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5 differences between complexity & systems thinking
This blog post by Sonja Blignaut for More Beyond discusses some of the clear distinctions between complexity thinking and systems thinking.Program evaluation standards statements
This webpage from the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation provides statements that describe each of the standards developed to support program evaluation.Principles focused evaluation webinar
This webinar (recorded January 23, 2018) features an interview with Michael Quinn Patton and discusses his latest book - Principles-Focused Evaluation: The GUIDE - and the principles-focused evaluation (P-FE) approach, exploring its relevanInnovations in evaluation: How to choose, develop and support them
This brief opens up some of the issues and questions about why and how to adopt innovations in evaluation, and discusses how innovations can be useful in addressing eight long standing challenges in evaluation.The visual representation of complexity: Definitions, examples and learning points
This visual overview was developed through a research process that identified, defined and illustrated 16 key features of complex systems.Why do we avoid evaluation?
This is a 20-minute presentation on evaluation use developed by Alexey Kuzmin (Process Consulting Company, Moscow, Russia) in collaboration with the ILO International Training Centre (ILO ITC, Turin, Italy).Successful public policy: Lessons from Australia and New Zealand
This book is a collection of 20 examples of successful public policies in Australia and New Zealand. It aims to reset the agenda for teaching, research and dialogue on public policy performance.Critical System Heuristics : a very, very short introduction
This "very, very short" summary on the CSL4D blog introduces CSH as being useful to "help determine the validity of an actionable system or a project design as a basis for action by analysing four boundary issues: motivation, control, knowlIDEAS book launch: Randomized control trials in the field of development, a critical perspective [Webinar]
This webinar to launch the book Randomized Control Trials in the Field of Development: A Critical Perspective brings together five representatives of the book's editors and authors for a discussion around some of the key ideas andDemocratic evaluation and democracy: exploring the reality
Democratic evaluation brings a way of thinking about evaluation’s role in society and in particular, its role in strengthening social justice.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – program evaluation resources
The Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention (CDC) website contains a series of resources for planning an evaluation (including the development of an evaluation brief, KEQs, planning documents, and stakeholder engagement), data collecGlobal innovations in measurement and evaluation
This report by NPC highlights their research into the latest developments in theory and practice in measurement and evaluation. The authors found that new thinking, techniques, and technology are influencing and improving practice.A list of M&E email lists
This list, on Rick Davies' Monitoring and Evaluation NEWS site, brings together a suite of M&E email lists from around the world.Geospatial analysis in evaluation
This blog from the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) highlights the role of geospatial data in understanding change in phenomena, and answering questions of relevance and effectiveness of development interventions.Learning from data innovation
This episode from the IEG podcast 'What have we learned' features Brenda Barbour and Jos Vaessen discussing the opportunities and challenges of using innovative technologies with evaluation data.Plain English foundation
This website from the Plain English Foundation provides a variety of guides, tips and examples that demonstrate the use of plain English in writing.Identifying evaluative criteria
This chapter details the use of a needs assessment to identify evaluative criteria.When the world is in crisis, evaluation can provide answers
This session, presented as part of the 2023 gLocal Evaluation Week, explored different approaches to effectively address ecosystems' health and just transition in evaluations.What is evaluation? (AEA statement)
A brief (4-page) overview that presents a statement from the American Evaluation Association defining evaluation as "a systematic process to determine merit, worth, value or significance".BExchange: Using evaluations for decision-making - The OECD recommendations
This webinar, held on September 21, 2023, is the first instalment of the Global Evaluation Initiative's BExchange webinar series.Causal link monitoring brief
Causal Link Monitoring (CLM) integrates design and monitoring to support adaptive management of projects.Attributing development impact: The qualitative impact protocol (QuIP) case book
This freely available, online book brings together case studies using an impact evaluation approach, the Qualitative Impact Protocol (QUIP), without a control group that uses narrative causal statements elicited directly from intended projeComparing QuIP with thirty other approaches to impact evaluation
This resource outlines how the Qualitative Impact Protocol (QuIP) compares to 30 other impact evaluation approaches.Evaluation for equitable development results
This document comprises a range of Evaluation Working Papers (EWP) focused on evaluation for equitable development.Mini-primer of Critical Systems Heuristics
This short summary of Critical Systems Heuristics (CSH) by Werner Ulrich gives an overview of what CSH is and how it can be applied.Equitable evaluation framework
What if evaluative practice was not only about something but for something? This session explored the origins and impetus for the Equitable Evaluation Framework and how its three principles ask evaluation to:Culturally responsive and equitable evaluation
How can you ensure your evaluation designs, data collection, and reporting are both culturally responsive and equitable?