Evaluating Capacity Development: Experiences from research and development organizations around the world

Sun, 08/31/2008 - 12:52 — Cristina Sette

Publication Type:

Book

Authors:

Horton, Douglas; Anastasia Alexaki; Samuel Bennett-Lartey; Kim Noële Brice; Dindo Campilan; Fred Carden; Jose de Souza Silva; Le Thanh Duong; Ibrahim Khadar; Albina Maestrey Boza; Imrul Kayes Muniruzzaman; Jocelyn Perez; Matilde Somarriba Chang; Ronnie Ve

Source:

The Netherlands: International Service for National Agricultural Research (ISNAR); Canada: International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the Netherlands: ACP-EU Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA). (2003)

Keywords:

Capacity; development; Evaluation; organisation; Research

Abstract:

The perspective that informs this important book is that every evaluation of a capacity development effort should itself contribute to the capacity development effort and ultimately to the organization's performance. This is a revolutionary idea in evaluation. With the idea have come the questions: Can it be done? And, if it is done, what will be the consequences? This book elucidates and deepens the idea, shows it can be done, and examines the consequences, both intended and unintended, of engaging in capacity development evaluation.

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