Tag Archives: evidence

The trials and tribulations of trials

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Katherine Hay

Katherine Hay continues her guest blogging on evidence and evaluation. Ben Goldacre in The Guardian wrote that UK politicians “are ignorant about trials and they’re weird about evidence.” He contrasts this with international development where he talks about the “amazing … Continue reading →

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The Rise and Risk of Evidence

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Katherine Hay

Our guest blogger this week is Katherine Hay, a senior member of the Evaluation Unit of the International Centre for Development Research. Based in New Delhi, India, she is an expert on the role of evaluation in development in South Asia. … Continue reading →

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The Friday Funny: Is hell endothermic or exothermic?

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Patricia Rogers & Jane Davidson

One of the hallmarks of genuine evaluation is thoughtful analysis and sound evaluative reasoning that the audience can follow. Some of our readers are not only evaluators, but also teachers or students of evaluation. We thought you might enjoy this … Continue reading →

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The Friday Funny – interpreting evidence and lack of evidence

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Patricia Rogers & Jane Davidson

In a week of international differences in evaluation approaches, and Australia Day (26 Jan), this week’s Friday Funny comes from Kirsty Fenton, Senior Evaluation Officer with the Department of Primary Industries, Victoria, Australia. It’s been a busy week for Patricia, … Continue reading →

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The Friday Funny: Clueless consumer feedback

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Patricia Rogers & Jane Davidson

Why are evaluation and needs assessment NOT simply a matter of reporting what people said they needed, or what they said met or didn’t meet their needs? This classic, which has done the rounds on the Internet for many years, … Continue reading →

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