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Research Integration Using Dialogue Methods

Friday, May 14th, 2010

David McDonald, Gabriele Bammer, Peter Deane, 2009 Download pdf Ed: Although about "research integration"  the book is also very relevant to the planning and evaluation of development projects "Research on real-world problems—like restoration of wetlands, the needs of the elderly, effective disaster response and the future of the airline industry—requires ...

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“Monitoring and Evaluating Capacity Building: Is it really that difficult?’

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

By Nigel Simister with Rachel Smith. Published by INTRAC. "Whilst few doubt the importance of capacity building, and the need for effective monitoring and evaluation (M&E) to support this work, the M&E of capacity building is as much a challenge now as it was two decades ago. This paper examines both ...

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Evaluating Climate Change and Development

Friday, February 19th, 2010

From: Juha Uitto , via the MandE NEWS email list Folks, I'd like to draw your attention to a new book, 'Evaluating Climate Change and Development', edited by Rob van den Berg and Osvaldo Feinstein. This to my knowledge is the first volume that systematically addresses issues relating to climate change from an ...

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Challenges of Program Evaluation Practice in Africa

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Call for Abstracts: Challenges of Program Evaluation Practice in Africa The purpose of this announcement is to propose the production of a collective book on the challenges of program evaluation in Africa, regardless of the type of sector addressed (health, education, agriculture, etc.). This book is intended to be a ...

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Evaluation of Conflict Sensibility, Conflict Prevention and Peace Building Programmes

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

Date: 5-8 October 2009 Venue: Belgium This annual course is an intermediate- to advanced level course based on the newest guidelines established by the OECD-DAC. It provides methodologies for carrying out assessments of conflict sensibility, conflict situations and, subsequently, evaluating the performance of peace-building and conflict prevention activities in a ...

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IFAD “Evaluation Manual: Methodology and Processes.

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

produced by the Office of Evaluation, April 2009 "The evaluation methodology in use at the IFAD Office of Evaluation is captured in the new OE Evaluation manual, which is based on the principles set out in IFAD’s evaluation policy, approved by IFAD’s Executive Board in April 2003. The main ...

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Training in Most Significant Change Technique (MSC) in Oxford, UK

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

Date: 28-29th July 2009 Venue: Oxford, UK MSC is a powerful tool for monitoring, evaluation and organisational learning. MSC goes beyond merely capturing and documenting participants’ stories of impact, to offering a means of engaging in effective dialogue about what you are achieving. Each story represents the storyteller’s interpretation of impact, which ...

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Training in Evaluation of Humanitarian Action

Monday, April 20th, 2009

Date: 21st-24th June 2009 Venue: Belgium Channel Research and the Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance (ALNAP) are inviting participants for Training in Evaluation of Humanitarian Action, Belgium, 21st-24th June 2009 (actual training dates 22nd-24th June 2009). This course is an introductory-to-intermediate level course and has the overall aim of assisting ...

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Country-led monitoring and evaluation systems. Better evidence, better policies, better development results

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to inform you that the book "Country-led monitoring and evaluation systems. Better evidence, better policies, better development results" is now available ...

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Who Answers to Women? GENDER & ACCOUNTABILITY

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

Progress of the World's Women 2008/2009. Full Report. Published by United Nations Development Fund for Women. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Progress of the World's Women 2008/2009: Who Answers to Women? Gender and Accountability shows that realising women's rights and achieving the Millennium Development Goals depends on strengthening accountability for commitments to women and gender ...

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The Logic Model Guidebook: Better Strategies for Great Results

Sunday, January 4th, 2009

Authors Lisa Wyatt Knowlton (Ed.D.) and Cynthia C. Phillips (Ph.D.) Published October 2008. Available on Amazon.  Recommended by Jim Rugh Excerpt: "We approach logic models as important thinking and inquiry tools, and logic modeling as a process that contributes to clarity about a sequence of interactive relationships. Logic models display ...

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Evaluation Essentials: Methods For Conducting Sound Research

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Beth Osborne Daponte ISBN: 978-0-7879-8439-7. Paperback.192 pages. July 2008, Jossey-Bass Also available via Amazon "The book introduces students and practitioners to all necessary concepts and tools used to evaluate programs and policies. It focuses on issues that arise when evaluating programs, using those offered by non-profit and governmental organizations serving different sectors (social ...

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Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation in Development Organisations: Sharing training and facilitation experiences

Friday, May 16th, 2008

Book by J. De Coninck, K. Chaturvedi, B. Haagsma, H. Griffioen, M. van der Glas Paperback: 220 pages Publisher: SAGE India (31 May 2008) Language English ISBN-10: 8178298570 ISBN-13: 978-8178298573. Also available on Amazon Effective planning, monitoring and evaluation (PME) is essential for organisational survival and for sustainable development, but remains a ...

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Improving poverty measurement in Sri Lanka

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

(From ELDIS Poverty Reporter) Authors: Gunewardena,D. Produced by: Centre for Poverty Analysis, Sri Lanka (2005) Recently, conceptual advances in poverty measurement have been made: acceptance of the multidimensionality of poverty parallel use of monetary, capability, social exclusion and participatory approaches better measurement of the dynamics of poverty and vulnerability a rudimentary but growing agenda for the measurement ...

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“Is Your Campaign Making A Difference”

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

...has just been published by the Campaigning Effectiveness Programme at NCVO The book, written by Jim Coe and Ruth Mayne, seeks to advance the case that simple and effective monitoring and evaluation can, if implemented well, become a powerful tool for social and political change. It is aimed at campaigners and ...

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