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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]