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Imas, Linda G. Morra

The road to results: designing and conducting effective development evaluations/ Linda G. Morra Imas, Ray C. Rist - Washington: World Bank, 2009. - xxii, 582 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Ch. 1. Introducing development evaluation --
Ch. 2. Understanding the issues driving development evaluation --
Ch. 3. Buildinq a results-based monitoring and evaluation system --
Ch. 4. Understanding the evaluation context and the program theory of chanqe --
Ch. 5. Considering the evaluation approach --
Ch. 6. Developing evaluation questions and starting the design matrix --
Ch. 7. Selecting designs for cause-and-effect, descriptive, and normative evaluation questions --
Ch. 8. Selecting and constructing data collection instruments --
Ch. 9. Choosing the sampling strategy --
Ch. 10. Planning for and conducting data analysis --
Ch. 11. Evaluating complex interventions --
Ch. 12. Managing an evaluation --
Ch. 13. Presenting results --
Ch. 14. Guiding the evaluator: evaluation ethics, politics, standards, and guiding principles --
Ch. 15. Looking to the future.

ISBN: 9780821378915

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Economic development--Evaluation
Economics

Dewey Class. No.: 338.910684 / IMA/R