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Impact Evaluation in Practice, Second Edition

Author : Paul J. Gertler
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 1464807809
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (648 download)

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Download or read book Impact Evaluation in Practice, Second Edition written by Paul J. Gertler and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2016-09-12 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of the Impact Evaluation in Practice handbook is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to impact evaluation for policy makers and development practitioners. First published in 2011, it has been used widely across the development and academic communities. The book incorporates real-world examples to present practical guidelines for designing and implementing impact evaluations. Readers will gain an understanding of impact evaluations and the best ways to use them to design evidence-based policies and programs. The updated version covers the newest techniques for evaluating programs and includes state-of-the-art implementation advice, as well as an expanded set of examples and case studies that draw on recent development challenges. It also includes new material on research ethics and partnerships to conduct impact evaluation. The handbook is divided into four sections: Part One discusses what to evaluate and why; Part Two presents the main impact evaluation methods; Part Three addresses how to manage impact evaluations; Part Four reviews impact evaluation sampling and data collection. Case studies illustrate different applications of impact evaluations. The book links to complementary instructional material available online, including an applied case as well as questions and answers. The updated second edition will be a valuable resource for the international development community, universities, and policy makers looking to build better evidence around what works in development.

Impact Evaluation in Practice

Author : Sebastian Martinez
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 0821385410
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (213 download)

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Download or read book Impact Evaluation in Practice written by Sebastian Martinez and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2011 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook provide a non-technical introduction to impact evaluations, including ?Why Evaluate? in Chapter 1, ?How to Evaluate? in Chapter 2 and ?How to Implement Impact Evaluations? in Chapter 3. These elements are the basic ?tools? needed in order to successfully carry out an impact evaluation.

Impact Evaluation of Development Interventions

Author : Howard White
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
ISBN 13 : 9292610597
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (926 download)

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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.

Handbook on Impact Evaluation

Author : Shahidur R. Khandker
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780821380291
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book Handbook on Impact Evaluation written by Shahidur R. Khandker and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public programs are designed to reach certain goals and beneficiaries. Methods to understand whether such programs actually work, as well as the level and nature of impacts on intended beneficiaries, are main themes of this book.

Community Impact Evaluation

Author : Nathaniel Lichfield
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135368430
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (353 download)

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Book Synopsis Community Impact Evaluation by : Nathaniel Lichfield

Download or read book Community Impact Evaluation written by Nathaniel Lichfield and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-10 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A work summarizing the pioneering approach of the author to public-interest decision-taking in the field of urban & regional planning. This book is aimed at students, researchers and professionals in planning.

Evaluating Impact

Author : Ingrid Guerra-López
Publisher : Human Resource Development
ISBN 13 : 1599960516
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (999 download)

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Download or read book Evaluating Impact written by Ingrid Guerra-López and published by Human Resource Development. This book was released on 2007 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical book will help you to create positive change. It is a clearly written resource that breaks down the evaluation process into seven easy steps. Evaluating Impact uses a common-sense approach to conducting data-driven evaluations that are simple and efficient and deliver the improved and measurable performance you want.

Running Randomized Evaluations

Author : Rachel Glennerster
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 140084844X
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Running Randomized Evaluations written by Rachel Glennerster and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2013-11-24 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive yet accessible guide to running randomized impact evaluations of social programs. Drawing on the experience of researchers at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, which has run hundreds of such evaluations in dozens of countries throughout the world, it offers practical insights on how to use this powerful technique, especially in resource-poor environments. This step-by-step guide explains why and when randomized evaluations are useful, in what situations they should be used, and how to prioritize different evaluation opportunities. It shows how to design and analyze studies that answer important questions while respecting the constraints of those working on and benefiting from the program being evaluated. The book gives concrete tips on issues such as improving the quality of a study despite tight budget constraints, and demonstrates how the results of randomized impact evaluations can inform policy. With its self-contained modules, this one-of-a-kind guide is easy to navigate. It also includes invaluable references and a checklist of the common pitfalls to avoid. Provides the most up-to-date guide to running randomized evaluations of social programs, especially in developing countries Offers practical tips on how to complete high-quality studies in even the most challenging environments Self-contained modules allow for easy reference and flexible teaching and learning Comprehensive yet nontechnical

Impact Evaluation in Practice

Author : Sebastian Martinez
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (733 download)

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Download or read book Impact Evaluation in Practice written by Sebastian Martinez and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Improving Democracy Assistance

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309117364
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Improving Democracy Assistance written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2008-07-26 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past 25 years, the United States has made support for the spread of democracy to other nations an increasingly important element of its national security policy. These efforts have created a growing demand to find the most effective means to assist in building and strengthening democratic governance under varied conditions. Since 1990, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has supported democracy and governance (DG) programs in approximately 120 countries and territories, spending an estimated total of $8.47 billion (in constant 2000 U.S. dollars) between 1990 and 2005. Despite these substantial expenditures, our understanding of the actual impacts of USAID DG assistance on progress toward democracy remains limited-and is the subject of much current debate in the policy and scholarly communities. This book, by the National Research Council, provides a roadmap to enable USAID and its partners to assess what works and what does not, both retrospectively and in the future through improved monitoring and evaluation methods and rebuilding USAID's internal capacity to build, absorb, and act on improved knowledge.

