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  • Towards a characterisation of adaptive capacity: A framework for analysing adaptive capacity at the local level

    … attention to processes, rather than snapshot pictures of a system at a single point in time. This framework may in time serve as a platform to monitor progress, identify needs and allocate resources to enhance a system’s ability to … Endnotes and references … Towards a characterisation of adaptive capacity: A framework for analysing adaptive …
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  • Causal inference: Nuts and bolts

    … its proper diagnosis has on the effectiveness and accuracy of an evaluation. This excerpt is taken from slide 5 of Davidson (2009) Causal inference: Nuts and bolts "If an … outcomes Therefore, causal inference is a crucial part of linking inputs to outcomes You do NOT necessarily need a …
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  • Randomised control trials for the impact evaluation of development initiatives: a statistician's point of view

    … Learning and Change (ILAC) Initiative provides a range of technical and practical reflections on the use of randomised control trials in impact evaluation. "It is … faced in applying RCT designs to the impact evaluation of development initiatives, to what extent this type of …
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  • Leveraged partnerships to carry out the evaluation

    … As many projects are undertaken by a consortium of organisations working together, sometimes it is worthwhile … jointly.  Working with partners can have a number of benefits.  Implementing partners may have access to data, … need to accommodate a variety of purposes and information needs.  If the evaluation focus is too broad or disparate, it …
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  • C4D: Determine and secure resources

    … reduce the resources required, such as reducing the scope of the R,M&E. General information The Manager's Guide to … on issues to consider regarding the identification of resources , including suggestions for calculating budgets. … the resources needed, particularly funding, for R,M&E of C4D is a common challenge. This task is a foundational …
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    Communication for Development (C4D)

  • Tool kit on gender equality results and indicators

    … and enhances the effectiveness and sustainability of development initiatives. Despite long-standing … international commitments and the demonstrated benefits of addressing gender inequalities, incorporating gender … to ensure women’s equal participation and outcomes, the needs of women and girls continue to be overlooked. …
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  • Thumbnail description

    … existing information to document the current understanding of the situation your project/program/policy has been developed to address (both the problems or needs and the strengths) and to document the intended (or … from it, and what the intended results are The scale of the intervention, budget and resources allocated and stage …
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  • Participant observation

    … is used to identify the attitudes and operation of a community by a researcher living within its environs. … and policies that better incorporate the community’s needs and wishes. Outcomes: Information about a community … that planning and decision making incorporates community needs and opinions, and will therefore be more acceptable and …
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  • Conducting diagnoses of M&E systems and capacities

    … This note provides a guide to some of the topics and issues that need to be considered when undertaking a diagnosis of a country’s monitoring and evaluation (M&E) activities. … Conducting diagnoses of M&E systems and capacities …
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  • Making wise decisions: A step-by-step guide to selecting the right data system

    … An online quiz that walks the reader through a series of questions to help identify data systems most likely to meet their needs. A series of recommendations of the organizational fit … and templates for teams to use in order to align on needs and set their implementation plan Links to additional …
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  • C4D: Collect and/or retrieve data (methods)

    … Data collection methods should be selected on the basis of how well they will answer the key questions, with due consideration of available resources. Decisions about methods need to be … to remain realistic, however, in C4D ensuring that local needs, voices and experiences are given prominence should …
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    Communication for Development (C4D)

  • Dr. Richard Kreuger on qualitative listening

    … Dr. Richard Kreuger , professor emeritus at the University of Minnesota specializing in program evaluation, applied … page has been updated with a link to an archived version of the webpage. (10th October, 2017) Mindfulness in listening … this conversation. Kreuger offers insight into the process of engaging in the act of listening, including preparation …
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  • Situating the next generation of impact measurement and evaluation for impact investing

    … To support the growth of a stronger evidence base for contributions to positive … provides background information about the development of impact investing and the current impact investing … on the need for improved accountability and measurement of social and environmental impacts. Factors that need to be …
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  • Evaluation work plan

    … An evaluation work plan involves the development of clear timeframes, deliverables and milestones. It should … who is accountable for different phases and activities of the evaluation and include risk management strategies and … The following is taken from Step 6. Manage development of the evaluation work plan including logistics in the …
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  • Using the context, input, process, and product evaluation model (CIPP) as a comprehensive framework

    … This Journal article, in the context of education, provides an overview of what the CIPP model is, … involve multiple constituencies and aim to meet both the needs of service providers and community partners. In this … Service-Learning Tutoring Project Assessing Community Needs Using Context Evaluation Formulating Plans Using Input …
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  • Master of Public Health with a focus on Social & Behavioural Health Sciences

