Download or read book Case Studies of Evaluation and Monitoring in AID Projects written by Eugene H. Owen and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Learning from Change written by International Development Research Centre (Canada) and published by IDRC. This book was released on 2000 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learning from Change provides an overview of the common themes and experiences in participatory approaches to monitoring and evaluation across different institutions and sectors. It is a compilation of selected case studies and discussions between practitioners, academics, donors, and policymakers in participatory monitoring and evaluation (PM&E). It explores conceptual, methodological, institutional, and policy issues that need to be addressed to enrich our understanding and practice of PM&E. The book is in three sections. The first provides a general overview of PM&E, synthesizing literature surveys and regional reviews of PM&E practice around the world. The second presents case studies that illustrate the diverse range of settings and contexts in which PM&E is being applied. The third raises the key issues and challenges arising from the case studies and discussions, and proposes areas for future research and action. Learning from Change will be an important reference for development professionals worldwide as well as for anyone interested in the process of participatory development, including researchers, academics, fieldworkers, development practitioners, and policymakers.

Download or read book Ten Steps to a Results based Monitoring and Evaluation System written by Jody Zall Kusek and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2004-06-15 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An effective state is essential to achieving socio-economic and sustainable development. With the advent of globalization, there are growing pressures on governments and organizations around the world to be more responsive to the demands of internal and external stakeholders for good governance, accountability and transparency, greater development effectiveness, and delivery of tangible results. Governments, parliaments, citizens, the private sector, NGOs, civil society, international organizations and donors are among the stakeholders interested in better performance. As demands for greater accountability and real results have increased, there is an attendant need for enhanced results-based monitoring and evaluation of policies, programs, and projects. This Handbook provides a comprehensive ten-step model that will help guide development practitioners through the process of designing and building a results-based monitoring and evaluation system. These steps begin with a OC Readiness AssessmentOCO and take the practitioner through the design, management, and importantly, the sustainability of such systems. The Handbook describes each step in detail, the tasks needed to complete each one, and the tools available to help along the way."

Download or read book A Practitioners Manual on Monitoring and Evaluation of Development Projects written by Dharmendra Chandurkar and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-20 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume has been developed as a step-by-step guide for professionals involved in designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating developmental interventions. It introduces and elucidates the key concepts and procedures involved, starting from the fundamentals of project design and management, the basics of monitoring and evaluation, and the development of a performance monitoring plan to different approaches to monitoring, choosing appropriate evaluation designs, approaches to evaluation, the analysis of monitoring and evaluation, and finally implementing this information in a project environment. In order to provide further context, the manual uses real project examples which help in buttressing the understanding of the readers and enable adoption of these practices in such projects.

Download or read book Aid Management Project written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Designing Monitoring and Evaluation Systems written by Chris Hermann and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Guidelines for Data Collection Monitoring and Evaluation Plans for A I D assisted Projects written by Maureen Norton and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Evaluation Methodologies for Aid in Conflict written by Ole Winckler Andersen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-13 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knowledge and rigorous evidence around the role of external development partners in situations of conflict and fragility is still lacking. There is little accountability for the billions in aid being spent in places like Afghanistan, Iraq and the Democratic Republic of Congo. This book analyses evaluation theory and practice in order to help fill this knowledge gap and advocates a realistic and rigorous approach to evaluating international engagement. Through a series of case studies, this book highlights both the promise, and potential pitfalls, of taking a more evaluative approach to understanding aid in conflict regions. These illustrate the methodological and analytical approach taken by researchers working to understand the results and effectiveness of conflict prevention and peacebuilding support. While well-grounded in current theoretical and methodological debates, the book provides valuable practical information by examining how and why different choices were made in the context of each evaluation. The book shows what future steps may be envisaged to further strengthen evaluations of support for conflict prevention and peacebuilding. The analysis draws on a wealth of perspectives and voices to provide researchers and students in development studies and conflict and peace studies as well as development evaluators with a deep and broad understanding of evaluation methods and approaches.

Download or read book Compendium of HHS Evaluations and Relevant Other Studies written by HHS Evaluation Documentation Center (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 944 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Rethinking Monitoring and Evaluation written by Esther Mebrahtu and published by . This book was released on 2007-01-31 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rethinking Monitoring and Evaluation incorporates the examples and innovative M&E solutions from an enormous range of countries, circumstances and specialisms. Emphasising Southern perspectives and covering a variety of experiences, it stresses the important role of M&E in challenging many of our assumptions about poverty alleviation.

