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Better Criteria for Better Evaluation: Revised Evaluation Criteria Definitions and Principles for Use

OECD (2019), 12 pp.

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UNESCO’s Internet Universality Indicators: A Framework for Assessing Internet Development
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David Souter, Anri van der Spuy

Paris: UNESCO (2019), 198 pp.

"The four principles identified as key to Internet Universality are summarised as the R-O-A-M principles, and are fundamental to the development of the Internet in ways that are conducive to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals with no one left behind. These principles are: R – that the int ... more

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Attributing Development Impact: The Qualitative Impact Protocol (QuIP) Case Book

James Copestake, Marlies Morsink, Fiona Remnant

Practical Action Publishing (2019), xv, 275 pp.

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Outcome Harvesting: Principles, Steps, and Evaluation Applications

Ricardo Wilson-Grau

Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing (2019), xxvii, 232 pp.

"Beginning in 2002, working closely with co-evaluators and commissioners of evaluations, the author developed Outcome Harvesting to enable evaluators, grant makers, and managers to identify, formulate, verify, and make sense of changes that interventions have influenced in a broad range of cuttingâ ... more

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Being an Evaluator: Your Practical Guide to Evaluation
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Donna R. Podems

New York; London: Guilford Press (2019), xvi, 368 pp.

"Demystifying the evaluation journey, this is the first evaluation mentoring book that addresses the choices, roles, and challenges that evaluators must navigate in the real world. Experienced evaluator and trainer Donna R. Podems covers both conceptual and technical aspects of practice in a friendl ... more

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Evaluations and Impact Assessments in Communication for Development

Lauren Kogen

In: Handbook of Communication for Development and Social Change

Jan Servaes (ed.)

Singapore: Springer (2019), 17 pp.

"Within the development field, project evaluations and impact assessments are essential. Donors are increasingly requiring rigorous evaluations in order to (1) ensure that aid dollars are spent on projects that are having positive impacts and not being wasted on projects that are ineffective and (2) ... more

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Press Freedom and the Global State of Democracy Indices

Stockholm: International IDEA (2019), 11 pp.

"Significant advances in Freedom of Expression and Media Integrity, as measured in the GSoD Indices, have been achieved in the last four decades. Citizens around the world are today more able to enjoy the freedom to openly discuss political issues, and to have access to a diverse and critical media, ... more

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Public Diplomacy: Messung, Entstehung und Gestaltung von Landesimages

Diana Ingenhoff, Alexander Buhmann

Köln: Herbert von Halem Verlag (2019), 269 pp.

"Diana Ingenhoff und Alexander Buhmann führen in den aktuellen Forschungs- und Wissensstand zu Public Diplomacy und insbesondere zu Landesimages ein. Sie reflektieren dabei Fragen der Messung, Entstehung und Gestaltung von Landesimages und geben Antworten auf die folgenden Leitfragen: Welche Aspekt ... more

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Evaluation: A Systematic Approach
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Peter H. Rossi, Mark W. Lipsey, Gary T. Henry (eds.)

Los Angeles et al.: Sage, 8th ed. (2019), xviii, 342 pp.

"Evaluation: A Systematic Approach is the best-selling comprehensive introduction to the field of program evaluation, covering the range of evaluation research activities used in appraising the design, implementation, effectiveness, and efficiency of social programs. Evaluation domains are presented ... more

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Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning for Resilience: A Companion Guide

Elsa Febles Carmona

Sebastian Thomas; Helen Jeans; Gina Castillo; Alexia Pretari; Claudia Geraets (contrib.)

Oxford: Oxfam (2018), 32 pp.

"This companion guide accompanies The Future is a Choice: The Oxfam Framework and Guidance for Resilient Development, providing practical guidance on how to design and implement resilience-sensitive monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) systems within our interventions that aim ... more

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CEDIL Guidelines for the Conduct and Reporting of Mixed Methods in Quantitative Impact Evaluations

Centre of Excellence for Development Impact and Learning (CEDIL) (2018), 4 pp.

