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Eleanor Williams is the Director of the Centre for Evaluation and Research Evidence at the Victorian Department of Health. In this role, she leads the department's evaluation and research strategy.
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Principles: C4D RME Framework Summary
The C4D Evaluation Framework was developed to reflect the needs and values of Communication for Development. The Framework is made up of seven interconnected principles. These principles guide our choices about R,M&E.
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Communication for Development (C4D)
C4D: Frame
Framing R,M&E involves being clear about the boundaries of the R,M&E. Why is the R,M&E being done? What are the broad R,M&E questions it is trying to answer? What are the values that will be used to make judgments about whether it is good…
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Communication for Development (C4D)
C4D: Understand causes and contributions
Most evaluations need to investigate what is causing any changes observed. This involves selecting methods for investigating causal attribution and contribution.
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Communication for Development (C4D)
C4D: Participatory
Inclusion; dialogue; partnership; human rights-based Participation is a central principle for C4D, and therefore should be incorporated in the R,M&E of C4D. Participatory R,M&E is undertaken in partnership with children and adolescents
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Communication for Development (C4D)
C4D: Realistic
Pragmatic; mixed-methods; grounded; flexible To be most effective, R,M&E approaches and methods need to be grounded in local realities.
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Communication for Development (C4D)
C4D: Establish Decision making processes
Many decisions will need to be made in the course of planning and implementing research monitoring and evaluation. To think about and implement effective decisions it is useful considers several factors.
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Communication for Development (C4D)
C4D: Document management processes and agreements
A number of documents (such as Terms of Reference (ToR), Request for Proposal (RFP) and/or Scope of Work) need to be created as part of the management of research, evaluations and studies. Such documents provide guidance, and they are particularly…
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Communication for Development (C4D)
C4D: Develop initial description
It is important to be clear about the boundaries of what will be included in an evaluation. As part of this, it can be helpful to develop an initial brief description of what will be evaluated, which can provide a starting point for discussions to find…
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Communication for Development (C4D)
C4D: Use measures, indicators or metrics
Measures, indicators or metrics are used to succinctly describe the context, implementation and/or results of an intervention (project, program, policy) such as inputs, processes or activities, outputs, outcomes and impacts. The terms are often used in…
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Communication for Development (C4D)
C4D: Synthesise data across studies (research, monitoring data, evaluations)
There are often questions beyond a single program or initiative, such as “Do these types of interventions work?” or “For whom, in what ways and under what circumstances do they work?” Answering these kinds of questions means locating the evidence,…
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Communication for Development (C4D)
Beneficiary assessment
An approach that focuses on assessing the value of an intervention as perceived by the (intended) beneficiaries, thereby aiming to give voice to their priorities and concerns.
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Case study
A research design that focuses on understanding a unit (person, site or project) in its context, which can use a combination of qualitative and quantitative data.
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Estudio de caso
A research design that focuses on understanding a unit (person, site or project) in its context, which can use a combination of qualitative and quantitative data.
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Collaborative outcomes reporting
An impact evaluation approach based on contribution analysis, with the addition of processes for expert review and community review of evidence and conclusions.
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Informe de Resultados Colaborativos
Un enfoque participativo a la evaluación de impacto basado en una historia de desempeño que presenta evidencias de cómo un programa ha contribuido a resultados e impactos, que es luego revisado tanto por expertos técnicos como por los actores involucrados…
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Democratic evaluation
Various ways of doing evaluation in ways that support democratic decision making, accountability and/or capacity.
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Empowerment evaluation
A participatory approach designed to provide groups with the tools and knowledge so they can monitor and evaluate their own performance.
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Evaluación para el empoderamiento
La evaluación para el empoderamiento es un enfoque de participación de los actores involucrados diseñado para proporcionar a los grupos las herramientas y el conocimiento que necesitan para monitorear y evaluar su propio desempeño y lograr sus objetivos.
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Horizontal evaluation
An approach to learning and improvement that combines self-assessment by local participants and external review by peers.
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Evaluación horizontal
La evaluación horizontal es un enfoque que combina la auto-evaluación de los participantes locales y la revisión externa de los pares.
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Innovation history
A particular type of case study used to jointly develop an agreed narrative of how an innovation was developed, including key contributors and processes, to inform future innovation efforts.
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Historia de la Innovación
A particular type of case study used to jointly develop an agreed narrative of how an innovation was developed, including key contributors and processes, to inform future innovation efforts.
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Institutional histories
A particular type of case study used to create a narrative of how institutional arrangements have evolved over time and have created and contributed to more effective ways to achieve project or program goals.
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Historias institucionales
La historia institucional (HI) es una narrativa que recoge aspectos centrales de la evolución a través del tiempo de los acuerdos institucionales – las nuevas modalidades de trabajo – y cómo estos han creado y contribuido a modalidades de trabajo más…
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Participatory rural appraisal (PRA) / Participatory learning for action (PLA)
A participatory approach that enables farmers to analyse their own situation and develop a common perspective on natural resource management and agriculture at village level.
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Randomised controlled trial
An impact evaluation approach that compares results between a randomly assigned control group and experimental group or groups to produce an estimate of the mean net impact of an intervention.
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Prueba controlada aleatoria
Un tipo de evaluación de impacto que utiliza el acceso aleatorio a programas sociales como un medio para limitar inclinaciones y generar una estimación de impacto interna válida.
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Social return on investment
A participatory approach to value-for-money evaluation that identifies a broad range of social outcomes, not only the direct outcomes for the intended beneficiaries of an intervention.
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Retorno social de la inversión
El Retorno Social de la Inversión (SROI, por sus siglas en inglés) es una forma sistemática de incorporar valores sociales, ambientales, económicos y de otro tipo en los procesos de toma de decisiones.
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Success case method
An impact evaluation approach based on identifying and investigating the most successful cases and seeing if their results can justify the cost of the intervention (such as a training course).
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El método del caso de éxito
El Método del Caso de Éxito (SCM, por sus siglas en inglés) implica identificar los casos más y menos exitosos en un programa y examinarlos en detalle.
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