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Author : E. O. Omolo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780850032673
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (326 download)
Download or read book Community Mapping Exercises written by E. O. Omolo and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : JOSEPH SSENNYONGA
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
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Download or read book COMMUNITY MAPPING EXERCISES: AN EVALUATION written by JOSEPH SSENNYONGA and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9251348618
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (513 download)
Download or read book Evaluation of the project “Creating peaceful societies through women’s improved access to management of natural resources, land tenure rights and economic empowerment in Sierra Leone” written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2021-09-10 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents the results of the evaluation of the project “Creating peaceful societies through women’s improved access to management of natural resources, land tenure rights and economic empowerment in Sierra Leone” (UNJP/SIL/050/PBF), jointly implemented by FAO and ILO between 2019 and 2020. The project aimed at addressing the two underlying causes of conflicts in Sierra Leone - gender discrimination and fragmented land governance - by focusing on: i) more effective and gender-inclusive land tenure governance; and ii) women’s economic empowerment through skills, knowledge, gender-sensitive financial services and organizational capacity. The project was clearly appropriate and strategic to the main peacebuilding goals and challenges in Sierra Leone. It was also clear that the project has successfully created a momentum for women and their communities at large to more confidently address conflict issues in the future. Women’s participation in design and management of income-generating economic activities was particularly successful. The evaluation makes a number of recommendations, including a follow-up of the livelihood component. Scale-up and sustainability should be the next steps for widespread mapping of family-owned lands. Providing a lighter version of the mapping software (SOLA) would help in this regard, and it could also sustain mapping at the community level after project closure.
Author : Donna M. Mertens
Publisher : Guilford Press
ISBN 13 : 1609181190
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Transformative Research and Evaluation written by Donna M. Mertens and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2008-10-28 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From distinguished scholar Donna M. Mertens, this book provides a framework for making methodological decisions and conducting research and evaluations that promote social justice. The transformative paradigm has emerged from—and guides—a broad range of social and behavioral science research projects with communities that have been pushed to the margins, such as ethnic, racial, and sexual minority group members and children and adults with disabilities. Mertens shows how to formulate research questions based on community needs, develop researcher–community partnerships grounded in trust and respect, and skillfully apply quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods data collection strategies. Practical aspects of analyzing and reporting results are addressed, and numerous sample studies are presented. Student- and Instructors-Friendly Features Include: *Commentary on the sample studies that explains what makes them transformative. *Explanations of key concepts related to oppression, social justice, and the role of research and evaluation. *Questions for Thought to stimulate critical self-reflection and discussion. *Advance chapter organizers and chapter summaries.
Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9251339856
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (513 download)
Download or read book Evaluation of FAO’s country programme in Sierra Leone 2012–2019 written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The agriculture sector in Sierra Leone accounts for 60 percent of GDP and 58 percent of total employment. More than 58 percent of the country’s population live in rural areas and 86.1 percent of this population are engaged in smallholder subsistence agricultural production. Ten years of civil conflict and the Ebola epidemic in 2014 negatively affected food security and the country’s overall socio-economic situation. The country is particularly vulnerable to extreme events such as food chain crises and natural hazards which have a direct impact on food security and livelihoods. This evaluation aims to identify lessons learned and provide strategic recommendations on how FAO programmes can be better oriented in Sierra Leone. FAO’s overall contribution to developmental challenges was assessed in the priority areas defined in the CPFs covering 2012–16 and 2017–19. The evaluation comprised an examination of associated outcome areas related to support to smallholder commercialization, natural resources management, and effective response to disasters and increasing social productivity and resilience. The review also evaluated crosscutting issues, including gender equality and women’s empowerment, climate resilience, nutrition, capacity development and youth employment.The evaluation used different methods to collect the views of the beneficiaries and other stakeholders, such as structured focus group discussions, structured key informant interviews, direct observation, and workshops. The fieldwork took place with actors from projects across five districts: Bo, Bombali, Kenema, Kono, and Port Loko.The evaluation found evidence of significant and sustainable results in a range of areas of FAO’s activities, including policy-related work, from adoption of legislation to policy influence, piloting of approaches, and standards and regulatory frameworks. Likewise, results leading to livelihoods improvements, empowerment and adoption of more sustainable organizational practices, technologies and skills were found. Nevertheless, the programme failed to aggregate activities and interventions in a programmatic and coherent portfolio. FAOs capacity to deliver sustainable and consistent results, with strong partnerships and complementary action, was often undermined by lack of, or weak systems and functions. FAO should use the development of the new CPF as a way to re-design its strategic footprint in the country and reach its full potential, despite the limiting factors. To do this, FAO could consider adopting an area-based approach, implementing a programmatic, multi-stakeholder and cross sectoral adaptive approach based on regions/districts.
