Archive for June, 2007

SYSTEMS CONCEPTS IN EVALUATION: AN EXPERT ANTHOLOGY

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

Bob Williams and Iraj Imam (eds.) EdgePress/American Evaluation Association (2007) Systems Concepts in Evaluation: An Expert Anthology brings together a wide range of systems concepts, methodologies and methods and applies them to evaluation settings. This book addresses the questions: • What is a systems approach? • What makes it different from other approaches? • Why ...

Pathways for change: monitoring and evaluation

Saturday, June 16th, 2007

This Brief is an edited summary, prepared by Susanne Turrall, of a paper written by Kath Pasteur and Susanne Turrall (2006): A synthesis of monitoring and evaluation experience in the Renewable Natural Resources Research Strategy. "Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) plays a central role in ensuring accountability, informing decision- ...

Horizontal Evaluation: Fostering Knowledge Sharing and Program Improvement within a Network

Friday, June 15th, 2007

Authors: Thiele, Graham; Devaux, Andre; Velasco, Claudio; Horton, Douglas American Journal of Evaluation, v28 n4 p493-508 2007 Abstract: Horizontal evaluation combines self-assessment and external evaluation by peers. Papa Andina, a regional network that works to reduce rural poverty in the Andean region by fostering innovation in potato production and marketing, has used ...

Evaluation Of Citizens’ Voice & Accountability – Review Of The Literature & Donor Approaches Report

Friday, June 1st, 2007

O’Neill, T., Foresti, M. and Hudson, A. (2007) Evaluation of Citizens’ Voice and Accountability: Review of the Literature and Donor Approaches. London: DFID. Excerpt 1.3 A core group of DAC partners are collaborating on a joint evaluation of development aid for strengthening citizens’ voice and the accountability of public institutions. The Overseas Development ...

Negotiated Learning: Collaborative Monitoring for Forest Resource Management

Friday, June 1st, 2007

(via Pelican email list) Dear all Niels has asked me to make you aware of a new publication that some 'Pelican-ers' might find relevant. I have edited a book on how learning and monitoring can become better 'friends' than is currently usually the case. The book comes off the press tomorrow. The full reference: Guijt, ...