Methodological Briefs Evaluative Criteria: Methodological Briefs - Impact Evaluation No. 3 AUTHOR(S) Greet Peersman Published: 2014 Methodological Briefs Evaluation relies on a combination of facts and values to judge the merit of an intervention. Evaluative criteria specify the values that will be used in an evaluation. While evaluative criteria can be used in different types of evaluations, this brief specifically addresses their use in impact evaluations. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 17 | Thematic area: Ethical research, Knowledge management | Tags: evaluation, evaluation techniques, programme evaluation, research methods × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Greet Peersman 2014 Evaluative Criteria: Methodological Briefs - Impact Evaluation No. 3. , pp. 17.
Methodological Briefs Evaluative Reasoning: Methodological Briefs - Impact Evaluation No. 4 AUTHOR(S) E. Jane Davidson Published: 2014 Methodological Briefs Decision makers frequently need evaluation to help them work out what to do to build on strengths and address weaknesses. To do so, they must know not only what the strengths and weaknesses are, but also which are the most important or serious, and how well or poorly the programme or policy is performing on them. Evaluative reasoning is the process of synthesizing the answers to lower- and mid-level evaluation questions into defensible judgements that directly answer the key evaluation questions. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 18 | Thematic area: Ethical research, Knowledge management | Tags: decision making, evaluation, research, research methodology × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION E. Jane Davidson 2014 Evaluative Reasoning: Methodological Briefs - Impact Evaluation No. 4. , pp. 18.
Methodological Briefs Participatory Approaches: Methodological Briefs - Impact Evaluation No. 5 AUTHOR(S) Irene Guijt Published: 2014 Methodological Briefs Using participatory approaches in impact evaluation means involving stakeholders, particularly the participants in a programme or those affected by a given policy, in specific aspects of the evaluation process. The term covers a wide range of different types of participation and stakeholders can be involved at any stage of the impact evaluation process, including: its design, data collection, analysis, reporting and managing the study. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 23 | Thematic area: Ethical research, Knowledge management | Tags: evaluation, participatory impact assessment, participatory research, research methodology × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Irene Guijt 2014 Participatory Approaches: Methodological Briefs - Impact Evaluation No. 5. , pp. 23.