Download or read book Case Study written by Suzannah Wheeler and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World Education/Consortium (WE/C) initiated a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) system in response to the WE/C0́9s involvement in the Support for Health, Institutional Capacity Building, Education, and Leadership in Policy Dialogue (SHIELD) project and the growing interest of the Deputy Director of WE/C to create improved internal mechanisms for organizational management. The SHIELD project is a joint effort of the International Rescue Committee (IRC), World Education/Consortium, and Programs for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH). Within the partnership, IRC is the Primary Contract with the United States Aid for International Development (USAID), the funder of the project; WE/C and PATH are Sub Contractors. As will be described at length throughout this case study, the SHIELD project aims to increase the access of quality health and educational services to Burmese refugees, migrants and IDPs along the Thailand-Burma border over the course of five years. For WE/C, activities within the SHIELD project focus on working with existing organizations and institutions along the border to ensure that migrant and refugee children and adults have access to quality educational services in migrant schools, camp schools, Royal Thai Government schools, or Non Formal Education (NFE) centers. Activities focus on teacher training, emergency funding, curriculum development, and advocacy. In order to ensure that these activities are carried out effectively, WE/C has instituted a results based management (RBM) structure that incorporates the monitoring and evaluation needs of IRC and USAID, as well as an internal monitoring and evaluation system that tracks information internal to WE/C. By using results based management as the overarching framework, WE/C has incorporated participatory methods into management systems and the M&E system to ensure that the staff and other stakeholders are constantly learning from their experiences, developing their own capacity throughout the process and improving the program so that it best responds to the needs of migrants, IDPs and refugees. Over the course of the past year, RBM and the development of the M&E system have helped WE/C to better achieve its vision and reach a greater number of beneficiaries. It was the role of the Program Officer for Documentation, my position at WE/C during my practicum, to ensure that M&E was effectively designed, implemented and managed. This case study will focuses on the design and implementation process of the M&E system at WE/C over the course of the past year. The systems can be separated into its internal functions, which produces data and results that informs immediate needs for changes in WE/C0́9s activities, and the external aspect of the M&E system that provides IRC, and in turn USAID, with the necessary information to prove progress towards stated results. The reason for designing these two levels was first to meet the needs of USAID and IRC and second to begin creating a system within WE/C that was accessible and would provide information that could inform growth and change within the organization.

Download or read book A I D Research and Development Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A I D Evaluation Handbook written by United States. Agency for International Development and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Research Evaluation and Demonstration Projects written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Developing Monitoring and Evaluation Frameworks written by Anne Markiewicz and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developing Monitoring and Evaluation Frameworks is a practical book that provides clear, step-by-step guidance on how to develop a monitoring and evaluation framework in a participatory, logical, systematic, and integrated way. Authors Anne Markiewicz and Ian Patrick outline the key stages and steps involved, including: scoping the framework; identifying planned results; using program theory and program logic; developing evaluation questions; identifying processes for ongoing data collection and analysis; determining means to promote learning; reporting; and dissemination of results. A final chapter focuses on planning for implementation of the framework, with reference to the broader program and organizational context. The authors draw on their extensive experience in developing monitoring and evaluation frameworks to provide examples of good practice that inform organizational learning and decision making, while offering tips and guidelines that can be used to address common pitfalls.

Download or read book Federal Evaluations written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains an inventory of evaluation reports produced by and for selected Federal agencies, including GAO evaluation reports that relate to the programs of those agencies.

Download or read book Working with Assumptions in International Development Program Evaluation written by Apollo M. Nkwake and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-11-27 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the crucial place that assumptions hold in conceptualizing, implementing, and evaluating development programs. It suggests simple ways for stakeholders and evaluators to 1) examine their assumptions about program theory and environmental conditions and 2) develop and carry out effective program monitoring and evaluation in light of those assumptions. A survey of evaluators from an international development agency reviewed the state of practice on assumptions-aware evaluation. This 2nd edition has been updated with further illustrations, case studies, and frameworks that have been researched and tested in the years since the first edition. Regardless of geography or goal, development programs and policies are fueled by a complex network of implicit ideas. Stakeholders may hold assumptions about purposes, outcomes, methodology, and the value of project evaluation and evaluators—which may or may not be shared by the evaluators. A major barrier to viable program evaluations is that development programs are based on assumptions that often are not well articulated. In designing programs, stakeholders often lack clear outlines for how implemented interventions will bring desired changes. This lack of clarity masks critical risks to program success and makes it challenging to evaluate such programs. Methods that have attempted to address this dilemma have been popularized as theory of change or other theory‐based approaches. Often, however, theory-based methods do not sufficiently clarify how program managers or evaluators should work with the assumptions inherent in the connections between the steps. The critical examination of assumptions in evaluation is essential for effective evaluations and evaluative thinking. "How does one think evaluatively? It all begins with assumptions. Systematically articulating, examining, and testing assumptions is the foundation of evaluative thinking... This book, more than any other, explains how to build a strong foundation for effective interventions and useful evaluation by rigorously working with assumptions." —Michael Quinn Patton, PhD. Author of Utilization-Focused Evaluation and co-editor of THOUGHTWORK: Thinking, Action, and the Fate of the World, USA. "This updated edition presents us with a new opportunity to delve into both the theoretical and practical aspects of paradigmatic, prescriptive, and causal assumptions. We need to learn, and apply these insights with the deep attention they deserve." —Zenda Ofir, PhD. Independent Evaluator, Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow, Robert Bosch Academy, Berlin, Germany. Honorary Professor, School of Public Leadership, Stellenbosch University, South Africa. “This thought-provoking book explains why assumptions are an essential condition within the theories and methodologies of evaluation; and how assumptions influence the ways that evaluators approach their work...It will enrich the ways that evaluators develop their models, devise their methodologies, interpret their data, and interact with their stakeholders.” —Jonny Morell, Ph.D., President, 4.669... Evaluation and Planning, Editor Emeritus, Evaluation and Program Planning