"The idea of using mixed methods has a long tradition in social research. But it is also recognized that mixed methods are often poorly applied. In quantitative analysis, the qualitative component, if any, is often poorly designed, integrated or reported. These guidelines are to support the design, ... more

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Vertrauensforschung für NGOs: NGO-Trust Index und NGO-Trust Map

Christine Viertmann, Julia Wölfer

In: Handbuch NGO-Kommunikation

Nadine Remus, Lars Rademacher (eds.)

Wiesbaden: Springer VS (2018), pp. 443-460

"Dieser Beitrag widmet sich dem medienvermittelten Vertrauen in NGOs. Ein auf Basis der Theorie des öffentlichen Vertrauens (Bentele 1994) entwickeltes, inhaltsanalytisches Messinstrument, der NGO-Trust Index (NGO-TI) und die Ergebnis-Visualisierung in der NGO-Trust Map (Wohlgemuth et al. 2013), we ... more

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Journalism Impact Primer & Journalism Impact Toolkit
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Walton Family Foundation (2018), 25 pp., 21 pp.

"This report puts forth a Walton Family Foundation (WFF) Media Impact Framework and identifies key indicators and research methods that can be used to assess journalism investments across program areas, based on best practices in the field of media strategy and research. The companion WFF Media Impa ... more

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Dejar huella: Historias de evaluaciones que marcaron la diferencia

Esteban Tapella

San Juan (AR): Editorial Universidad Nacional de San Juan (UNSJ) (2018), 188 pp.

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Leaving a Footprint: Stories of Evaluation That Made a Difference

Pablo Rodríguez Bilella, Esteban Tapella

San Juan (AR): Editorial de la Universidad Nacional de San Juan (UNSJ) (2018), 186 pp.

"The evaluation stories revealed in the project illustrate the value of a positive approach. They emphasize the evidence of what works and/or might work and is worthy of being continued, enlarged or modified. This can be contrasted with evaluations that are focused mainly on the technical problems a ... nd deficiencies present in most interventions. This type of approach has been shown to be highly relevant in getting beyond defensive and suspicious attitudes, and instead promoting a constructive focus on possible solutions. For example, the evaluation of the initiative Strengthening the Abilities of Indigenous Women to Set up and Have a Bearing on the Implementation of Public Policies (Colombia) validated many of the approaches adopted, and indicated the potential that could be developed by having an additional training to the objectives outlined originally in the project. In addition to that, in evaluations with a positive approach, evaluators usually develop a close relationship with the actors of the intervention, understanding them and supporting them. The evaluators' task in these cases is not limited to indicating what to be modified. Many times local actors regard this as evaluators demonstrating ‘commitment’ to the project and its future. Participation of the actors in the collection and use of the evaluation data is a powerful way of including users and beneficiaries. This allows participants to get involved and understand the data better. An evaluation characterised by a collaborative approach leads participants to take responsibility for the evaluation and then for the change and transformation that follows. In this way, active participation in the evaluation process helps to develop better understanding of evaluation and contributes to commitment and use. This is illustrated by the participatory evaluation in Costa Rica, in which regional technical teams were involved and deeply interested in getting to know how the evaluated program worked in their area. In contrast, the higher authorities limited their participation to approving the evaluation. In this way, recommendations at regional and local levels were applied soon after the evaluation finished, whereas general recommendations —dependent upon the higher authorities— have not yet been applied." (Introduction, page 21-22) more

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Civic Media Practice: Identification and Evaluation of Media and Technology That Facilitates Democratic Process

Eric Gordon, Gabriel Mugar

MaxArthur Foundation (2018), 34 pp.

"Based on over 40 interviews with practitioners, this report identifies “civic media practice” as media and technology used to facilitate democratic process. It focuses specifically on those practitioners using media tools to form relationships and build trust - a practice that sometimes runs co ... more

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NGO-IDEAs Toolbox for Participatory Monitoring of Outcomes and Impacts

Eberhard Gohl, Rosa Mendoza, Dagny Skarwan

Lima: Proyecto ONG-IDEAs Latinoamérica (2018), 104 pp.