Author : Giunti, S., Aurino, E., Masset, E., Prifti, E.
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9251358869
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (513 download)
Download or read book Impact evaluation of home-grown school feeding programmes written by Giunti, S., Aurino, E., Masset, E., Prifti, E. and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2022-03-25 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication seeks to support practitioners by providing methodological guidelines for conducting rigorous impact assessments of Home Grown School Feeding (HGSF) programmes. It presents an overview of the main technical issues to be addressed depending on the characteristics of the context and of the intervention itself. While these guidelines are mainly designed for monitoring and evaluation officers working for United Nations agencies, local governments or non-governmental organizations, its contents can be of interest to a wider audience of policymakers, researchers and practitioners interested in multi-sectoral, complex programmes linking agriculture and nutrition.
Author : Pimpa, Nattavud
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1522538127
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (225 download)
Download or read book Corporate Social Responsibility and the Inclusivity of Women in the Mining Industry: Emerging Research and Opportunities written by Pimpa, Nattavud and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2018-12-04 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The importance of corporate social responsibility with a focus on gender diversity has been widely debated in modern businesses. Of specific issue is the importance of gender diversity and its impact on the mining industry including the communities in which they are established. Corporate Social Responsibility and the Inclusivity of Women in the Mining Industry: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a pivotal reference source that explores how multinational mining corporations influence the life of women in international mining communities. While highlighting topics such as corporate social responsibilities, socioeconomics, and management systems, this publication is ideally designed for industry professionals, engineers, managers, policymakers, academicians, and researchers.
Author : Kathryn E. Newcomer
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 180392828X
Total Pages : 729 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (39 download)
Download or read book Research Handbook on Program Evaluation written by Kathryn E. Newcomer and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2024-06-05 with total page 729 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Research Handbook on Program Evaluation, an impressive range of authors take stock of the history and current standing of key issues and debates in the evaluation field. Examining current literature of program evaluation, the Research Handbook assesses the field's status in a post-pandemic and social justice-oriented world, examining today’s theoretical and practical concerns and proposing how they might be resolved by future innovations. This title contains one or more Open Access chapters.
Author : Donna M. Mertens
Publisher : Guilford Publications
ISBN 13 : 1462536336
Total Pages : 641 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (625 download)
Download or read book Program Evaluation Theory and Practice, Second Edition written by Donna M. Mertens and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2018-11-21 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The leading text that covers both the theory and practice of evaluation in one engaging volume has now been revised and updated with additional evaluation approaches (such as mixed methods and principles-focused evaluation) and new methods (such as technologically based strategies). The book features examples of small- and large-scale evaluations from a range of fields, many with reflective commentary from the evaluators; helpful checklists; and carefully crafted learning activities. Major theoretical paradigms in evaluation--and the ways they inform methodological choices--are explained. Readers learn effective strategies for clarifying their own theoretical assumptions; working with stakeholders; developing questions; using quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods designs; selecting data collection and sampling strategies; analyzing data; and communicating and utilizing findings. The new companion website provides extensive recommended online resources and tools, organized by chapter. New to This Edition *Additional evaluation approaches: collaborative evaluation, principles-focused evaluation, and desk reviews. *Coverage of new data collection technologies and methods of qualitative coding. *Expanded discussions of logic models, cost–benefit analysis, and mixed methods designs. *Many new and updated sample studies. Pedagogical Features *Reflection questions that prepare students to read each chapter. *"Extending Your Thinking" questions and practical activities. *Boxes delving into key concepts and example studies. *End-of-book Glossary, and highlighted key terms throughout. *Companion website with links to helpful resources on all aspects of evaluation.
