by Jonny Morell | Sep 15, 2022 | Blog
My professional interest is to bridge the disciplinary boundary between Evaluation and Complexity Science. In this effort I am not alone (1, 2, 3, 4, 5). The bridge is important because programs and outcomes exhibit complex behavior. Without appreciating this reality,...
by Sharon Scotcher | Sep 13, 2022 | Blog
We have noticed that a number of members are not currently opted-in within their EES Membership Profile to receive our monthly newsletter EuropEval Digest. Going forward, we will only be sending the newsletter to those who have explicitly opted-in to receiving it, to...
by Gregory McGann | Sep 2, 2022 | Blog
Mitigating global learning losses: lessons from the pandemic | The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab For several years, one of the most heated debates in evaluation has been over the question of educational M&E. Previously, policy had clearly aligned around...
by Barbara Schmidt-Abbey | Aug 30, 2022 | Blog
Barbara Schmidt-Abbey (Open University) Joan O’Donnell (Maynooth University) Kirsten Bording Collins (Adaptive Purpose) Introduction The title of the 14th European Evaluation Society’s Biennial conference in Copenhagen in June 2022 posited that evaluation finds...
by Sharon Scotcher | Aug 19, 2022 | Blog
By Linda Raftree[1], Nicola Harford[2] and Anastasia Mirzoyants[3] As COVID-19 arrived to disrupt the globe, Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) practitioners and their audiences, especially youth, increasingly embraced digital spaces and tools. Over the...
by Sharon Scotcher | Aug 9, 2022 | Blog
Fishbowl Session, EES 2022, Copenhagen. Thematic Working Group 2: Sustainability By Leon Hermans, Wolfgang Meyer, Jindra Čekan, Ferko Bodnar, Carroll Patterson Introduction The last few years have seen a continued interest in evaluation of sustainable...
by Lea Corsetti | Aug 1, 2022 | Blog
Disclaimer: the opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Evaluation Society Principles for a healthy relationship between evaluators and experts – Eval Forward The EES blog and its monthly roundups have...
by Lea Corsetti | Jul 13, 2022 | Blog
Disclaimer: the opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Evaluation Society The concept of colonial rule is usually one which is connected to the past. However, global power structures with roots in colonisation...
by Gregory McGann | Jul 1, 2022 | Blog
By Gregory McGann and Lea Corsetti Education Evaluation Trends, from the Leader of Khulisa’s Education & Development Division Education policy has been at the forefront of evaluation since the discipline’s inception and has been among the most disputed and...
by Gregory McGann | Jun 1, 2022 | Blog
Three ways theories of change are helping evaluate a complex initiative to improve waste pickers’ lives | 3ie Among challenging evaluation scenarios, few are more difficult and thankless than those that involve multiple overlapping interventions. Anything less...