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Evaluating the impact of information campaigns in the field of migration: A systematic review of the evidence, and practical guidance

Jasper Tjaden, Sandra Morgenstern, Frank Laczko

Geneva: International Organization for Migration (IOM); Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC) (2018), 50 pp.

"Information campaigns designed to raise awareness of the potential risks of (irregular) migration have attracted much attention and investment across the world in recent years. Studies have repeatedly shown that many migrants start their journeys with limited or biased information and end up in vul ... nerable situations. In response, information campaigns have increased in number and the type, format, messages and strategy of such campaigns have diversified. This report presents the results from a systematic literature review of evaluations of such information campaigns in the field of migration. The study reveals that the evidence base available for programming and policymaking in this area is strikingly limited. We find that the uptake in the use of information campaigns has far outpaced any rigorous assessment of the effects that different campaigns may have on their respective target groups. In the absence of reliable evidence, the debate on the potential of this policy tool often relies on largely anecdotal evidence. Better evidence can show how information campaigns can be designed to best achieve their intended effects given the particular circumstances. The current lack of evidence limits the impact of future campaigns. While rigorous assessment of campaign impact can be difficult and costly, better evidence is clearly needed – wherever feasible and appropriate. Based on an extensive, systematic literature review, 60 relevant evaluations of information campaigns that targeted potential migrants and traffickers, as well as communities at large, were identified from a pool of 3,600 records. Only 30 of the selected campaign evaluations had publicly available results; the rest were collected through expert referrals. Two studies were published in peer-reviewed journals. Among the campaigns featured in the 60 studies, the most popular communication tools were workshop-type activities and cable TV programmes/advertisements. Most campaigns focused on trafficking, followed by irregular migration and, more generally, smuggling. A common issue is the lack of a clearly defined campaign objective and/or target group. This hampers any rigorous evaluation of programme effects. Whenever an objective is defined, it is most often aimed at “awareness-raising” and “knowledge generation.” The majority of the campaign evaluations claimed that the campaign under study was “successful” in inducing a change in knowledge, perceptions, attitudes and – to a lesser degree – (intended) behaviour. However, most of the evaluations reviewed provided relatively little evidence of the full impact of information campaigns. While many of the evaluations reported the number and profiles of campaign recipients or beneficiaries, impact was not directly measured. (In the evaluation literature, impact is defined as a change in outcome that is directly attributable to the programme and not any other factor.) Most of the evaluations identified did not meet minimum standards for robust evidence on programme effects. The large majority of evaluations were based on based on cross-sectional surveys of small numbers of participants (N) sampled at convenience, limiting the generalizability of the results. Only a few large-N studies employed a control-group design or involved pre- and post-measurements. None employed a (quasi-)experimental method for causal inference (e.g. randomized controlled trial, which is considered the “gold standard” for measuring impact)." (Executive summary) more

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Evaluating C4D Resource Hub

RMIT University; University of Hyderabad; UNICEF Communication for Development (C4D) (2018)

"The Evaluating C4D Resource Hub houses a growing collection of the best available guides, toolkits, tools and methods to use for research monitoring and evaluation (R,M&E) of Communication for Development (C4D) initiatives. The Hub is structured around two combined frameworks: C4D Evaluation Framew ... more

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Evaluating Public Communication: Exploring New Models, Standards, and Best Practice

Jim Macnamara

London; New York: Routledge (2018), xix, 392 pp.

"Chapters feature: A review of 30 frameworks and models that inform processes for evaluation in advertising, public relations, health communication and promotion, government communication and other specialist fields including the latest recommendations of industry bodies, evaluation councils, and re ... more

UNESCO’s Internet Universality Indicators: A Framework for Assessing Internet Development Key Guides

Being an Evaluator: Your Practical Guide to Evaluation Key Guides

Evaluation: A Systematic Approach Key Guides

Journalism Impact Primer & Journalism Impact Toolkit Key Guides

UNESCO’s Internet Universality Indicators: A Framework for Assessing Internet Development
Key Guides

Being an Evaluator: Your Practical Guide to Evaluation
Key Guides

Evaluation: A Systematic Approach
Key Guides

Journalism Impact Primer & Journalism Impact Toolkit
Key Guides