Author : Donna M. Mertens
Publisher : Guilford Press
ISBN 13 : 1462503241
Total Pages : 642 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (625 download)
Download or read book Program Evaluation Theory and Practice written by Donna M. Mertens and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2012-02-20 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This engaging text takes an evenhanded approach to major theoretical paradigms in evaluation and builds a bridge from them to evaluation practice. Featuring helpful checklists, procedural steps, provocative questions that invite readers to explore their own theoretical assumptions, and practical exercises, the book provides concrete guidance for conducting large- and small-scale evaluations. Numerous sample studies—many with reflective commentary from the evaluators—reveal the process through which an evaluator incorporates a paradigm into an actual research project. The book shows how theory informs methodological choices (the specifics of planning, implementing, and using evaluations). It offers balanced coverage of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches. Useful pedagogical features include: *Examples of large- and small-scale evaluations from multiple disciplines. *Beginning-of-chapter reflection questions that set the stage for the material covered. *"Extending your thinking" questions and practical activities that help readers apply particular theoretical paradigms in their own evaluation projects. *Relevant Web links, including pathways to more details about sampling, data collection, and analysis. *Boxes offering a closer look at key evaluation concepts and additional studies. *Checklists for readers to determine if they have followed recommended practice. *A companion website with resources for further learning.
Author : Lauren McCarthy
Publisher : Oxfam
ISBN 13 : 1780770707
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (87 download)
Download or read book Gender equality: it's your business written by Lauren McCarthy and published by Oxfam. This book was released on 2012 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : van den Berg, H.
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9251377839
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (513 download)
Download or read book Monitoring, evaluation and learning in farmer field school programmes written by van den Berg, H. and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2023-04-06 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document focuses on the implementation phase of farmer field school (FFS) programmes and provides guidance and tools that will help farmer field schools to bring about the change expected by the programme and the communities it supports, by setting up a robust monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) system. It also introduces impact assessment as an integral management function linked to monitoring, evaluation and learning in FFS programmes. It is aimed at project and programme designers, managers and staff involved in planning, monitoring, evaluation and learning of project/programmes with a farmer field school component. It also targets those who will be involved in the initial design, planning, follow-up of monitoring, evaluation and learning and impact assessment to improve programme implementation. The document outlines background information and tools to help ensure that implementation of FFS programmes will lead to the anticipated outputs, outcomes and impacts, by setting up a robust MEL system and impact assessment methodology/framework for the improvement of ongoing FFS projects and programmes and the design of new ones.
Author : Howard White
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
ISBN 13 : 9292610597
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (926 download)
Download or read book Impact Evaluation of Development Interventions written by Howard White and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2017-12-01 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Impact evaluation is an empirical approach to estimating the causal effects of interventions, in terms of both magnitude and statistical significance. Expanded use of impact evaluation techniques is critical to rigorously derive knowledge from development operations and for development investments and policies to become more evidence-based and effective. To help backstop more use of impact evaluation approaches, this book introduces core concepts, methods, and considerations for planning, designing, managing, and implementing impact evaluation, supplemented by examples. The topics covered range from impact evaluation purposes to basic principles, specific methodologies, and guidance on field implementation. It has materials for a range of audiences, from those who are interested in understanding evidence on "what works" in development, to those who will contribute to expanding the evidence base as applied researchers.
Author : Donna M. Mertens
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1071853775
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (718 download)
Download or read book Research and Evaluation in Education and Psychology written by Donna M. Mertens and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2023-12-19 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Research and Evaluation in Education and Psychology: Integrating Diversity With Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods, renowned scholar Donna M. Mertens offers an in-depth introduction to research methods. The Sixth Edition integrates five major paradigms and emphasizes research within culturally complex communities. Each chapter thoroughly explains each research step, enriched with a published sample study for illustration.
Author : Barbra Teater
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1847424848
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (474 download)
Download or read book Social Work in the Community written by Barbra Teater and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Topics covered in this book include theories, values and ethics for community based social work; methodological approaches to community profiling; and the future of community social work practice.
Author : Christina A. Russell
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1648022553
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (48 download)
Download or read book Measure, Use, Improve! written by Christina A. Russell and published by IAP. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Measure, Use, Improve! Data Use in Out-of-School Time shares the experience and wisdom from a broad cross-section of out-of-school time professionals, ranging from internal evaluators, to funders, to researchers, to policy advocates. Key themes of the volume include building support for learning and evaluation within out-of-school time programs, creating and sustaining continuous quality improvement efforts, authentically engaging young people and caregivers in evaluation, and securing funder support for learning and evaluation. This volume will be particularly useful to leadership-level staff in out-of-school time organizations that are thinking about deepening their own learning and evaluation systems, yet aren’t sure where to start. Authors share conceptual frameworks that have helped inform their thinking, walk through practical examples of how they use data in out-of-school time, and offer advice to colleagues.
Author : Huajie Jin
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2832536921
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (325 download)
Download or read book Economic Evaluation of Mental Health Interventions written by Huajie Jin and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-10-25 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
