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Capacity.org: a gateway for capacity development
This website provides a range of resources that can be used for the practice of capacity development which are closely linked to, and build upon, the topics covered in the CapacImplementing the vision: addressing challenges to results-focused management and budgeting
Burt Perrin's 2002 report to the OECD outlines common challenges in performance measurement and results-based management, and identifies potential solutions to these.2013 Spring report of the Auditor General of Canada: Chapter 1—Status report on evaluating the effectiveness of programs
This report presents the results of a performance audit conducted by the Office of the Auditor General of Canada.Centre of Excellence for Evaluation (CEE)
The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's Centre of Excellence in Evaluation (CEE) provided advice and guidance on evaluation practices across the federal government.Facilitating management learning: Developing critical reflection through reflective tools
Although focused on viewing critical reflection through the scope of management learning, this article discusses a range of critical reflection tools that have been drawn from other professional areas, such as storytelling, metaphors,What is a Community of Practice?
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All links on this page lead to archived resourcesEmpowerment Evaluation Blog
This blog, by Dr David Fetterman, provides a range of resources on empowerment evaluation theory and practice.Realistic evaluation bloodlines
This article, written by Ray Pawson and Nick Tilley analyses six different social science inquiries from around the globe that use a variety of methods and strategies in order to draw conclusions about realistic evaluations.Brief introduction to realist evaluation
This web page from Community Matters provides a brief introduction to realist evaluation along with the a chapter by Ray Pawson and Nick Tilley that provides discussion of the basic concepts , strategies and methods of realist evaluation.The value iceberg: weighing the benefits of advocacy and campaigning
BetterEvaluation Discussion Paper 1 is a thought piece written by Rhonda Schlangen and Jim Coe (independent consultants), members of the BetterEvaluation Community, and is intended to promote discussion.What counts as good evidence?
This paper, written by Sandra Nutley, Alison Powell and Huw Davies for the Alliance for Useful Evidence, discusses the risks of using a hierarchy of evidence and suggests an alternative in which more complex matrix approaches for identifyinHow Feedback Loops Can Improve Aid (and Maybe Governance)
This paper, written by Dennis Whittle for the Center for Global Development, outlines a set of principles that can be used to support the development of feedback loops for international development prograConstituent voice
This webpage from Keystone Accountability looks at the use of constituent voice as a way of discovering what beneficiaries think about plans, performance and reports.Closing the citizen feedback loop
This article, written by Dennis Whittle and David Bonbright for Keystone Accountability, argues that collecting and responding to feedback is essential as it is not only the right thing to do but it is also the smart thing to do.Feedback Labs
Feedback Labs is a collaboration of like-minded organisations who aim to make governments, NGOs and donors more responsive to the needs of their constituents.Using case studies to explore the external validity of ‘complex’ development interventions
Michael Woolcock's paper addresses the fact that rising standards required for assessing the impact of development projects have not been met with equally rigorous procedures for guiding decisions about external validity - "whether and howAustralian Data Archive
The Australian Data Archive provides facilities for collecting and archiving digital research data, which are then made available to secondary users and researchers.GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences: Data archive
The GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Science's Data Archive focuses primarily on the processing and archiving of German and international comparative surveys in the fields of social and political science.UK Data Archive
The UK Data Archive is the UK's largest collection of digital research data in the social sciences and humanities.Develop a Communications Plan
This web page from the Evaluation Toolkit website outlines a six question approach that can be used to develop a communications plan for the dissemination of evaluation results.Showcasing key findings through excel charts
This webpage by Ann K Emery provides a number of short video tutorials for creating Excel charts that can be used for highlighting evaluation findings in reports.Impact assessment of financial market development through the lens of complexity theory
This example of complexity theory from FSD Kenya focuses on evaluating the impact of two financial programs implemented by the organisation: the development of a credit information-sharing system and the implementation of a savings group.The Big Push Forward
This website provides a range of resources and discussion about approaches for assessing transformative development processes.Qualitative Data Analysis Software Resource Centre
This website from Sage Publications provides access to a range of free, open access materials that focus on qualitative data analysis.Big Data & Society (BD&S)
This journal, published by Sage, aims to provide a platform for discussing the ideas and debates emerging around the use of big data.Ethical research involving children
This web site aims to provide researchers with the guidance and tools necessary to conduct ethical research with children and young people in a variety of contexts.Q methodology website
This website contains information about Q methodology, links to resources, conferences, and a mailing list.Learning for sustainability
This website from Will Allen provides a range of resources that focus on monitoring and evaluation that leads to sustainable development.Jason Davies data viz examples
Jason Davies' website contains a large number of data viz examples, particular around geo data. It also contains some links to to tools, including a word cloud and tree map.Diffusion of innovations in service organizations: Systematic review and recommendations
This article summarizes an extensive literature review addressing the question, How can we spread and sustain innovations in health service delivery and organization?Building the evidence base for post project evaluation: Case study review and evaluability checklists
This report to the Faster Forward Fund by Laurie Zivetz and Jindra Cekan of Valuing Voices compares findings from eight end-of-project and subsequent post project evaluations.