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Filter search resultsThe development and utility of a program theory: Lessons from an evaluation
This article, written by Tim Clement and Christine Bigby, looks at the use and development of program theory in human service organisations.ResourceDevelopmental evaluation: Diagnostic checklist
This checklist aims to help users assess whether Developmental Evaluation is a good fit for your situation.ResourceThe developmental evaluation institute
The Developmental Evaluation Institute (DEI) website aims to provide pathways for new, emerging, and mid-career evaluators to develop skills in Developmental Evaluation for social justice.ResourceStoryboard Logic Models Activity
This worksheet by the Action Evaluation Collective gives a steps by step run down of how to use storyboards to engage people in telling their stories. It's focus is on working with and engaging young people in a participatory process.ResourceDealing with complexity in development evaluation - A practical approach
This book offers practical guidance to policymakers, managers, and evaluation practitioners on how to design and implement complexity-responsive evaluations that can be undertaken in the real world of time, budget, data, and political constResourceProgram Evaluation: a Plain English Guide
This 11-step guide defines program evaluation, what it is used for, the different types and when they should be used. Also covered is how to plan a program evaluation, monitor performance, communicate findings, deliver&nResourcePurposeful program theory: Effective use of theories of change and logic models
This book, by Sue Funnell and Patricia Rogers, discusses ways of developing, representing and using programme theory and theories of change in different ways to suit the particular situation.ResourceDevelopmental evaluation: Perspectives from an internal vs. external evaluator
This is a podcast that offers an overview of the Developmental Evaluation approach according to the perspectives of an internal and an external evaluator.ResourceWhat are some methods and processes to help stakeholders articulate how they think a program works? (AES17 co-creation challenge #1)
The material from BetterEvaluation comes from a combination of curating existing material and co-creating new material. This blog is part of an ongoing series about material that we have co-created with BetterEvaluation users.BlogEnhancing program performance with logic models
Developed by the University of Wisconsin Extension service, this resource provides an introduction to developing and using a particular version of the results chain.ResourceTheory of change
This guide, written by Patricia Rogers for UNICEF, looks at the use of theory of change in an impact evaluation.ResourceBetterEvaluation FAQ: How do you use program theory for evaluating systems?
Although it’s sometimes referred to as program theory or program logic, theories of change can be used for interventions at any scale, including policies, whole-of-government initiatives, and systems.BlogUsing logic models and theories of change better in evaluation
Many evaluations include a process of developingBlogMapping change: Using a theory of change of guide planning and evaluation
This guide, written by Anne MacKinnon and Natasha Arnott for GrantCraft, describes the process of developing a theory of change to support planning and evaluation.ResourceBudgeting for developmental evaluation (DE)
An interview with internationally recognised evaluation expert Michael Quinn Patton by Heather Britt for BetterEvaluation, April 2012.ResourceTheory maker
This free and open-sourced web-based tool was made by Steve Powell as a quick and simple way of creating a theory of change. The information provided was supplied by Steve Powell.ResourceA practitioner's guide to developmental evaluation
This guidebook from J.W. McConnell Family Foundation and the International Institute for Child Rights and Development explores key aspects of Developmental Evaluation (DE).ResourceA developmental evaluation primer
This primer guide from The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation outlines the basic principles of Developmental Evaluation and provides a range of tools to support its implementation.Resource