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Evaluation management in South Africa and Africa /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Cloete, Fanie, Rabie, Babette, De Coning, C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stellenbosch : SUN Media, 2014.
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