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The journal Evaluation launched in 1995, publishes fully refereed papers and aims to advance the theory, methodology and practice of evaluation. We favour articles that bridge theory and practice whether through generalizable and exemplary cases or theoretical and methodological innovation... View full journal description

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From evaluation recommendations to action: Management response practices across multilateral organisations

  • Audrey Beaulieu
  • Anderson Uchenna Amaechi
  • Esther Saville
  • Mira Johri
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Bringing institutions back in: Neo-institutionalism and impact evaluation

  • Anne Revillard
  • Héloïse Lucas
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The garden of evaluation approaches: Supporting explicit, theory-informed evaluation practice

  • Daniela Schröter
  • Lyssa Wilson Becho
  • Bianca Montrosse-Moorhead
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Evaluation policies in philanthropic foundations: Ideals and realities

  • Peter Dahler-Larsen
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Building a system-based Theory of Change using Participatory Systems Mapping

  • Helen Wilkinson
  • Dione Hills
  • Alexandra Penn
  • Pete Barbrook-Johnson
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Validity and generalization in future case study evaluations

  • Robert K. Yin
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A framework for evaluating women’s leadership programmes

  • Elise Stephenson
  • Gosia Mikolajczak
  • Michelle Ryan
  • Alexandra N. Fisher
  • Jack Hayes
  • Victor Sojo
  • Morgan Weaving
  • Mai Tanjitpiyanond
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Understanding evaluation use from an organisational perspective: A review of the literature and a research agenda

  • Tomasz Kupiec
  • Dorota Celińska-Janowicz
  • Valérie Pattyn
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Causal mapping for evaluators

  • Steve Powell
  • James Copestake
  • Fiona Remnant
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How to develop a realist programme theory using Margaret Archer’s structure–agency–culture framework: The case of adolescent accountability for sexual and reproductive health in urban resource-constrained settings

  • Sara Van Belle
  • Ibukun-Oluwa Abejirinde
  • Aloysius Ssennyonjo
  • Prashanth N. Srinivas
  • Pragati Hebbar
  • Bruno Marchal
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Co-creation and societal impact: Toward a generic framework for research impact assessment

  • Daria-Maria Gerke
  • Katrin Uude
  • Thorsten Kliewe
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