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This book from Robert K. Yin provides detailed guidance on case study research.RecursoFive misunderstandings about case-study research
This article, written by Bent Flyvbjerg (Aalborg University, Denmark) examines five common misunderstandings about case-study research.RecursoCase Study Research: Design and Methods (Applied Social Research Methods)
This book focuses by Robert K. Yin on case study design and analysis as a distinct research tool with wide applicability.RecursoSuccessful 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.RecursoNetwork weaving for regional development: an evaluation of the caucasus' agricultural alliances in Armenia and Georgia using social network analysis
Written by Larry Dersham and Tikhon (Lasha) Bokuchava for Oxfam, this research report is an example of applying Social Network Analysis to evaluate the stage of development of development of two regional alliances.RecursoSocial network analysis
This one-page guide to Social Network Analysis provides a brief overview, practical tips for using the technique, and a list of resources for more information.RecursoUsing case study in research - How to tell a 'good' story
In this short paper, Lesley Greenaway, discusses the effective use of case studies in research to tell a 'good' story.RecursoEncyclopedia of Case Study Research: Analytic Generalization
Written by Robert Yin, this entry gives a clear overview of analytic generalisation from case studies, where it is appropriate, and how to effectively apply it.RecursoCase Study Research: Design and Methods
Providing a complete portal to the world of case study research, the Fifth Edition of Robert K. Yin’s bestselling text offers comprehensive coverage of the design and use of the case study method as a valid research tool.RecursoSocial network analysis in program evaluation
This special edition of New Directions for Evaluation from the American Evaluation Association (AEA) provides nine articles on social network analysis in program evaluation.RecursoWeek 32: Better use of case studies in evaluation
Case studies are often used in evaluations – but not always in ways that use their real potential.BlogMonitoring the composition and evolution of the research networks of the CGIAR research program on roots, tubers and bananas (RTB)
This Brief provides an example of how Social Network Analysis (SNA) can be used, in the context of agricultural research.RecursoEstudo de caso: a avaliação externa de um programa
Este documento narra as experiencias pessoas do coordenador de uma avaliação de um projeto educacional.RecursoCase study evaluations - US General Accounting Office
This guide from the US General Accounting Office outlines good practice in case study evaluation and establishes a set of principles for applying case studies to evaluations.RecursoUsing case studies to do program evaluation
This paper, authored by Edith D. Balbach for the California Department of Health Services is designed to help evaluators decide whether to use a case study evaluation approach.RecursoCase studies in action
This article by Dr. Bernadette Wright and Dr. Ladel Lewis (Meaningful Evidence) discusses how case studies are commonly misunderstood and how they can be effectively utilised.RecursoPublic impact fundamentals and observatory
The Public Impact Fundamentals are a framework developed by the Centre for Public Impact to assess what makes a successful policy outcome and describe what can be done to maximise the chances of achieving public impact.RecursoCase study
This web page from EuropeAid provides a detailed overview of case studies including why, when and how they are used and how they are carried out.RecursoNetMiner
This software from CYRAM allows the user to analyse social network data both visually and interactively, which allows the detection of underlying structures and patterns.Recurso52 weeks of BetterEvaluation: Week 8: Using social network analysis for M&E
Most of the work done in development is done in collaboration, in partnership with individuals or organizations who contribute to a particular task or project we are working on.BlogUnderstanding the role of the World Bank Group in a crowded institutional landscape [Network analysis example]
In this example, the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG - part of the World Bank Group) have used a network analysis to gain a better understanding of the role of the World Bank Group's policy interventions in the health sector in LiberRecursoUNICEF webinar: Comparative case studies
What does a non-experimental evaluation look like? How can we evaluate interventions implemented across multiple contexts, where constructing a control group is not feasible?RecursoVoluntary Organizations for Professional Evaluation (VOPEs): Learning from Africa, Americas, Asia, Australasia, Europe and Middle East
This book is focused on case studies highlighting the experiences of regional and national VOPEs.RecursoQualitative research & evaluation methods: Integrating theory and practice
The fourth edition of Michael Quinn Patton's Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods Integrating Theory and Practice, published by Sage Publications, analyses and provides clear guidance and advice for usiRecurso