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  • So. 21 Dez. 2014

    Week 51: How do evaluation managers contribute to better evaluation use?

    Evaluation is a powerful tool that can provide useful, evidence-based information to help inform and influence policy and practice.

    A series of interconnected cogs in a variety of shapes and sizes
  • Do. 18 Dez. 2014

    BetterEvaluation community's views on the difference between evaluation and research

    In May we blogged about ways of framing the difference between research and evaluation. We had terrific feedback on this issue from the international BetterEvaluation community and this update shares the results.

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  • Di. 16 Dez. 2014

    Week 50: Feedback loops – new buzzword, old practice?

    Recently, I had the good fortune to start collaboration with The MasterCard Foundation, which is strongly committed to what it calls ‘listening deeply and elevating voices’.

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  • Mo. 15 Dez. 2014

    User feedback on the difference between evaluation and research

    This page contains thoughts from the BetterEvaluation community provided in response to the blog post on Ways of framing the difference between research and evaluation.

    There is a follow up blog on this topic here.

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  • Sa. 6 Dez. 2014

    Week 49: The 1st international conference on realist approaches to evaluation: my ‘realist’ take-aways

    In this blog, Tiina shares her top three realist ‘take-aways’ from the 1st International Conference on Realist Approaches to Evaluation and reflects on when or how realist evaluation may be most useful.

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  • Sa. 6 Dez. 2014

    Week 47: Rumination #3: Fools' gold: the widely touted methodological "gold standard" is neither golden nor a standard

    This week's post is an abbreviated version of a "rumination" from the 4th edition of Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methods by Michael Quinn Patton, published in mid-November, 2014.

    A close-up image of pyrite aka 'fools gold'
  • Sa. 6 Dez. 2014

    Week 48: The value iceberg

    Efforts to measure, quantify and compare the 'value' of different interventions have become popular as a way for social change organisations to decide how to use their time and money.

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  • Sa. 15 Nov. 2014

    Week 46: Rumination #2: Confusing empathy with bias

    Researchers and evaluators are admonished to stay rational and independent.

    Walk a mile in my shoes is handwritten on the pavement in front of a pair of formal shoes
  • Sa. 15 Nov. 2014

    Week 45: Tracking support among U.S. members of congress

    Scorecards are used in many different types of evaluation, and can have influence through informing decisions and by making performance visible.

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  • Mi. 5 Nov. 2014

    Week 44: Anecdote as epithet - Rumination #1 from qualitative research and evaluation methods

    The 4th edition of Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methods by Michael Quinn Patton will be published in mid-November, 2014. A new feature is one personal “rumination” in each chapter.  

    swans swimming
  • So. 2 Nov. 2014

    Week 43: Evaluating sustainability

    Meeting sustainability goals is one of the most important and urgent challenges for humanity yet for many of us, thinking about sustainability in evaluation means assessing the extent to which the benefits of a project, programme or policy are maintaine

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  • Do. 30 Okt. 2014

    Week 42: Dot plots, bullet charts, slopegraphs and more. We've updated our visualise data section!

    Following up from Stephanie Evergreen's seminar on Presenting data effectively, we've been working with her to improve our Data visualisation section.

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  • Di. 21 Okt. 2014

    Week 41: Celebrating two years since going live!

    Two years ago, during the European Evaluation Society conference in Helsinki, the BetterEvaluation.org website went live for public access.  

  • Sa. 18 Okt. 2014

    Week 40: Visionary Evaluation AEA 2014 song

    To celebrate the start of the 2014 conference of the American Evaluation Association, we're delighted to be able to share the lyrics and music of the Visionary Evaluation AEA 2014 song to make it easier to sing along during and after the conference.

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  • Mi. 1 Okt. 2014

    Week 38: Addressing sustainability in evaluation

    This year’s AEA theme of visionary evaluation challenges evaluators to consider how their work can contribute to a sustainable future.  In this week’s blog post, we’ve asked Will Allen for advice about how evaluations can address sustainability.

    an ocean reef with dozens of fish swimming above coral
  • Sa. 20 Sep 2014

    Week 37: Why is equity so important in evaluation?

    This is #3 in our series on visionary evaluation.  

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