RealWorld Evaluation
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RealWorld Evaluation

Working Under Budget, Time, Data, and Political Constraints

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eBook - ePub

RealWorld Evaluation

Working Under Budget, Time, Data, and Political Constraints

About this book

RealWorld Evaluation: Working Under Budget, Time, Data, and Political Constraints addresses the challenges of conducting program evaluations in real-world contexts where evaluators and their clients face budget and time constraints. The book is organized around the authors' seven-step model that has been tested in workshops and practice environments to help the evaluation implementers and managers make the best choices when faced with real world constraints. The Third Edition includes a new chapter on gender equality and women's empowerment and discussion of digital technology and data science.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Acknowledgements
  3. Publisher Note
  4. Half Title
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Title Page
  7. Copyright Page
  8. Brief Contents
  9. Detailed Contents
  10. Sidebar List
  11. Illustration List
  12. Table List
  13. Acknowledgements
  14. Foreword
  15. Preface
  16. Acknowledgments
  17. About the Authors
  18. Part I The Seven Steps of the RealWorld Evaluation Approach
  19. 1 Overview RealWorld Evaluation and the Contexts in Which It Is Used
  20. 2 First Clarify the Purpose Scoping the Evaluation
  21. 3 Not Enough Money Addressing Budget Constraints
  22. 4 Not Enough Time Addressing Scheduling and Other Time Constraints
  23. 5 Critical Information Is Missing or Difficult to Collect Addressing Data Constraints
  24. 6 Political Constraints
  25. 7 Strengthening the Evaluation Design and the Validity of the Conclusions
  26. 8 Making It Useful Helping Clients and Other Stakeholders Utilize the Evaluation
  27. Part II A Review of Evaluation Methods and Approaches and Their Application in RealWorld Evaluation For Those Who Would Like to Dig Deeper
  28. 9 Standards and Ethics
  29. 10 Theory-Based Evaluation and Theory of Change
  30. 11 Evaluation Designs The RWE Strategy for Selecting the Appropriate Evaluation Design to Respond to the Purpose and Context of Each Evaluation
  31. 12 Quantitative Evaluation Methods
  32. 13 Qualitative Evaluation Methods
  33. 14 Mixed-Method Evaluation
  34. 15 Sampling Strategies for RealWorld Evaluation
  35. 161 Evaluating Complex Projects, Programs, and Policies
  36. 171 Gender Evaluation2 Integrating Gender Analysis Into Evaluations
  37. 181 Evaluation in the Age of Big Data
  38. Part III Managing Evaluations
  39. 19 Managing Evaluations
  40. 20 The Road Ahead
  41. Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
  42. References
  43. Name Index
  44. Subject Index
  45. Appendix
  46. Contents
  47. Appendices for Chapter 2 First Clarify the Purpose: Scoping the Evaluation
  48. Appendices for Chapter 3 Not Enough Money: Addressing Budget Constraints
  49. Appendices for Chapter 5 Critical Information Is Missing or Difficult to Collect: Addressing Data Constraints
  50. Appendices for Chapter 7 Strengthening the Evaluation Design and the Validity of the Conclusions
  51. Appendices for Chapter 10 Theory-Based Evaluation and Theory of Change
  52. Appendices for Chapter 11 Evaluation Designs
  53. Appendices for Chapter 12 Quantitative Evaluation Methods
  54. Appendices for Chapter 14 Mixed-Method Evaluation
  55. Appendix for Chapter 15 Sampling Strategies for RealWorld Evaluation
  56. Appendices for Chapter 17 Gender Evaluation: Integrating Gender Analysis Into Evaluations
  57. Chapter 17 Appendices Part 1 Specific Gender Evaluation Tools
  58. Chapter 17 Appendices Part 2 General Approaches and Methodologies for Gender Analysis
  59. Chapter 17 Appendices Part 3 Case Studies Illustrating Different Approaches to Gender Analysis
  60. Appendices for Chapter 19 Managing Evaluations