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Filter search resultsCo-producing policy recommendations: Lessons from a DEGRP project in Uganda
This report by DFID-ESRC Growth Research Programme (DEGRP) describes in detail how the researchers turned findings into recommendations, and how the various stages of stakeholder consultation influenced different elements of the projecResourceThe psychology of climate change communication: A guide for scientists, journalists, educators, political aides, and the interested public
This guide by the Center for Research on Environmental Decisions, while focused on communicating research on climate change, will be useful for anyone interested in the theory behind communication and behaviour change and those who neeResourceMeasuring what matters (a thinking tool)
Measuring what matters is a decision-support tool. It helps users select data collection methods based on:ResourceDecision making matrix - Word template
A decision making matrix can be useful to summarise decision makers and types of decisions in a matrix which can be referred to when developing and implementing evaluation processes.ResourceLearning about Theories of Change for the Monitoring and Evaluation of Research Uptake
This practice paper from IDS captures lessons from recent experiences on using ‘theories of change’ amongst organisations involved in the research–policy interface.ResourceReporting and supporting evaluation use and influence: Tips from evaluators
Evaluation use is a key issue for the evaluation community. The aim of evaluation is to be influential, so it should be of use to policymakers, programme developers, project planners and managers.BlogA quick primer on running online events and meetings
Meetings and gatherings are vital components of evaluation. Often these are done face-to-face, however sometimes necessity or practicality makes meeting online the best option.BlogWeek 19: Ways of framing the difference between research and evaluation
One of the challenges of working in evaluation is that important terms (like ‘evaluation’, ‘impact’, ‘indicators’, ‘monitoring’ and so on ) are defined and used in very different ways by different people.BlogSemana 19: Formas de descrever a diferença entre pesquisa e avaliação
Um dos desafios em trabalhar em avaliação é que importante termos (como "avaliação", "impacto", "indicadores", "monitoramento" e assim por diante) são definidos e usados de maneiras muito diferentes, porBlogBetterEvaluation community's views on the difference between evaluation and research
In May we blogged about ways of framing the difference between research and evaluation. We had terrific feedback on this issue from the international BetterEvaluation community and this update shares the results.Blog7 Strategies to improve evaluation use and influence - Part 2
This is the second of a two-part blog on strategies to support the use of evaluation, building on a session the BetterEvaluation team facilitated at the American Evaluation Association conference last year.BlogUser feedback on the difference between evaluation and research
This page contains thoughts from the BetterEvaluation community provided in response to the blog post onBlogL’évaluation en contexte de développement
Ce manuel est destiné aux personnes souhaitant s’initier à l’évaluation de programmes, en particulier en contexte de développement et de coopération internationale. À cet égard, tout en déroulant le fil d’une démarche évaluative classique, il présente…ResourceSparking Collective Learning
This blog post from Sarah Plachta Elliott describes how a System of Supports and Opportunities was used by Brandeis University’s Center for Youth and Communities in six neighborhoods&nbsResourceFormal meeting processes
Studies have demonstrated that attendance at meetings and conferences, planning discussions within the project related to use of the program evaluation, and participation in data collection foster feelings of evaluation involvement among stMethodEvaluation use in multilateral development institutions with Dr. Jos Vaessen
In this webinar, Dr Jos Vaessen, Evaluation Advisor at the World Bank's Independent Evaluation Group, discussed how independent evaluation is organised in multilateral development institutions.Resource