A research synthesis of the evaluation capacity building literature

SN Labin, JL Duffy, DC Meyers… - American Journal of …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
The continuously growing demand for program results has produced an increased need for
evaluation capacity building (ECB). The Integrative ECB Model was developed to integrate …

Moving from science to practice in evaluation capacity building

Y Suarez-Balcazar… - American Journal of …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
A synthesis of the state of the literature is discussed in this section of the Evaluation Capacity
Building (ECB) forum organized around four critical questions:(1) What is ECB?(2) How can …

Understanding and measuring evaluation capacity: A model and instrument validation study

T Taylor-Ritzler, Y Suarez-Balcazar… - American Journal of …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
This study describes the development and validation of the Evaluation Capacity Assessment
Instrument (ECAI), a measure designed to assess evaluation capacity among staff of …

A catalyst-for-change approach to evaluation capacity building

E García-Iriarte, Y Suarez-Balcazar… - American Journal of …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Evaluation capacity building (ECB) has become a popular approach for helping community-
based organizations (CBOs) to meet their funders' demands for accountability. This case …

Capturing evaluation capacity: Findings from a mapping of evaluation capacity instruments

SB Nielsen, S Lemire, I Bourgeois… - Canadian Journal of …, 2024 - utpjournals.press
This article surveys the literature on organizational evaluation capacity (EC) instruments.
Over the past 25 years, articles have been published in four waves covering the …

Evaluation capacity building (ECB) interventions and the development of sustainable evaluation practice: An exploratory study

J Wade, L Kallemeyn - Evaluation and program planning, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Evaluation capacity building (ECB) is a practice that can help organizations conduct
and use evaluations; however, there is little research on the sustainable impact of ECB …

Using a complex adaptive systems perspective to illuminate the concept of evaluation capacity building in a network

A Grack Nelson, JA King, F Lawrenz… - American Journal of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
While evaluation capacity building (ECB) may hold promise for fostering evaluation, little is
known about how it is operationalized within a network. This article presents initial findings …

Bringing interventions to scale: Implications and challenges for the field of community psychology.

AB Dymnicki, AH Wandersman, DM Osher, A Pakstis - 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
Research suggests that the essential needs of many people in the United States and around
the world are not being met by the current services being provided. Indicators such as …

[图书][B] Internal evaluation in non-profit organisations: Practitioner perspectives on theory, research, and practice

LM Kelly, A Rogers - 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
Focused on the interpersonal aspects of internal evaluation in non-profit organisations, this
book presents practice-based discussions centred on six key topics identified through the …

Evaluation capacity building for informal STEM education: Working for success across the field

M Bequette, CLB Cardiel, S Cohn… - New Directions for …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Informal STEM education (ISE) organizations, especially museums, have used evaluation
productively but unevenly. We argue that advancing evaluation in ISE requires that …