Category Archives: Aspects of Genuine Evaluation

Strategies for improving the quality of evaluation – the independent evaluation advisor

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Patricia Rogers

How can we improve the quality of evaluations – especially evaluations that are done by external evaluators of evaluation teams? Improving the procurement process is an important part of this, as Jane has recently discussed (9 hot tips for commissioning, … Continue reading →

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9 hot tips for commissioning, managing (and doing!) actionable evaluation

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Jane Davidson

High quality, worthwhile, actionable evaluation doesn’t just depend on the technical competence and effective consultation skills of the evaluator. Decisions made and actions taken (or not taken) by the client can make or break the value of evaluation for an … Continue reading →

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The Friday Funny – replicating successful strategies

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Patricia Rogers & Jane Davidson

In an environment where discussions of evidence-based policy and practice sometimes focus exclusively on identifying ‘what works’ and scaling it up, we thought it timely to share this story where the joke is on the Australians.  The joke has been … Continue reading →

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The Friday Funny- What People Think I Do / What I Really Do

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Patricia Rogers & Jane Davidson

Ever tried to explain to someone what you do as an evaluator? Check out this version of What People Think I Do/ What I Really Do. Continue reading →

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Occupy Valentine’s Day and Genuine Evaluation

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Patricia Rogers

It is timely to consider ‘Occupy Valentine’s Day‘, which calls on us to reject the increasingly stereotyped rituals of Valentine’s Day and instead celebrate all forms of love in ways that are affirming, inclusive and uplifting: Celebrating love is wonderful … Continue reading →

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