    … The program trains students to evaluate health needs, design health programs, conduct research, and develop … for health promotion practice and research. … Master of Public Health with a focus on Social & Behavioural Health …
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  • Master of Arts in Educational Psychology with a focus on Measurement, evaluation and computer applications

    … practices and learn how to support specific educational needs. … Master of Arts in Educational Psychology with a focus on …
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  • C4D: Investigate causal attribution and contribution

    … and changes in conditions (expected results) - there needs to be an investigation of the role of the intervention in producing these results. … be in the evaluation design. Learning-based The learning needs may determine which combination of strategies will be …
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    Communication for Development (C4D)

  • Learning Lessons: Managing for Development Results

    … Bank  (ADB) synthesizes key lessons drawn from evaluations of projects and programs that have been funded by the ADB. … partnership. It is being mainstreamed in phases because of its substantial resource requirements and the need to get … and staff. The evaluation focuses on the first phase of MfDR, specifically on the process and institutional …
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  • Certificate in Measurement, Evaluation, and Research

    … for graduate students who need training in the areas of research methods, measurement, statistics, and program …
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  • Master of Education in Educational Psychology with a focus on Measurement, evaluation and computer applications

    … practices and learn how to support specific educational needs. … Master of Education in Educational Psychology with a focus on …
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  • Doctorate in Education and Social Research Methods, with Concentration in Evaluation

    … ensures that the students have a broad understanding of important topics in education and that they begin …
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  • Different options and ideas about careers in evaluation

    … and can offer rewarding careers. The specific aspects of a career in evaluation that you choose should be based on … awareness to use appropriate methods that will meet their needs. In this way, they can conduct robust and valid … context-awareness, and adaptability to meet the needs of the evaluation. Related resource: Should you be a …
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    Evaluation career guide

  • C4D: Establish Decision making processes

    … is it? Many decisions will need to be made in the course of planning and implementing research monitoring and … how decisions will be made, which could be on the basis of  consensus (which aims to find decisions which everyone can accept), hierarchical (on the basis of formal positions of authority) or majority , e) establish …
    Framework/Guide
    Communication for Development (C4D)

  • Evaluation at the endgame: Evaluating sustainability and the SDGs by moving past dominion and institutional capture

    … role in addressing the urgent threats to sustainability of the planet and the life it supports. It outlines evidence … The systemic origins for evaluation’s prioritization of human over natural systems: a dominion world view, … capture are explored. The stances and standards evaluation needs to adopt to make a useful contribution to avoiding …
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  • Certificate in Program Evaluation

    … and knowledge needed to take on the responsibilities of conducting evaluations – or making sure they are an informed consumers capable of commissioning an evaluation from an external source. … …
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  • Engagement in relevant organisational processes

    … For evaluation to be truly useful it needs to be embedded in organisational processes. …
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  • Evaluability assessment

    … Evaluability assessment is an assessment of the extent to which an intervention can be evaluated in a … consequences for the scale and duration of the work that needs to be done. The second relates to the analysis stage, … to a specific checklist question. Here, the assessment needs to: (a) focus on the validity and reliability of the …
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  • Moving from outputs to outcomes

    … countries are moving away from evaluating the performance of government on activities, inputs and outputs, and focusing … by the World Bank and the IBM Center for The Business of Government. It focuses on identifying the practical steps, … Nevertheless, despite these differences, many common basic principles and considerations regarding the …
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  • Partners in Planning: Information, Participation and Empowerment

    … partnerships in health and education. It includes a range of examples, tools and techniques that can be used to support … to benefit from the programme. It discusses the importance of generating information, encouraging active participation … methods and techniques, carrying out a participatory needs assessment, and investigating particular samples of …
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  • Reuse, Recycle: Rethink Research - Questions to Ask in Reviewing Research Evidence

    … Wright for Meaningful Evidence outlines a range of resources and approaches that can be used as a cost … the questions, the type of intervention, and audience needs should form the basis of the review strategy. This … in a reliable way, based on your questions, information needs, and available data." This resource was recommended to …
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  • Transforming evaluation by global institutions to achieve the SDGs in health (Webinar)

    … Initiative (GEI) addresses a topic that begs the attention of global health institutions: How can evaluation better … For programs of such scale and magnitude, evaluation needs to be transformative to capture all the evidence … But how should this transformation begin? And who needs to take the first step?   Panelists Dugan Fraser - …
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