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 One of the important features of genuine evaluation is appropriate measurement, including dealing with uncertainty, as I was reminded by Chris Coryn of the Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University, in our discussions at the International Summer School on Public Policy Evaluation Research last week. A free webinar on 16 September 10.30am – 11.30am CDT by Read the whole post –> Free webinar on measurement, risk and uncertainty In the last few days before the Australian federal election, a curious $5million advertising campaign has been launched which claims to be advocating evidence-based policy but does nothing of the Read the whole post –> How much evidence is needed for policy? One of the future trends for evaluation that I anticipate is increasing frequency and importance (and hopefully quality) of user-generated content. Here are two interesting resources related to this: 1. Webinar on user -generated content. Thursday, 8 July 2010, 16:00 – 17:00 CEST (GMT +1, Amsterdam – Netherlands) Read the whole post –> User generated content – webinar and mapping software Some more developments in UK development funding, an issue we looked at in a post a few weeks ago. Lawrence Haddad, Director of the Institute for Development Studies has an interesting article in the Guardian in response to David Cameron’s statements on international aid. The best ways to deliver overseas aid are often not easy to Read the whole post –> The risks of focusing on the easy-to-measure Results from a self-selected samlple reported as if it really represents national sentiment. Sloppy reporting or a deliberate campaign against a new leader in Read the whole post –> The Nation says ‘No’ – misrepresentation of a volunteer sample Wonderful interactive report on the recent ‘Show me the change’ conference in Melbourne on complexity, behavior change and evaluation. An open space conference such as this has magic moments of connection and creation. Documenting them through videos, notes, reflections and cartoons helps to capture the moment for participants and others. Public reporting is an important part of genuine evaluation. But is there a risk that programs with long-term outcomes will receive less support than they deserve? The latest developments in the British Government’s move for more Read the whole post –> How can transparency efforts adequately report on long-term and hard to measure results?  Sometimes it’s helpful to see the process of evaluation from the point of view of those providing data. Behind the satire are some interesting observations about validity, standardization, and rigor. This week’s Friday Funny comes from the BBC Comedy Lab Rats. A tangible illustration of a complex phenomenon that is not readily described in terms of averages or linear Read the whole post –> Video illustrating the application of complexity rules If you can’t be in the Netherlands this week for the conference on complexity and evaluation, you can follow it through the conference blog Read the whole post –> Evaluation revisited – conference this week on complexity and evaluation |
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