the evaluation.MétodoSingle evaluation approach design
The evaluation design is based on selecting a single existing evaluation model or approach and using it for an evaluation.MétodoEvaluator-led evaluation design
An evaluation team develops an evaluation design in response to an evaluation brief which sets out the purposes of the evaluation.Método