Matching impact evaluation design to the nature of the intervention and the purpose of the evaluation

Patricia Rogers ()

Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2009, vol. 1, issue 3, 217-226

Abstract: Appropriate impact evaluation design requires situational responsiveness - matching the design to the needs, constraints, and opportunities of the particular case. The design needs to reflect the nature of the intervention and the purposes of the impact evaluation. In particular, impact evaluation needs to address simple, complicated, and complex aspects of the intervention. Simple aspects can be tightly specified and standardised; complicated aspects work as part of a causal package; complex aspects are appropriately dynamic and adaptive. Different designs are recommended for each case, including RCT, regression discontinuity, unstructured community interviews, Participatory Performance Story Reporting, and developmental evaluation.

Keywords: evaluation designs; impact evaluation; gold standard; situational responsiveness; developmental evaluation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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