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ThematicAnalysis.net
This website describes thematic analysis, "a range of qualitative research methods that are used for exploring and interpreting patterned meaning across datasets."Landscape analysis equity centered evaluation
This Southern-led research was facilitated by six Global South organizations from Latin America, Asia and Africa who joined forces to transform inequitable practices mainstreamed in the evaluation of international cooperation initiatives woCritical systems heuristics: A systematic review
This paper argues that critical systems heuristics (CSH) has been an influential approach, but one that is underutilised compared with other methods.Integrating a transformative equity criterion into evaluations for promoting transformative systemic change
This guide sets out the rationale for why transformative equity needs to be addressed by all evaluations, especially in the South African context of high inequality, and how this might be done during the commissioning, design and conduct ofEvaluation 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 capacityDiretrizes de Avaliação para a América Latina e o Caribe
Uma iniciativa da Rede de Monitoramento, Avaliação e Sistematização da América Latina e Caribe (ReLAC), em colaboração com DEval- FOCELAC+.Estándares de Evaluación para América Latina y el Caribe
Una iniciativa de la Red de Seguimiento, Evaluación y Sistematización de América Latina y el Caribe (ReLAC), con el apoyo de DEval- FOCELAC+.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.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).Pathways to advance professionalisation within the context of the AES
This report by Greet Peersman and Patricia Rogers for the Australasian Evaluation Society (AES) identifies four potential pathways towards professionalisation within the context of the AES. These pathways are as follows:Public impact fundamentals and observatory
The Public Impact Fundamentals are a framework developed by the Centre for Public Impact to assess what makes a successful policy outcome and describe what can be done to maximise the chances of achieving public impact.Development evaluations in Uganda 2000-2018: A country evaluation map
This CEDIL Synthesis Working Paper is a report on the first of its kind country evaluation map for a single country, identifying 617 evaluations in multiple sectors in Uganda.CEDIL Methods Brief - Using big data for impact evaluations
This paper provides detailed guidance on using big data to fill data gaps in impact evaluations.Shaping international evaluation: A 30-year journey
This book from Universalia Management Group presents major trends that have influenced international evaluation and provides an overview of the evolution of evaluation within specific sectors, such as the environment and agriculture.National Evaluation Capacities (NEC) webinar: Engaging youth, addressing crisis, and building resilience (GEI and UNDP)
This National Evaluation Capacities (NEC) conference webinar explores the themes of youth engagement in national evaluation systems and the challenges associated with evaluating and strengthening these systems in crisis settings.Causal link monitoring brief
Causal Link Monitoring (CLM) integrates design and monitoring to support adaptive management of projects.International Organization for Cooperation in Evaluation (IOCE)
The International Organization for Cooperation in Evaluation is a network that brings together national and regional evaluation associations from around the world.Baseline basics
Baseline Basics is a short introduction to conducting a baseline study, focusing on the key concepts and practices, and pointing to additional resources for more detail.The engagement toolkit
This toolkit offers an extensive but not exhaustive list of engagement methods that can be applied throughout different stages of the evaluation process.Evaluation for equitable development results
This document comprises a range of Evaluation Working Papers (EWP) focused on evaluation for equitable development.Mini-primer of Critical Systems Heuristics
This short summary of Critical Systems Heuristics (CSH) by Werner Ulrich gives an overview of what CSH is and how it can be applied.Gender and evaluation international online community of practice
The Gender and Evaluation Community's objective is to bring knowledge building and knowledge sharing under one place, and to share the content and experiences of people involved in the network.Feminist evaluation and gender approaches: There’s a difference?
The purpose of this article is to provide readers with a historical overview and description of feminist evaluation and gender approaches.Understanding the role of the World Bank Group in a crowded institutional landscape [Network analysis example]
In this example, the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG - part of the World Bank Group) have used a network analysis to gain a better understanding of the role of the World Bank Group's policy interventions in the health sector in Liberia inEquitable evaluation framework
What if evaluative practice was not only about something but for something? This session explored the origins and impetus for the Equitable Evaluation Framework and how its three principles ask evaluation to:Culturally responsive and equitable evaluation
How can you ensure your evaluation designs, data collection, and reporting are both culturally responsive and equitable?How to engage with Indigenous Tribes & communities in evaluation research
How have colonization, historical trauma, and research abuses shaped research and evaluation work with Indigenous Tribes and communities in the U.S.?Participatory evaluations
In this webinar, Jess Littman and Odile Drice David, MBA discussed why and how to integrate participatory methods into existing evaluations.10 reasons to evaluate
The infographic is designed for program managers and program leaders who are considering implementing an evaluation and seeking inspiration for its importance.Evaluations that make a difference
This collection gathers eight stories from around the world about evaluations that have made a difference to the lives of people.Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI) webinars
These webinars hosted by the Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI) and its partners cover a range of topics including strengthening national monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems, gender equality, and many other areas.Scott G. Chaplowe - M&E resource list
Scott Chaplowe's resource page has over 150 hyper-linked resources for monitoring and evaluation, all of which are freely available online. There's a particular focus on M&E communities and organisations.