As part of our exploration of the need for making explicit the values in evaluation, let’s be clear that this is not just about what outcomes are valued. Sometimes we are not just interested in whether we’ve reached a destination, … Continue reading
Policy that is developed in response to clearly identified needs and through careful processes of community engagement – while being feasible in an adversarial political system and short timeframes? Time for the Hollowmen to show us how it can be … Continue reading
As we run down to the end of our first year of Genuine Evaluation (the blog), we’ve decided to have a series of weeks focusing on what are emerging as key aspects of genuine evaluation (the theory and practice). This … Continue reading
Many of the presentations at the AEA conference are grappling with the issue of what constitutes quality in evaluation. At the session Rigor at Stake: Quality Evaluation of Change and Impact in a Complex World, Zenda Ofir, Irene Guijt and … Continue reading
The comments shared in response to the earlier post, Culturally Competent Needs Assessment By An “Outsider” raise issues that are critical to the discipline of evaluation. Two things come to mind; a) reflections on how we define evaluation theory, and … Continue reading
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