Statements Showing I Appropriations Made During The Third Session Of The Fifty Third Congress Pp 5 374 Ii New Offices Created And The Salaries Thereof Pp 376 394 Iii Offices The Salaries Of Which Have Been Omitted With The Amount Of Reduction Pp 376 394 Iv Offices The Salaries Of Which Have Been Increased With The Amount Of Such Increase Pp 395 401 V Offices The Salaries Of Which Have Been Reduced With The Amount Of Such Reduction Pp 395 401 Vi Chronological History Of The Regular Appropriation Bills Pp 402 403

Author : Linda G. Morra-Imas
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 0821379119
Total Pages : 611 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (213 download)

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Download or read book The Road to Results written by Linda G. Morra-Imas and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2009 with total page 611 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Road to Results: Designing and Conducting Effective Development Evaluations' 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 text begins with 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, and 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.