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USAID's Evaluation Methodology
Methodology is an important part of every strong evaluation. The guidelines
are listed below, beginning with the most recent. Most of the documents
can be obtained electronically. Links to CDIE are internal USAID sites. Please contact evalweb@dis.cdie.org if you would like these items emailed to you.
USAID. 2000. "Monitoring
the Policy Reform Process." Center for Development Information and
Evaluation TIPS. Washington, D.C.: USAID.
USAID. 1997. "The
Role of Evaluation in USAID." Center for Development Information and
Evaluation. Performance Monitoring and Evaluation TIPS. Washington, D.C.:
USAID.
USAID. 1996. "Conducting
a Participatory Evaluation." Center for Development Information and
Evaluation. Performance Monitoring and Evaluation TIPS. Washington, D.C.:
USAID.
USAID. 1996. "Conducting
Key Informant Interviews." Center for Development Information and
Evaluation. Performance Monitoring and Evaluation TIPS. Washington, D.C.:
USAID.
USAID. 1996. "Conducting
Focus Group Interviews." Center for Development Information and Evaluation.
Performance Monitoring and Evaluation TIPS. Washington, D.C.: USAID.
USAID. 1996. "Using
Direct Observation Techniques." Center for Development Information
and Evaluation. Performance Monitoring and Evaluation TIPS. Washington,
D.C.: USAID.
USAID. 1996. "Using
Rapid Appraisal Methods." Center for Development Information and Evaluation.
Performance Monitoring and Evaluation TIPS. Washington, D.C.: USAID.
Kumar, Krishna. ed. 1993. Rapid Appraisal Methods. Washington, D.C.: World
Bank.
USAID. 1992. "Office
of Evaluation Procedures Guidebook for Conducting CDIE Evaluations."
Center for Development Information and Evaluation. Washington, D.C.: USAID.
USAID. 1991. "Team
Planning Workshop Notebook for Field-Based Program Assessments." Center
for Development Information and Evaluation. Washington, D.C.: USAID.
Conducting mini surveys
in developing countries, 1990
by Krishna Kumar
AID evaluation handbook,
1989
USAID Bureau for Program and Policy Coordination
Conducting key informant
interviews in developing countries, 1989
by Krishna Kumar
Kumar, Krishna. 1989. "Methodologies
for Assessing the Impact of Agricultural and Rural Development Projects:
A Dialogue." A.I.D. Program Design and Evaluation Methodology Report
No. 11. Washington, D.C.: A.I.D.
Casley, Dennis J. and Krishna Kumar. 1988. The Collection, Analysis, and
Use of Monitoring and Evaluation Data. Published for the World Bank. Baltimore:
The Johns Hopkins University Press.
Casley, Dennis J. and Krishna Kumar. 1987. Project Monitoring and Evaluation
in Agriculture. Published for the World Bank. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins
University Press.
Conducting group interviews
in developing countries, 1987
by Krishna Kumar
Designing monitoring
and evaluation systems: issues and opportunities, 1987
by Chris Hermann
Rapid, low-cost data
collection methods for AID, 1987
by Krishna Kumar
USAID. 1987. "A.I.D.
Evaluation Handbook." A.I.D. Program Design and Evaluation Methodology
Report No. 7. PN-AAL-086. Washington, D.C.: A.I.D.
Development Associates, Inc. 1985. "Evaluation
Guidelines for NonProject Assistance: Commodity Import Programs (CIPs)
and CIP-Like Activities." A.I.D. Program Design and Evaluation Methodology
Report No. 4. PN-AAL-058. Washington, D.C.: USAID.
In the future, please feel free to contact Dr. Krishna Kumar of USAID's Center
for Development Information and Evaluation. As noted in the citations listed
above, Dr. Kumar has written extensively about evaluation research methodologies,
both for USAID and the World Bank. He can be reached by email at: kkumar@usaid.gov.
Additional documents that may be of interest are located at the following
site: http://cdie.usaid.gov/cdie_series.cfm?series=tips
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