Improving Evaluation of Anticrime Programs

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309097061
Total Pages : 91 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Improving Evaluation of Anticrime Programs written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2005-09-05 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although billions of dollars have been spent on crime prevention and control programs during the past decade, scientifically strong impact evaluations of these programs are uncommon in the context of the overall number of programs that have received funding. Improving Evaluation of Anticrime Programs is designed as a working guide for agencies and organizations responsible for program evaluation, for researchers who must design scientifically credible evaluations of government and privately sponsored programs, and for policy officials who are investing more and more in the concept of evidence-based policy to guide their decisions in crucial areas of crime prevention and control.

Impact Evaluation in Practice;La Evaluación de Impacto en la Práctica

Author : Paul J. Gertler
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 0821386816
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (213 download)

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Download or read book Impact Evaluation in Practice;La Evaluación de Impacto en la Práctica written by Paul J. Gertler and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2011-06-13 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers an accessible introduction to the topic of impact evaluation and its practice in development. While the book is geared principally towards development practitioners and policymakers designing prospective impact evaluations, we trust that it will be a valuable resource for students and others interested in using impact evaluation. Prospective impact evaluations should be used selectively to assess whether or not a program has achieved its intended results, or to test alternatives for achieving those results. We consider that more and better impact evaluation will help strengthen the evidence base for development policies and programs around the world. If governments and development practitioners can make policy decisions based on evidence - including evidence generated through impact evaluation - our hope is that development resources will be spent more effectively, and ultimately have a greater impact on reducing poverty and improving people's lives. The three chapters in this handbook provide a non-technical introduction to impact evaluations, including “Why Evaluate” in Chapter 1, “How to Evaluate” in Chapter 2 and “How to Implement Impact Evaluations” in Chapter 3. These elements are the basic ‘tools' needed in order to successfully carry out an impact evaluation. From a methodological standpoint our approach to impact evaluation is largely pragmatic: we think that the most appropriate methods should be identified to fit the operational context, and not the other way around. This is best achieved at the outset of the program, through the design of prospective impact evaluation that can be built into the project's implementation. We argue that gaining consensus between key stakeholders and identifying an evaluation design that fits the political and operational context is as important as the method itself. We also believe strongly that impact evaluations should be upfront about their limitations and caveats. Finally, we strongly encourage policymakers and program managers to consider impact evaluations in a logical framework that clearly sets out the causal pathways by which the program works to produce outputs and influence final outcomes, and to combine impact evaluations with monitoring and selected complementary evaluation approach to gain a full picture of performance. This book builds on a core set of teaching materials developed for the “Turning Promises to Evidence” workshops organized by the office of the Chief Economist for Human Development (HDNCE) in partnership with regional units and the Development Economics Research Group (DECRG) at the World Bank.

The Practice of Health Program Evaluation

Author : David Grembowski
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1483376397
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (833 download)

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Download or read book The Practice of Health Program Evaluation written by David Grembowski and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reflecting the latest developments in the field, the Second Edition provides readers with effective methods for evaluating health programs, policies, and health care systems, offering expert guidance for collaborating with stakeholders involved in the process. Author David Grembowski explores evaluation as a three-act play: Act I shows evaluators how to work with decision makers and other groups to identify the questions they want answered; Act II covers selecting appropriate evaluation designs and methods to answer the questions and reveal insights about the program’s impacts, cost-effectiveness, and implementation; and Act III discusses making use of the findings. Packed with relevant examples and detailed explanations, the book offers a step-by-step approach that fully prepares readers to apply research methods in the practice of health program evaluation.

Development Research in Practice

Author : Kristoffer Bjärkefur
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 1464816956
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (648 download)

