Using Strong Evaluation Designs in Developing Countries: Experience and Challenges
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| Title: | Using Strong Evaluation Designs in Developing Countries: Experience and Challenges |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Bamberger, Michael, White, Howard |
| Source: | Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation. Oct 2007 4(8):58-73. |
| Availability: | Evaluation Center, Western Michigan University. 1903 West Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5237. Tel: 269-387-5895; Fax: 269-387-5923; e-mail: eval-center@wmich.edu; Web site: http://jmde.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
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| Page Count: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | 2007 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Descriptors: | Program Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Research, Convergent Thinking, Research Design, Research Methodology, Developing Nations, Educational Research, Quasiexperimental Design, Evaluation Problems |
| ISSN: | 1556-8180 |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this article is to extend the discussion of issues currently being debated on the need for more rigorous program evaluation in educational and other sectors of research, to the field of international development evaluation, reviewing the different approaches which can be adopted to rigorous evaluation methodology and their applicability in a development setting. The authors seek common ground on ways to strengthen the methodological rigor and quality of development impact evaluations, while adapting the methodology to the technical, administrative, political and sociocultural contexts within which these evaluations are developed, implemented and used. The authors conclude that given the current limitations of randomized control trials (RCTs) that it is necessary to identify other means of undertaking impact studies that address the time and budget constraints under which evaluators are frequently forced to operate. The report presents a range of designs with a range of costs and rigor. The authors suggest that where the most rigorous designs are not possible then a good theory-based approach will lend plausibility to the findings. (Contains 1 table.) |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Number of References: | 27 |
| Entry Date: | 2008 |
| Access URL: | https://survey.ate.wmich.edu/jmde/index.php/jmde_1/issue/view/24 |
| Accession Number: | EJ800319 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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