Assessing International Evaluations. An Example from USAID's Democracy and Governance Program

Autor/inn/en	Bollen, Kenneth; Paxton, Pamela; Morishima, Rumi
Titel	Assessing International Evaluations. An Example from USAID's Democracy and Governance Program
Quelle	In: American Journal of Evaluation, 26 (2005) 2, S.189-203 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1098-2140
DOI	10.1177/1098214005275640
Schlagwörter	Governance; Democracy; Developing Nations; Program Effectiveness; International Programs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Demokratie; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland
Abstract	Each year, hundreds of millions of dollars are spent in international and bilateral aid programs to assist developing countries in expanding democratic governance. Evaluating these efforts' effectiveness is important given the vast needs of the client population. This article reviews a sample of evaluations of the United States Agency for International Developments (USAID) democracy and governance (DG) programming. The authors devise a standardized template to assess the quality of evaluations and find that the evaluations commissioned by USAID need major improvement. They find a lack of methodological accuracy and inadequate coverage of important information about the impact of assistance interventions. Given the importance of the substantive issue, high-quality evaluations are needed to provide reliable information for future programs and policies. The authors consider obstacles to obtaining high-quality international evaluations and provide recommendations for improvements. Although their focus is USAID's DG programming, much of the authors discussion could apply to other assessments of international and domestic evaluations. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10