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Filter search resultsPrinciples-focused evaluation the GUIDE
How can programs and organizations ensure they are adhering to core principles—and assess whether doing so is yielding desired results?ResourceTheory of change thinking in practice - A stepwise approach
This guide builds on work of HIVOS' experimentation with and learning about Theory of Change (ToC), including the work of its Theory of Change Learning Group (established 2010).ResourceVUE
The Visual Understanding Environment (VUE) is a concept and content mapping application developed to support teaching, learning and research.ResourceDylomo
Dylomo is a free, web-based tool that can be used to create interactive, online logic models.ResourceLogframer
Logframer is a free project design and management application based on the logical framework approach (LFA / Logframe).ResourceWeek 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.BlogWeek 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 theBlogIllustrating models and theories of change
Chris Lysy, of Lysy Design, (and also known as Fresh Spectrum's 'evaluation cartoonist'), recently made our day by storifying an example of a logic model Patricia Rogers had previously created for the UNICEF Impact Evaluation Series in BrieBlogInstitutional history
An institutional history (IH) is a narrative that records key points about how institutional arrangements – new ways of working – have evolved over time and have created and contributed to more effective ways to achieve project or programmeMethodPractical guide for engaging stakeholders in developing evaluation questions
This guide from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation was designed to support evaluators engage their stakeholders in the evaluation process.ResourceGuidance on M&E for civil society programs
This guide from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT, formerly AusAID) is aimed at program managers who have responsibility forResourceSelf-paced learning
Viewing learning materials, such as previously recorded webinars, at your own pace.MethodSteering group
Evaluation management often involves a steering group, which makes the decisions about the evaluation.MethodTheory of change
This guide, written by Patricia Rogers for UNICEF, looks at the use of theory of change in an impact evaluation.ResourceBetterEvaluation FAQ: How do you use program theory for evaluating systems?
Although it’s sometimes referred to as program theory or program logic, theories of change can be used for interventions at any scale, including policies, whole-of-government initiatives, and systems.BlogUsing logic models and theories of change better in evaluation
Many evaluations include a process of developingBlogWeek 46: Rumination #2: Confusing empathy with bias
Researchers and evaluators are admonished to stay rational and independent.BlogTheory maker
This free and open-sourced web-based tool was made by Steve Powell as a quick and simple way of creating a theory of change. The information provided was supplied by Steve Powell.Resource