Oecd Journal On Development Volume 8 Issue 2 2006 Survey On Monitoring The Paris Declaration Overview Of The Results

This landmark report, the results of a survey conducted in 2006, provides a snapshot of aid effectiveness in 2005 globally and for 30 donor countries/institutions.

This landmark report, the results of a survey conducted in 2006, provides a snapshot of aid effectiveness in 2005 globally and for 30 donor countries/institutions.

The annual OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Development Co-operation Report is the key reference document for statistics and analysis on the latest trends in international aid.

Assesses progress in 55 developing countries and helps us understand the challenges in making aid more effective in advancing development.

The annual OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Development Co-operation Report is the key reference document for statistics and analysis on the latest trends in international aid.

With special reference to developing countries.

'The Road to Results: Designing and Conducting Effective Development Evaluations' presents concepts and procedures for evaluation in a development context. It provides procedures and examples on how to set up a monitoring and evaluation system, how to conduct participatory evaluations and do social mapping, and how to construct a "rigorous" quasi-experimental design to answer an impact question. The text begins with the context of development evaluation and how it arrived where it is today. It then discusses current issues driving development evaluation, such as the Millennium Development Goals and the move from simple project evaluations to the broader understandings of complex evaluations. The topics of implementing 'Results-based Measurement and Evaluation' and constructing a 'Theory of Change' are emphasized throughout the text. Next, the authors take the reader down 'the road to results, ' presenting procedures for evaluating projects, programs, and policies by using a 'Design Matrix' to help map the process. This road includes: determining the overall approach, formulating questions, selecting designs, developing data collection instruments, choosing a sampling strategy, and planning data analysis for qualitative, quantitative, and mixed method evaluations. The book also includes discussions on conducting complex evaluations, how to manage evaluations, how to present results, and ethical behavior--including principles, standards, and guidelines. The final chapter discusses the future of development evaluation. This comprehensive text is an essential tool for those involved in development evaluation.