Evaluation: a missed opportunity in the SDGs’ first set of Voluntary National Reviews – pubs.iied.org

Benoit Simon, Wolfgang Meyer, Stefano D’Errico, Thomas Schwandt, Dorothy Lucks, Chen Zhaoying, Kassem El-​Saddik, Elisabeth Schneider, Lena Taube, Simon Anderson, Zenda Ofir IIED Briefing, 4 pages At the 2016 UN High Level Political Forum, 22 countries presented Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) — status reports on their efforts to implement national-level follow-up and review frameworks for… Read More Evaluation: a missed opportunity in the SDGs’ first set of Voluntary National Reviews – pubs.iied.org

Revistas de Evaluación – #Eval Journals – Revistas de Avaliação – Revues spécialisées en évaluation – Evaluierungszeitschriften

Originally posted on Al Borde del Caos:
Tras el relevamiento de los posgrados de evaluación en América Latina, y pensando en la difusión de los Estándares de Evaluación para América Latina y el Caribe, resulta oportuno contar con un listado de las distintas revistas especializadas en evaluación. Gracias al apoyo y sugerencias de algunos colegas,…

New book: Monitoring and Evaluation Training: A Systematic Approach

Originally posted on intelligent measurement:
An under-appreciated area has been what is a systematic approach to monitoring and evaluation (M&E) training for programs and projects. Now this gap has been filled with a new book from  Scott Chaplowe and J. Bradley Cousins: Monitoring and Evaluation Training: A Systematic Approach “Bridging theoretical concepts with practical, how-to…

Putting Behavior Change at the Center of Development and Evaluation | Independent Evaluation Group presents #CrI2SP

To understand better the extent to which behavior change is already built into World Bank Group practices, IEG developed a new framework for Evaluating Behavior Change in International Development Operations. The underpinnings of the framework are rooted in research – both, standard neoclassical economics and behavioral economics – that shows behavior change is dependent on… Read More Putting Behavior Change at the Center of Development and Evaluation | Independent Evaluation Group presents #CrI2SP

Evaluation Systems in Development Co-operation 2016 DAC Review

Originally posted on blog.weitzenegger.de:
http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/embed-oecd/development/evaluation-systems-in-development-co-operation_9789264262065-en OECD DOI:10.1787/9789264262065-en Evaluation is widely recognised as an important component for learning and improving development effectiveness. Evaluation responds to public and taxpayer demands for credible information and independent assessment of development co-operation activities. The 2016 review of evaluation systems in development co-operation looks at the changes and trends…