Evaluation management in South Africa and Africa /
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Stellenbosch :
SUN Media,
2014.
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Edición: | First edition. |
Temas: | |
Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Biographical and ContactDetails of Editors
- Chapter Contributors
- PART I Conceptual Approachesto Evaluation
- Chapter 1
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 What is Monitoring and Evaluation?
- 1.3 Monitoring and Evaluation as Integral Parts of the Public Policyand Programme Life Cycle
- 1.4 Monitoring and Evaluation as Integral Functions of Management
- 1.5 Managing the Public Sector
- 1.6 Approaches to Public Sector Reform
- 1.7 Evaluation for Effective Management Improvement
- 1.8 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 2
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Origins of Evaluation as an Applied Transdiscipline
- 2.3 The early start: Ancient history to the Second World War
- 2.4 The Development of Evaluation in the USA
- 2.5 Evaluation in the UK1
- 2.6 Assessment of the Western origins of programme evaluation2
- 2.7 Historical development of evaluation in other regions
- 2.8 Historical Development of Evaluation in Africa
- 2.9 Historical Development of Programme Evaluation in South Africa4
- 2.10 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 3
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Nature of Theories of Change
- 3.3 Developing a Theory of Action's Programme Logic
- 3.4 Theories of Change in the African Context
- 3.5 Case: Developing impact theory for a social protection programmein Maputo, Mozambique
- 3.6 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 4
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Evaluation Theory: A Classification System
- 4.3 Evaluation approaches based on scope
- 4.4 Evaluation approaches based on an explicit philosophy orformal substantive theory
- 4.5 Evaluation design
- 4.6 Implications for management practice
- 4.7 Case: Do Managers Use Evaluation Reports?A Case Study of a Process Evaluationfor a Grant-Making Organisation1
- 4.8 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 5
- 5.1 Introduction: Evaluation design and evaluation methodology
- 5.2 The logic and steps in designing evaluation studies
- 5.3 A decision framework for designing evaluation studies
- 5.4 Clarificatory evaluation studies1
- 5.5 Process/implementation evaluation studies
- 5.6 Impact evaluation (assessment) studies
- 5.7 The classic or true experimental design
- 5.8 Quasi-experimental designs
- 5.9 Time-series and multi time-series designs
- 5.10 Outcome evaluations
- 5.11 A concluding framework
- References
- Chapter 6
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Definitions and conceptualisation
- 6.3 Developing and formulating indicators
- 6.4 Examples of indicator initiatives
- 6.5 Data collection and the management of information
- 6.6 Case study: Proposed good policy practices indicator guide
- 6.7 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 7
- 7.1 Introduction and background
- 7.2 Institutional arrangements for the establishment ofmonitoring systems