Evaluating Development Co-Operation: Summary of Key Norms and Standards

Evaluating Development Co-Operation Summary of Key Norms and StandardsĀ is a set of core principles for evaluation of development assistance adopted by the OECD DAC in 1991 and are at the heart of the Evaluation Network's approach to evaluation. The principles focus on the management and institutional arrangements of the evaluation system within development agencies.

The DAC Network on Development Evaluation is a unique international forum that bringsĀ together evaluation managers and specialists from development co-operation agenciesĀ in OECD member countries and multilateral development institutions. Its goal is toĀ increase the effectiveness of international development programmes by supporting robust,Ā informed and independent evaluation.

Contents

  • Defining Evaluation
  • DAC Glossary of Key Terms in Evaluation and Results Based Management
  • Development of Norms and Standards for Evaluation
  • DAC Principles for Evaluation of Development Assistance
  • Review of the DAC Principles for Evaluation of Development Assistance
  • Evaluation Criteria
  • Evaluation systems and Use: A Working Tool For Peer Reviews and Assessments
  • DAC Evaluation Quality Standards
  • Guidance Documents

Sources

OECD DAC Network on Development Evaluation (2010).Ā Evaluating Development Co-Operating Summary of Key Norms and Standards.Ā (2nd ed.). OECD DAC. Retrieved from http://www.oecd.org/development/evaluation/dcdndep/41612905.pdf

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