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Getting it on(line): Insights into how we learn about digital social and behaviour change communication

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...

Long- and short-term dilemmas in sustainability evaluations

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...

What we read in July: Transformation Lessons, Achieving the SDGs, EES Conference Round Up and more

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...

Decolonising Evaluation Practice: Is it time for an increased conversation in Europe?

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...

What we’re reading in June: Evolving Education Policy, Building Bridges with Policymakers and Re-evaluating Bias

by Sharon Scotcher | 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...

What did we read in May : Reforming ethics in Evaluation, Initiative-level Meta-theory

by Sharon Scotcher | 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...

EES Conference 2022 Interview questions

by Scott Chaplowe | May 30, 2022 | Blog

1. Could you please introduce yourself and your specific areas of interest? (If relevant: and who will you be presenting this workshop with?) SCOTT: I have been working in international development for over 25 years, and evaluation for about 19 of those years. I...

A solid milestone in the reattempt for Spanish evaluation

by Cristina Cribillers | May 19, 2022 | Blog

By Cristina Cribillers and Maria Pomes-Jimenez The end of April saw a much awaited and solid step ahead for the advancement of public policy evaluation in Spain. The Council of Ministers approved legislation aimed at strengthening, systematising and providing...

What did we read in April ?

by Sharon Scotcher | May 4, 2022 | Blog

Advanced Content Analysis: Can Artificial Intelligence Accelerate Theory-Driven Complex Program Evaluation? | World Bank Independent Evaluation Group The spectre of artificial intelligence (AI) has haunted the evaluation profession for decades, evoking excitement...

P2p+ Career Advisory Session for Young and Emerging Evaluators

by Daria Blinova | Apr 14, 2022 | Blog

This blog is by Daria Blinova & Julia Rickenbacher, yEES! members P2p+ Europe was thrilled to hold its second career advisory session for young and emerging evaluators (YEEs) in late February. Special guest speaker Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Meyer, Head of Evaluation...