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Peer-Led Interventions to Reduce HIV Risk of Youth: A Review
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Maticka-Tyndale, Eleanor; Barnett, Jessica Penwell – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2010
One approach in HIV prevention programming targeting youth is to use peer leaders in what is referred to as peer education programming. This paper critically reviews and synthesizes the results and lessons learned from 24 evaluated peer-led programs with an HIV/AIDS risk reduction component that target youth in the communities where they live and…
Descriptors: Synthesis, Program Evaluation, Youth, Low Income
Developing Guidelines To Enhance the Evaluation of Overseas Development Projects.
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McDonald, Diane – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1999
Identifies key factors that should be considered by those engaged in the evaluation of overseas development projects to ensure that the evaluation process leads to the empowerment of local stakeholders. A literature review resulted in the development of seven guidelines for evaluation of overseas development projects. (SLD)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Empowerment, Evaluation Methods, Guidelines
Development of a Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation Strategy
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Holte-McKenzie, Merydth; Forde, Sarah; Theobald, Sally – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2006
This paper describes the process of developing a participatory monitoring and evaluation strategy for a Kenyan youth-based NGO. The iterative nature of the study including the process of narrowing down indicators to measure and methods to monitor/evaluate these is well documented. A discussion on the extent to which the process achieved…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Cultural Context, Nongovernmental Organizations
Facilitating Commitment, Consensus, Credibility, and Visibility through Collaborative Foreign Assistance Project Evaluations.
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Thompson, Randal Joy – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1991
Four key entities participating in foreign assistance projects are (1) donors; (2) technical advisors; (3) host country counterparts; and (4) beneficiaries. Resistance to collaborative evaluation that each may exhibit is discussed, along with ways evaluators can overcome resistance and enhance evaluation outcomes, credibility, and utilization.…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Credibility, Developing Nations, Donors
The Politics of Evaluation in Developing Countries.
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Bamberger, Michael – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1991
The political context of evaluation is compared for the United States and developing countries, and a framework is proposed for discussing the political context of evaluation. Significant differences are the role that international donor agencies play in developing countries and the emphasis on stakeholder evaluation in the United States. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Context Effect, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Evaluation Practice in an International Development Agency: Examples from UNICEF.
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Patel, Mahesh, Ed. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1998
Nine evaluations of projects of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) are described. Most are formative in nature, designed to improve the programs targeted and to increase stakeholder participation. Almost all were conducted in Africa. The descriptions of research methodology have many implications for educational evaluation. (SLD)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries