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Manuel Gestion de l'Évaluation
Bonn: Deutsche Welthungerhilfe (2020), 51 pp.
Using Big Data for Evaluating Development Outcomes: A Systematic Map
Centre of Excellence for Development Impact and Learning (CEDIL) (2020), vi, 104 pp.
"Spatially and temporally relevant ‘big data’ that does not require data collection in the field has the potential to provide insights into people’s economic, social, behavioural and political lives, and hence could be used in measuring key development outcomes. Big data consists of humangener
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Decoding Media Impact: Insights, Advice and Recommendations
Philadelphia, Penns.: Media Impact Funders (2020), 31 pp.
"This guide is meant to serve as a practical resource for funders who want to understand where to start. Informed by feedback from our network, it represents a synthesis of the past seven years of work we’ve done in the impact space, and includes examples of successful media impact evaluation, too
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Communication for Development: An Evaluation Framework in Action
Deep Insights
Rugby: Practical Action Publishing (2020), xiii, 124 pp.
"This book presents five cases that reflect on the experiences of using practices consistent with the 'Evaluating C4D framework' [published by June Lennie and Jo Tacchi in 2013]. Case studies are important to help move from a set of ideal principles to an understanding of how the framework may be op
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A Valuing Impact Toolkit for ICT Investment
NEF Consulting; Digital Impact Alliance (dial) (2020), 124 pp.
"ICT4D projects are known for having social, economic, and environmental impacts that are difficult to capture. Investments in digital infrastructure and innovation often have high up-front costs with largely medium-to-long-term benefits, not quick, short-term outcomes desired by policy makers. The
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Countering Violent Extremism in Nigeria: Using a Text-Message Survey to Assess Radio Programs
RAND Corporation (2020), 32 pp.
"Using a randomized encouragement design, we assigned 2,064 people to listen to either 'Ina Mafita' or to a control program (professional soccer matches) each week over the course of two months. Recruitment and engagement were conducted remotely via short message service (short message system [SMS]
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"These are simple recommendations on the inclusion of data on disability for researchers conducting evidence syntheses and primary studies." (Page 1)
Feminist Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning
Ottawa: Oxfam Canada (2020), 8 pp.
Estimated Costs for Evaluation Services Depending on the Scale of the Program Being Evaluated
Institute of Public Policy Governance (2020), 1 p.
"The resource provides a guide for the expected costs of various evaluative activities in an Australian context. The main purpose for commissioners of evaluative activity to have a sense of the budget they should set aside for these activities. However, the guide also alerts potential users to the r
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Results-Based Management Principles and Standards: The 3+5 Framework for Self-Assessment
New York City: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) (2019), 30 pp.
"The 3+5 framework consists of three core RBM principles plus five supporting principles. Each principle has an associated set of standards that capture the essential elements of RBM for generating and using results information. The primary focus of the 3+5 framework is to enhance the availability o
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The Effectiveness of Using Entertainment Education Narratives to Promote Safer Sexual Behaviors of Youth: A Meta-Analysis, 1985-2017
Plos One, volume 14, issue 2: e0209969 (2019), 14 pp.
"Risky sexual behaviors are associated with the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unwanted pregnancies, both major health concerns for youth worldwide. This review studies the effectiveness of narrated mass media programs in promoting safer sexual practices among youth in de
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The Impact Field Guide and Toolkit: From Art to Impact [in Arabic]
Key Guides
London et al.: Doc Society, 2nd ed. (2019), 238 pp.
Evaluation: A Systematic Approach
Key Guides
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
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Being an Evaluator: Your Practical Guide to Evaluation
Key Guides
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
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Program Evaluation: Methods and Case Studies
New York: Routledge, 9th ed. (2019), viii, 333 pp.
"This text provides a solid foundation in program evaluation, covering the main components of evaluating agencies and their programs, how best to address those components, and the procedures to follow when conducting evaluations. Different models and approaches are paired with practical techniques,
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Aggregation and Summarisation
INTRAC (2019), 7 pp.
"CSOs sometimes need to summarise or aggregate information across multiple interventions. This can be a difficult and challenging task, especially for large non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working in many different countries and/or sectors. Summarisation and aggregation can be achieved through
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Process-Tracing Methods: Foundations and Guidelines
Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2nd ed. (2019), x, 318 pp.
"Process-tracing in social science is a method for studying causal mechanisms linking causes with outcomes. This enables the researcher to make strong inferences about how a cause (or set of causes) contributes to producing an outcome. In this extensively revised and updated edition, Derek Beach and
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