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Utilization-Focused Evaluation: 4th edition
Useful for practitioners and students alike this book is both theoretical and practical. Features include follow-up exercises at the end of each chapter and a utilization-focused evaluation checklist.Evaluation competency framework for government
This document is a draft of the Evaluation Competency Framework (ECF) used by the South African Government.Mentoring evaluators: what's happening in Canada
This poster presentation from the American Evaluation Association Conference 2011 analyses the research conducted in Canada in order to develop a nationwide mentoring program for evaluators.Competencies for development evaluation evaluators, managers, and commissioners
This paper from the International Development Evaluation Association (IDEAS) provides a range of core competencies that evaluation managers and evaluators should possess wherever they work.Evaluator competencies 2011
This paper from the Aotearoa New Zealand Evaluation Association (ANZEA) outlines the purpose, use and principles behind the evaluator competencies developed to ensure cultural values are placed at the forefront of evaluation practHiring M&E staff: Guidelines and tools for locating and hiring strong monitoring & evaluation candidates
This guide, authored by Clara Hagens and Guy Sharrock for Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and the American Red Cross, outlines a step-by-step process for identifying evaluation needs and hiring staff to ensure quality proCompetencies for Canadian evaluation practice
This document outlines a set of competencies that evaluators should possess before conducting evaluations.What is impact evaluation?
This video lecture given by Professor Howard White for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) provides an introduction to the importance of impact evaluation.Competencies & credentials for development evaluators: Update on an ideas initiative
This presentation, given by Linda Morra Imas and Oumoul Ba-Tall, provides an overview of the development of evaluator competencies by the International Development Evaluation Association (IDEAS).A précis of the evaluation competency literature
This literature review, written by Robyn Bailey for the Aotearoa New Zealand Evaluation Association (ANZEA), outlines much of the literature that has been developed on evaluator competencies with a view to informing the develValue for investment
The Value for Investment (VfI) approach is a rigorous way of determining how well resources are used in a policy or program, whether the resource use creates enough value, and how more value can be created.International Organization for Cooperation in Evaluation (IOCE)
The International Organization for Cooperation in Evaluation is a network that brings together national and regional evaluation associations from around the world.Qualitative 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 usi10 things to know about evaluation
Evaluation is essential to good development. But there are still many myths and misconceptions about what it is - and how it should be used.Dealing with complexity in development evaluation - A practical approach
This book offers practical guidance to policymakers, managers, and evaluation practitioners on how to design and implement complexity-responsive evaluations that can be undertaken in the real world of time, budget, data, and political constFeminist evaluation and gender approaches: There’s a difference?
The purpose of this article is to provide readers with a historical overview and description of feminist evaluation and gender approaches.Scott G. Chaplowe - M&E resource list
Scott Chaplowe's resource page has over 150 hyper-linked resources for monitoring and evaluation, all of which are freely available online. There's a particular focus on M&E communities and organisations.Making sense of evaluation: A handbook for everyone
This evaluation handbook, created by the Social Policy Evaluation and Research Unity (Superu), has been designed for those working in New Zealand's social sector who need to know more about how to measure and understand the effectiveneEssentials for evaluation entrepreneurship
In this webinar recording, Dr. Nina Sabarre, Founder & CEO of Intention 2 Impact (I2I), presented primary research, best practices, and lessons learned for #Evaluation Entrepreneurship.Logic model development workshop
Susan Cottrell’s Logic Model Development Workshop, sponsored by American University’s Measurement and Evaluation Program, is aimed at audiences who are new to developing logic models, and those who need a refresher.Evaluation report writing
What elements should you highlight in your evaluation reports? How can you craft your evaluation reports so they are both readable and useful for program managers? What is the right balance between narrative explanation and data visualization?Conducting evaluations virtually
This webinar, hosted by American University faculty Beverly Peters, Ph.D. and Kavita Mittapalli, Ph.D., discussed the opportunities and challenges of conducting virtual evaluations.Culturally responsive and equitable evaluation
How can you ensure your evaluation designs, data collection, and reporting are both culturally responsive and equitable?Equitable evaluation framework webinar
What if evaluative practice was not only about something but for something? This session explored the origins and impetus for the Equitable Evaluation Framework and how its three principles ask evaluation to:Writing for professional audiences
American University’s Measurement & Evaluation program recently held a virtual workshop on Writing for Professional Audiences with Sherri McCarthy.ThematicAnalysis.net
This website describes thematic analysis, "a range of qualitative research methods that are used for exploring and interpreting patterned meaning across datasets."Environment, climate change and assessment - towards a holistic view
This blog by Juha Uitto, Director of the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the Global Environment Facility, points out that evaluation needs to take a new, holistic perspective to address serious environmental problems.Responsible data stewardship
This report from the Open Data Institute discusses key concepts including ‘data stewardship’, ‘data ethics’, ‘data justice’ ‘data for good’ ‘responsible data’, ‘data sovereignty’, ‘Indigenous data sovereignty’, and ‘data feminism’.Data ethics guidebook & toolkit
This data ethics guidebook and accompanying toolkit from Informing Change and The David and Lucile Packard Foundation deliver practical guidance and customizable tools for navigating ethical issues in research and evaluations.SAMEA knowledge compendium 2019
This resource, produced by the South African Monitoring and Evaluation Association (SAMEA) brings together a range of content about monitoring and evaluation practice.Evaluative thinking: SAMEA webinar
In this webinar on evaluative thinking, Thomas Schwandt explores two perspectives on the topic.Working with lived and living experience researchers: A practical framework
This blog provides guidance and examples on co-evaluating with lived and living experience (LLE) researchers.