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Download or read book Development Research in Practice written by Kristoffer Bjärkefur and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2021-07-16 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Development Research in Practice leads the reader through a complete empirical research project, providing links to continuously updated resources on the DIME Wiki as well as illustrative examples from the Demand for Safe Spaces study. The handbook is intended to train users of development data how to handle data effectively, efficiently, and ethically. “In the DIME Analytics Data Handbook, the DIME team has produced an extraordinary public good: a detailed, comprehensive, yet easy-to-read manual for how to manage a data-oriented research project from beginning to end. It offers everything from big-picture guidance on the determinants of high-quality empirical research, to specific practical guidance on how to implement specific workflows—and includes computer code! I think it will prove durably useful to a broad range of researchers in international development and beyond, and I learned new practices that I plan on adopting in my own research group.†? —Marshall Burke, Associate Professor, Department of Earth System Science, and Deputy Director, Center on Food Security and the Environment, Stanford University “Data are the essential ingredient in any research or evaluation project, yet there has been too little attention to standardized practices to ensure high-quality data collection, handling, documentation, and exchange. Development Research in Practice: The DIME Analytics Data Handbook seeks to fill that gap with practical guidance and tools, grounded in ethics and efficiency, for data management at every stage in a research project. This excellent resource sets a new standard for the field and is an essential reference for all empirical researchers.†? —Ruth E. Levine, PhD, CEO, IDinsight “Development Research in Practice: The DIME Analytics Data Handbook is an important resource and a must-read for all development economists, empirical social scientists, and public policy analysts. Based on decades of pioneering work at the World Bank on data collection, measurement, and analysis, the handbook provides valuable tools to allow research teams to more efficiently and transparently manage their work flows—yielding more credible analytical conclusions as a result.†? —Edward Miguel, Oxfam Professor in Environmental and Resource Economics and Faculty Director of the Center for Effective Global Action, University of California, Berkeley “The DIME Analytics Data Handbook is a must-read for any data-driven researcher looking to create credible research outcomes and policy advice. By meticulously describing detailed steps, from project planning via ethical and responsible code and data practices to the publication of research papers and associated replication packages, the DIME handbook makes the complexities of transparent and credible research easier.†? —Lars Vilhuber, Data Editor, American Economic Association, and Executive Director, Labor Dynamics Institute, Cornell University

RealWorld Evaluation

Author : Michael Bamberger
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1544318766
Total Pages : 747 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book RealWorld Evaluation written by Michael Bamberger and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2019-07-31 with total page 747 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: RealWorld Evaluation: Working Under Budget, Time, Data, and Political Constraints addresses the challenges of conducting program evaluations in real-world contexts where evaluators and their clients face budget and time constraints. The book is organized around the authors’ seven-step model that has been tested in workshops and practice environments to help the evaluation implementers and managers make the best choices when faced with real world constraints. The Third Edition includes a new chapter on gender equality and women’s empowerment and discussion of digital technology and data science.

Regional Economic Impact Analysis and Project Evaluation

Author : H. Craig Davis
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 0774803509
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (748 download)

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Download or read book Regional Economic Impact Analysis and Project Evaluation written by H. Craig Davis and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a non-technical introduction to the fundamental principles and techniques of regional impact and evaluation analysis. The book is written for readers who have a minimal background in mathematics and economics and so the materials listed in the bibliographies have been chosen for their accessibility to such readers. References to relevant papers of a more technical nature are indicated in notes in each reference.Unlike existing texts, which usually concentrate on regional impact or evaluation analysis, Regional Economic Impact Analysis and Project Evaluation offers an extensive introduction to both these subjects, since both are critical to the study and practice of regional economic analysis.Two case studies, intended as illustrations of practical applications, are included in each of the six chapters that deal with specific principles or techniques. While many of the case studies and much of the literature cited in the bibliographies is Canadian, a substantial portion is from the United States and Great Britain, demonstrating that the principles and techniques discussed in this book are universally applicable.

Facilitating Evaluation

Author : Michael Quinn Patton
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1506347622
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Facilitating Evaluation written by Michael Quinn Patton and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2017-10-23 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Quinn Patton’s Facilitating Evaluation: Principles in Practice is the first book of its kind to explain in depth and detail how to facilitate evaluation processes with stakeholders. Using the author’s own stories of his experiences as an evaluation facilitator, the book illustrates the five evaluation facilitation principles that are the organizing framework for addressing how to work with stakeholders to generate evaluation questions, make decisions among methods, interpret findings, and participate in all aspects of evaluation. Ultimately, this book will help readers perform facilitation to enhance the relevance, credibility, meaningfulness, and utility of evaluations. "A must-read for anyone considering a high-impact evaluation!" –Margaret Lombe, Boston College

Nonprofit Program Evaluation Made Simple

Author : Chari Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781736315903
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (159 download)

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Download or read book Nonprofit Program Evaluation Made Simple written by Chari Smith and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-12 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you overwhelmed on how to do nonprofit program evaluation? You're not alone. Chari's here to help! There are many ways to do program evaluation, making it difficult to know how to start. In this book, Chari outlines a clear approach, filled with real world stories as well as examples of evaluation plans, surveys, and reports. Key topics addressed: Understand how to build buy-in for evaluation and address staff resistance and make a realistic program evaluation plan Create measurable outcomes for both grant applications and to guide program improvement Develop an impact and/or logic model that visually communicates what your program does and the difference it makes Create useful surveys that measure what matters Understand the choices in how to manage your data - spreadsheets v. database solutions Basic data analysis and reporting to make meaning of your data Included with the book is a link to a companion website filled with downloadable real world examples and templates.