Determine what constitutes high quality evaluation
For any evaluation, there needs to be clarity about what will be considered a quality and ethical evaluation.
Different criteria can be used to determine what constitutes a good quality evaluation, including ethical practice. The options listed below are different criteria that can be used to define what constitutes high-quality evaluation. They are sometimes labelled as evaluation standards or norms.
These can be operationalised through processes and tools. You can read about various ways of doing this on the page Review Evaluation Quality.
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Criteria relating to products
Accessibility of evaluation products includes consideration of the format and access options for reports, including plain language, inclusive print design, material in multiple languages, and material in alternative formats (such as online, audio, or braille).
Criteria relating to processes
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American Evaluation Association (AEA). (2018). Guiding Principles for Evaluation. American Evaluation Association. Retrieved from https://www.eval.org/About/Guiding-Principles
UNDP. (2019). The Evaluation Policy of UNDP. Executive Board Document via http://web.undp.org/evaluation/policy.shtml.
United Nations Evaluation Group (2016). Norms and Standards for Evaluation. New York: UNEG.
Yarbrough, D.B., Shula, L.M., Hopson, R.K., & Caruthers, F.A. (2010). The Program Evaluation Standards: A guide for evaluators and evaluation users (3rd. ed). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
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