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Strong evaluation designs for programs with unexpected consequences
This webinar, presented by Jonathan Morell to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), looks at creating evaluation designs for programs that have unexpected consequences.Field guide for evaluation
This guide from Pact provides detailed guidance on each part of the evaluation process.Reconstructing baseline data for impact evaluation and results measurement
This paper, written by Michael Bamberger for the World Bank, analyses why baseline studies are not always conducted and then outlines strategies that can be used to reconstruct baseline data latDevelopment of a coexistive evaluation model for Landcare Queensland
This paper, written by Kate Roberts, describes the use of a Coexistive evaluation model to design and implement an evaluation of Landcare Queensland.Moving from outputs to outcomes
This report by Burt Perrin offers evidence that countries are moving away from evaluating the performance of government on activities, inputs and outputs, and focusing instead on a results-driven approach.Public Service Transformation: Introductory guide to evaluation
This guide from the Public Service Transformation Network aims to support evaluation of the effectiveness of work to transform public services.Measuring health promotion impacts: A guide to impact evaluation in integrated health promotion
This guide from the Victorian Government Department of Human Services aims to assist in the design and implementation of impact evaluation methods and indicators for health care prChoosing qualitative data analysis software
This chapter section by Eben A. Weitzman guides readers through some of the important considerations when choosing appropriate qualitative analysis software.How do we know if a program made a difference? A guide to statistical methods for program impact evaluation
This guide, written by Peter M. Lance, David K. Guilkey, Aiko Hattori and Gustavo Angeles for MEASURE Evaluation, outlines core statistical and econometric methods for program impact evaluation.Designing initiative evaluation: A systems-orientated framework for evaluating social change efforts
This guide from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation outlines a systems-oriented framework for initiative and cluster evaluation and includes four general designs that can be used.Developing a performance story report
This guide outlines a step-by-step participatory process for developing a performance story report in the context of ‘performance story evaluation’ and natural resource management, but can be used for monitoring and in other contexts.Project manager's guide to managing impact and process evaluation studies
This guide from the US Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) provides detailed guidance on selecting and managing evaluation by using a stORID and strategic questioning
This slideshow from L Carson of the University of Sydney outlines the key concepts involved in ORID and provides examples of what to do and what not to do when using strategic questioning.Communicating research - A beginner’s guide for researchers in Vietnam
This guide, authored by Ajoy Datta and Arnaldo Pellini of the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), aims to provide strategies to help researchers better understand and deal with the complex problLearning from research: Systematic reviews for informing policy decisions
This guide from the Alliance for Useful Evidence is an introduction to systematic review and the necessary steps that should be considered as a part of the process.An introduction to empowerment evaluation: Teaching materials
This guide, written by Bronwyn Sherriff and Stephen Porter, provides a set of content notes and a PowerPoint presentation that aims to assist facilitators run a program introducing Empowerment Evaluation.Brief introduction to realist evaluation
This web page from Community Matters provides a brief introduction to realist evaluation along with the a chapter by Ray Pawson and Nick Tilley that provides discussion of the basic concepts , strategies and methods of realisChild-to-child: A practical guide empowering children as active citizens
This guide, written by Sara Gibbs, Gillian Mann and Nicola Mathers, outlines the Child-to-Child (CtC) approach to health and community development that is led by children.Monitoring and evaluating with children
This guide, written by Grazyna Bonati for Plan Togo, provides guidance on including children in the monitoring and evaluation of development programs.Constituent voice
This webpage from Keystone Accountability looks at the use of constituent voice as a way of discovering what beneficiaries think about plans, performance and reports.Expectations about identifying and documenting “Lessons Learned”
This guide by Rick Davies offers advice on identifying and appropriately writing effective Lessons Learnt paragraphs.What is a lesson learnt?
A short one-page guide on identifying Lessons Learnt and best practices, which also offers tips on formulating Lessons Learnt paragraphs.Visualizing process: How to create a stakeholder-friendly graphic timeline of process data
This presentation at the AEA Evaluation 2013 Conference by Artineh Samkian, the University of Southern California, and Joel Greene, Harder+Company, gives an overview of the steps involved in creating a graphic timeline that is accTheory of change approach to climate change adaptation programming
Written by Dennis Bours, Colleen McGinn & Patrick Pringle, this paper looks at theory of change (ToC) and why it is useful for climate change adaptation programming.Twelve reasons why climate change adaptation M&E is challenging
This is the first guidance note in a series of three from the SEA Change Community of Practice and UKCIP that focuses on the monitoring and evaluation of climateSelecting indicators for climate change adaptation programming
Written by Dennis Bours, Colleen McGinn & Patrick Pringle, this note provides guidance on selecting appropriate indicators in program planning and assessment.Australian Data Archive
The Australian Data Archive provides facilities for collecting and archiving digital research data, which are then made available to secondary users and researchers.GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences: Data archive
The GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Science's Data Archive focuses primarily on the processing and archiving of German and international comparative surveys in the fields of social and political science.UK Data Archive
The UK Data Archive is the UK's largest collection of digital research data in the social sciences and humanities.Real-time learning for social innovations: facilitating evaluation and strategy learning circles
This presentation, given by Carolyn Cohen for Matan/United Way Israel outlines the process for using Evaluation and Strategy Learning Circles.Conflict-sensitive monitoring and evaluation
This guide is Module 3 from Chapter 3 of Saferworld's resource packUse NVivo framework matrices to summarize small and large data sets
In this blog post for the NVivo blog, Meg Callanan discusses her experiences using the NVivo framework matrices function with both small and large data sets.