Institutional Histories
Synonyms: IH An institutional history (IH) is a narrative that records key points about how institutional arrangements – new ways of working – have evolved over time and have created and contributed to more effective […]
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Innovation History
Preparing an ‘innovation history’ is an option for recording and reflecting on an innovation process. People who have been involved in the innovation jointly construct a detailed written account (sometimes referred to as a ‘learning […]
Horizontal Evaluation
Synonyms: Horizontal Learning Horizontal evaluation is an option developed to evaluate new methodologies for agricultural research and development that combines self-assessment by local participants and external review by peers. The focus of horizontal evaluation is […]
Empowerment Evaluation
Empowerment Evaluation is an approach which provides communities with the tools and knowledge that allows them to monitor and evaluate their own performance. First developed by David Fetterman who describe it as “the use of […]
Developmental Evaluation
Developmental Evaluation (DE) is an evaluation approach that can assist social innovators develop social change initiatives in complex or uncertain environments. DE originators liken their approach to the role of research & development in the […]
Democratic Evaluation
Democratic Evaluation is an approach where the aim of the evaluation is to serve the whole community. This allows people to be informed of what others are doing and sees the evaluator as someone who […]
Critical System Heuristics
Critical System Heuristics (CSH) provides a framework of questions about a program including what is (and what ought to be) its purpose and its source of legitimacy and who are (and who ought to be) […]
Contribution Analysis
Contribution Analysis is an approach for assessing causal questions and inferring causality in real-life program evaluations. It offers a step-by-step approach designed to help managers, researchers, and policymakers arrive at conclusions about the contribution their […]
Collaborative Outcomes Reporting
Synonyms: COR, Particpatory Performance Story Reporting Technique Collaborative Outcomes Reporting (COR) is a participatory approach to impact evaluation based around a performance story that presents evidence of how a program has contributed to outcomes and […]
Case Study
A case study focuses on a particular unit – a person, a site, a project. It often uses a combination of quantitative and qualitative data. Case studies can be particularly useful for understanding how different […]
Beneficiary Assessment
An approach that assesses the value of an intervention as perceived by the (intended) beneficiaries, thereby aiming to give voice to their priorities and concerns Resources Beneficiary Assessment: An Approach Described -This paper describes the […]
Appreciative Inquiry
Appreciative Inquiry is an approach to organisational change which focuses on strengths rather than on weaknesses – quite different to many approaches to evaluation which focus on deficits and problems. “Appreciative Inquiry is about the […]