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SUMMARY:Evaluation Revisited: Improving the quality of evaluative prac
 ticy by embracing complexity. a conference on evaluation for developme
 nt
DESCRIPTION:Context, international cooperation; Learning by Design and
  Wageningen UR Centre for Development Innovation are organising a conf
 erence on evaluation for development. The conference, called “Evalua
 tion Revisited: Improving the Quality of Evaluative Practice by Embrac
 ing Complexity” will be held on May 20- 21, 2010 in Utrecht, the Net
 herlands.\n\nThe conference focuses on how evaluative practice can be 
 improved, given the need to view much of development as a process of s
 ocial transformation and, therefore, complex. Current evaluation pract
 ice has not yet embraced the full implications of assessing ‘the com
 plex’ and existing approaches often fall woefully short. During the 
 conference, participants can explore concrete evaluation practices tha
 t reconcile an understanding of complex societal change processes with
  quality standards, including rigorous, ethical concerns, appropriaten
 ess and feasibility.\n\nKey note participants during this two day conf
 erence will be Sheela Patel (co-founder of SPARC and award-winning act
 ivist); Prof. Dr. Patricia Rogers (award winning evaluation specialist
  with focus on evaluative practice for understanding complexity (http:
 //genuineevaluation.com) and Dr. Maarten Brouwer – Dutch ‘Ambassad
 or of International Cooperation’, DGIS (Dutch Ministry of Foreign Af
 fairs). The Conference is fortunate to have as its Chair, Dr. Isaac Be
 kalo, President of the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
  (IIRR).\n\n‘Evaluation Revisited’ will draw together 150 people f
 rom around the word. In depth discussion on innovative cases of evalua
 tive practice form the core of the Conference (day 1 and 2). To give a
  flavor of the diversity of cases that will be showcased and debated, 
 confirmed cases include:\n\na) Understanding the impact of capacity de
 velopment (commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs with 
 7 partial studies and some 25 cases);\nb) Social Return On Investment 
 - how communities themselves value deeper social and environmental cha
 nges as a result of integrated rural development (Indian NGO Cecoedeco
 n);\nc) Participatory assessment of development (www.padev.nl) in West
  Africa – how do local people value the impact of aid?\n\nMore infor
 mation about the conference can be found on http://tinyurl.com/evaluat
 ion-revisited. Please note that the deadline for registration is March
  30, 2010.\n\nFor more information visit https://km4dev.ning.com/event
 s/evaluation-revisited-improving
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20100520T000000
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CATEGORIES:conference
LOCATION:Utrecht, The Netherlands
WEBSITE:http://tinyurl.com/evaluation-revisited
URL:http://tinyurl.com/evaluation-revisited
CONTACT:
ORGANIZER;CN="Ester Prins":https://km4dev.ning.com/profile/EsterPrins
ATTACH;FMTTYPE="image/jpeg":
ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Ester Pr
 ins":https://km4dev.ning.com/profile/EsterPrins
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