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Filter search resultsThe development and utility of a program theory: Lessons from an evaluation
This article, written by Tim Clement and Christine Bigby, looks at the use and development of program theory in human service organisations.ResourceCausal Attribution Video
This video guide, produced by UNICEF, outlines three broad strategies for causal attribution: 1) estimating the counterfactual; 2) checking the consistency of evidence for the causal relationships mResource52 weeks of BetterEvaluation: Week 3: Q & A about drawing logic models
This week on BetterEvaluation we're presenting Questions and Answers about logic models.Blog52 weeks of BetterEvaluation: Week 20: Defining what needs to be evaluated
Whether you are commissioning an evaluation, designing one or implementing one, having - and sharing - a very clear understanding of what is being evaluated is paramount.BlogWISE: Web Interface for Statistics Education
WISE's website organises a large amount of statistics resources available on the web into one central place.ResourceComparative Hypothesis Testing Via Process Tracing
This article by by Ingo Rohlfing argues that the understanding of the doubly decisive test is misleading and that it lumps together the criteria of uniqueness and contradiction.Extract AbstractResourceRethinking Social Inquiry: Diverse Tools, Shared Standards (Second Edition)
This second edition of Rethinking Social Inquiry has the aim of redirecting ongoing discussions of methodology in social and political science.ResourceCommunicating evaluation findings
BlogContemporary thinking about causation in evaluation
This paper was produced following a discussion between Thomas Cook and Michael Scriven held at The Evaluation Center and Western Michigan University’s Interdisciplinary PhD in Evaluation program jointly hosted Evaluation Cafe´ event onResourceBradford Hill criteria for causal inference
Based on a presentation at the 2015 ANZEA Conference, this free downloadable book presents the Bradford Hill criteria and discusses some ways of using them in practice to draw causal conclusions.ResourceThe environment and disease: Association or causation?
In this original article from 1965, Sir Austin Bradford Hill, Professor Emeritus of Medical Statistics, lays out what will ultimately come to be known as the Bradford Hill criteria.ResourceEnvironmental flows monitoring and assessment framework
This resource from the Cooperative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecology provides a framework for assessing environmental flow management plans.ResourceMaking causal claims
This brief, authored by John Mayne for the Institutional Learning and Change (ILAC) Initiative argues the need for a different perspective on causality.ResourceAid delivery methods: Project cycle management guidelines
These guidelines from the European Commission have been prepared to support ongoing improvements in the quality of development assistance.ResourceImpact evaluation: A guide for commissioners and managers
This guide, written by Elliot Stern, aims to support managers and commissioners in gaining a deeper and broader understanding of impact evaluation.ResourceThe rigor of case-based causal analysis: Busting myths through a demonstration
This paper focuses on the utilisation of case-based designs for conducting causal analysis and dispelling two misconceptions about their use in the context of evaluation.ResourceUNICEF webinar: Overview: strategies for causal inference
What is causal attribution? Do you need a counterfactual to determine if something has caused a change? Professor Patricia Rogers provides an overview of how to determine causal attribution in impact evaluations.ResourceMonitoring and evaluation for thinking and working politically
This article explores the challenges of monitoring and evaluating politically informed and adaptive programmes in the international development field. Authors Thomas Aston, Chris Roche, Marta Schaaf & Sue Cant.Resource52 weeks of BetterEvaluation: Week 12: Having an adequate theory of change
Many evaluations use a theory of change approach, which identifies how activities are understood to contribute to a series of outcomes and impacts. These can help guide data collection, analysis and reporting.Blog