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Monitoring & Evaluation Methodologies

Community-based project evaluation guide

This guide takes readers through a process that will help evaluate community-based programs discussing links between theory and research base, program goals and objectives, measures, variables, and program implementation. (Univ of Arizona) More info >>

Evaluation South Asia

This publication looks at some important challenges to the direction in which evaluation in the developing world is heading, and provides some answers to those challenges. (UNICEF: 2008) More info >>

Evaluations that improved performance & impacts of development programs

This report presents 8 examples of evaluations of development programs which had a significant impact, including case studies from India, China and Indonesia. (World Bank: 2004) More info >>

Performance monitoring indicators: a handbook for task managers

This World Bank handbook is intended to guide task or project managers to understand, develop, and apply across sectors, performance monitoring indicators. (World Bank: 1996) More info >>

Impact evaluation: ODE briefing note

This Office of Development Effectiveness (ODE) paper briefly discusses impact evaluations for aid initiatives - giving a definition, outlining key methods used, and costs/benefits. (Office of Development Effectiveness, AusAID: 2007) More info >>

Cerita perubahan yang mendasar (Most significant change stories)

This report is only available in Bahasa Indonesia.
Report ini menyediakan informasi tentang salah satu sistem monitoring dan evaluasi partisipatif yang digunakan dalam bidang pengembangan masyarakat dan lembaga. (AusAID Indonesia: 2007) More info >>

Using soft system methodology to support monitoring and evaluation for community based engagement

This paper identifies soft system methodology (SSM) as one way to overcome the complexity associated with developing monitoring and evaluation information systems (MEIS). (Aid-IT Solutions: Aid-IT Solutions) More info >>

Addressing attribution through contribution analysis: using performance measures sensibly

This analysis examines the need to use contribution analysis to change public administration to focus on results that matter to citizens; and the processes required to monitor and evaluate public administrative programs. (Office of the Auditor General of Canada: June 1999) More info >>

Reporting on outcomes: setting performance expectations and telling performance stories

This paper discusses possible approaches used to efficiently manage and report on results in the public sector. (Office of the Auditor General of Canada: April 2003) More info >>

Contribution analysis: a new approach to evaluation in international development

This paper discusses the use of contribution analysis by AusAID in the Fiji education sector program. (Australasian Evaluation Society: September 2006) More info >>

A guide for project monitoring and evaluation

This guide helps project managers and development practitioners improve the quality of M&E for projects, with a particular emphasis on rural development contexts. (International Fund for Agricultural Development: 2003) More info >>

OECD DAC network on development evaluation

Website of the network on development evaluation of the OECD's development assistance committee. (OECD) More info >>

Most significant change technique: a guide to its use

This publication aims to help practitioners use the most significant change technique to help monitor and evaluate their programs and projects. (Clear Horizon: 2004) More info >>

M&E health check

An M&E assessment tool that can be used to pinpoint areas of weakness at each stage of the M&E data cycle. (Aid-IT) More info >>


 

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