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(More customer reviews)This is the definitive introduction to the evaluation of projects and programs intended to foster social, economic, technological, and political development in poor countries and those with emerging economies. It covers the contexts that influence evaluation work, the various methods commonly used in such evaluations--in considerable detail, the management of the evaluation work, and ethical issues that often arise.
It is written by the two co-directors of the International Program for Development Evaluation Training (IPDET), and is based on their eight years of teaching the two-week Core Course at IPDET each summer. In addition, most chapters were peer-reviewed by other experts. Thus the content reflects state-of-the-art expertise and the presentation is carefully crafted to facilitate learning.
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This comprehensive text presents concepts and procedures for evaluation in a development context. It provides procedures and examples on how to set up a monitoring and evaluation system, how to conduct participatory evaluations and do social mapping, and how to construct a "rigorous" quasi-experimental design to answer an impact question. The book begins with a description of the context of development evaluation and how it arrived where it is today. It then discusses current issues driving development evaluation, such as the Millennium Development Goals and the move from simple project evaluations to the broader understandings of complex evaluations. The topics of implementing "Results-based Measurement and Evaluation" and constructing a "Theory of Change" are emphasized throughout the text. Next, the authors take the reader down "the road to results", presenting procedures for evaluating projects, programs, and policies by using a "Design Matrix" to help map the process. This road includes: determining the overall approach formulating questions selecting designs developing data collection instruments choosing a sampling strategy planning data analysis for qualitative, quantitative, and mixed method evaluations. The book also includes discussions on conducting complex evaluations, how to manage evaluations, how to present results, and ethical behavior--including principles, standards, and guidelines. The final chapter discusses the future of development evaluation. This comprehensive text is an essential tool for those involved in development evaluation.
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