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A kit of tools for participatory research and evaluation with children, young people and adults
This tool kit, developed by Save the Children Norway, provides a range of methods and tools that can be used by groups that work with children to encourage participation in research and evaluation.Making evaluations matter: A practical guide for evaluators
This guide, written by Cecile Kusters with Simone van Vugt, Seerp Wigboldus, Bob Williams and Jim Woodhill for the Centre for Development Innovation, presents a framework for planning and managing an evaluation with a focus o12 components monitoring & evaluation system assessment
These guidelines from UNAIDS are aimed at supporting the preparation and implementation of an assessment of the national HIV monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system.12 components monitoring and evaluation system strengthening tool
This tool from UNAIDS has been developed to support the implementation of an assessment of the national HIV monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system.12 components monitoring and evaluation system strengthening tool - Excel version
This tool, developed by UNAIDS, is an Excel workbook version of the assessment tool including dashboards for displaying the assessment results and the actions planned.A relevância da avaliação para o investimento social privado
Este livro sintetiza o conjunto de reflexões produzidas no Seminário Internacional “A Relevância da Avaliação para o Investimento Social Privado”, realizado em 4 de julho de 2012, em São Paulo, pela Fundação Itaú Social e pela Fundação RobeAvaliação para o investimento social privado: Metodologias
Este livro reúne um conjunto de contribuições oriundas do Seminário Internacional Avaliação para o Investimento Social Privado: Metodologias.Resource Pack on Joint Evaluations
This resource pack from the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) comprises two parts that can be used to plan and conduct joint evaluations.Incorporating people's values in development: Weighting alternatives
Timely information about people’s desires could improve policy-makers’ ability to allocate resources to maximum effect and monitor interventions and outcomes.Systems concepts in action: a practitioner's toolkit
The book, authored by Bob Williams and Richard Hummelbrunner, is focused on the practical use of systems ideas.ROMA: A guide to policy engagement and influence
This online guide, written by John Young, Louise Shaxson, Harry Jones, Simon Hearn, Ajoy Datta and Caroline Cassidy for the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), has been designed to support users to understand, engage with aDemocratic governance and evaluation
This paper, presented by Anders Hanberger at the Sixth EES (European Evaluation Society) Conference in Berlin, Germany (2004) argues that governance, democracy and evaluation impact each in different ways.Evaluation exchange, special issue on democratic evaluation
This special issue of Evaluation Exchange focuses on democratic evaluation and includes discussions on equity and inclusion of a variety of community-focused programs.What is democratic evaluation?
This article from Robert Picciotto provides an overview of democratic evaluation, particularly with reference to its use in the European Union context.Measuring fragility: Indicators and methods for rating state performance
This document, from USAID, provides recommendations for the development and implementation of performance and outcome indicators to measure state performance to correspond to USAID's Fragile States Strategy.Theories and Indicators of Change: Concepts and Primers for Conflict Management and Mitigation
This guide, written by Eileen Babbitt, Diana Chigas and Robert Wilkinson for USAID, provides detailed guidance on using theories of change, with a particular emphasis on conflict management and mitigation.Theories of change and indicator development in conflict management and mitigation
This guide, written by Susan Allen Nan with Mary Mulvihill for USAID, provides a detailed discussion of the use of theories of change in conflict mitigation focusing on the role they can play in improved program design and implementatiMonitoring and evaluation framework
This template from Charities Evaluation Services allows the user to develop an evaluation framework for program monitoring and evaluation. It also includes a completed example for a family centre.Participatory and Inclusive Approaches to Disability Program Evaluation
This article, written by Sally Robinson, Karen R. Fisher & Robert Strike, examines why evaluations of disability programs rarely use inclusive approaches that engage people with cognitive disabilities.Mobile Technology Handbook
This guide was developed by Pact to provide guidance on basic steps and considerations when deciding to use mobile technology in program implementation monitoring and evaluation.Realist evaluation introductory resources
This website, from e-MOPs, provides an introduction to Realist Evaluation and includes links to a range of resources, including academic papers, video introductions, online community resources and case studies.Participatory impact assessment: A design guide
This guide, written by Andy Catley, John Burns, Dawit Abebe, and Omeno Suji for Tufts' Feinstein International Center, provides a framework for practitioners to design and implement a Participatory Impact Assessment (PIA).Protocol - Under what circumstances does enhancing community accountability and empowerment improve education outcomes, particularly for the poor?
This paper, written by Dr Gill Westhorp, Bill Walker and Professor Patricia Rogers for the University of London EPPI-Centre, provides a protocol for a realist synthesis.A Comparative Study of Evaluation Policies and Practices in Development Agencies
This paper analyses the evaluation policies and practices of nine different development agencies in order to improve knowledge about evaluation systems throughout the world.Lessons in theory of change: Experiences from CCAFS
This paper outlines the lessons that were learned from developing a Theory of Change for the Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security research program (CCAFS) of CGIAR. Excerpt "Key messagesDesigning and conducting research with online interviews
This first chapter of Janet Salmons' book, Cases in Online Interview Research, provides guidance to designing and conducting online interviews for research.Gender inequality and you
This edition of Evaluation Matters, from the African Development Bank, provides a range of discussion and case studies covering the key question: Does evaluation matter for gender and gender mainstreaming?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.Evaluation executive summaries & reports
This blog by Stephanie Evergreen curates a number of examples of engaging executive summaries and evaluation reports. The focus is on highlighting effective visual design of these reporting formats.WHO evaluation practice handbook
This handbook from the World Health Organisation (WHO) provides step-by-step guidance for conducting evaluations in WHO.MetricWire
MetricWire is a platform for mobile data collection. It allows researchers to design complex studies online and provides participants with the option of responding using their smartphones and other electronic devices.Conflict-sensitive monitoring and evaluation
This guide is Module 3 from Chapter 3 of Saferworld's resource pack, Conflict-sensitive approaches to development, humanitarian assistance and peacebuilding.