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Filter search resultsUtilization focused evaluation: a primer for evaluators
This book, authored by Ricardo Ramírez and Dal Brodhead, is designed to support evaluators and program managers implement Utilization-focused evaluation (UFE).ResourceLas Evaluaciones Orientadas al Uso
"Esta Guía se destina a evaluadores que han oído hablar de las EOU, y que están interesados en probar el uso del enfoque.ResourceÉvaluation axée sur l’utilisation
"L ’Évaluation axée sur l’utilisation (l’ÉAU) facilite un processus d’apprentissage dans lequel les personnes dans le vrai monde appliquent les conclusions et les expériences d’évaluation à leur travail.ResourceCase Study Research: Design and Methods
This book from Robert K. Yin provides detailed guidance on case study research. Outlining a clear definition of the case study method, the book also looks at design and analysis techniques that can be used in case study research.ResourceFive misunderstandings about case-study research
This article, written by Bent Flyvbjerg (Aalborg University, Denmark) examines five common misunderstandings about case-study research.ResourceCase 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.ResourceCase studies in action
This article by Dr. Bernadette Wright and Dr.ResourceSuccessful 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.ResourcePublic 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.ResourceUsing 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.ResourceEncyclopedia 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.ResourceUNICEF 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?ResourceCase 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.ResourceQualitative 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 using a range of differResourceUtilisation-focused evaluation (U-FE) checklist
Composed by Michael Quinn Patton in 2002 and updated in 2013, this is a comprehensive checklist for undertaking a utilisation-focused evaluation.ResourceVoluntary 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.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.BlogWeek 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.BlogHow evaluation embraces and enriches adaptation: A UFE approach
In this guest blog, Sonal Zaveri (with input from the DECI team) discusses why aBlogWriting for utilisation
Evaluators need to communicate better and foster the utilisation of evaluation findings through clear and engaging writing.BlogProjects assuming responsibility over evaluation: Test-driving utilisation focused evaluation
This presentation from Developing Evaluation Capacity in ICT4D (DECI) outlines the objectives of the project and their use ofResourceCase 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.ResourceUsing 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.Resource