Development evaluation in times of turbulence : dealing with crises that endanger our future / / Marie-Helene Boily, Frederic R. Martin, and Ray C. Rist

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910961320103321
• Autore: Boily Marie-Helene
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , [2013]
• ISBN: 9780821398913; 0821398911
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (pages cm)
• Altri autori (Persone): RistRay C; BoilyMarie-Helene; MartinFrederic R
• Disciplina: 338.91
• Soggetti: Economic development projects - Evaluation; Economic assistance - Evaluation; Economic policy; Crises - Political aspects; Crisies - Economic aspects
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- About the Editors -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1. Linking Evaluation Work in Arab Countries to the Crises in the "3 F's"-Finances, Food, and Fuel -- Chapter 2. When Incremental Change Isn't Enough -- Introduction -- What Evaluation Was All About -- Incremental and Nonincremental Change -- The Role of Evaluation in Turbulent Times -- Consequences for Evaluation -- A Final Remark -- Notes -- References -- Part One: Implications of Turbulent Times for Evaluation Approaches -- Chapter 3. Evaluation and Turbulence: Reflections on Our Time -- IDEAS' Early Vision -- Linking Evaluation and Development -- Three Challenges -- Chapter 4. Evaluation in the Context of Global Public Goods -- Introduction: The Roots of Turbulent Times -- The Role of Public Funding: Public Goods and Costs -- Transboundary Issues: The Role of Global Public Goods -- The Rising Tide of Global Public Costs -- "Mind the Global Gap" -- Consequences for Evaluation -- Fine-Tuning ; "Relevance" -- Fine-Tuning "Impact" -- Following the Example of Cato the Elder -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5. Innovative Approach to Evaluating Interventions in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States: The Case of Helmand Province -- Introduction -- Challenges to Evaluation in the Helmand Context -- HMEP: A Cutting-Edge M&amp -- E Solution -- Conclusions: Future Prospects for M&amp -- E in Fragile States -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 6. Resource Crunch, Evaluations, and Mindset -- The Value of Existing Data -- Turbulence and Evaluations -- Impact on Evaluation Practice -- Types of Available Data -- Quality of Available Data -- Case Studies -- Discussion and Lessons Learned -- Summing Up -- References -- Part Two: Turbulent Times, Productivity, and Risks -- Chapter 7. The Impact of the Food, Fuel, and Financial Crisis on Children's Education.; Background -- Overall Scenario of the Crisis -- Key Study Findings -- Overall Impact -- Findings and Suggested Responses -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 8. Institutional Impact Assessment: The Jordan Experience -- Introduction -- Status Quo Review -- Impact Assessment Mechanism -- Next Steps -- Evaluation and Impact Assessment Methodology -- Sharing Experiences through Partners -- Challenges and Issues -- Conclusion -- Chapter 9. How Can Development Banks Boost Firms' Productivity? -- Overview -- Overview of BNDES Schemes -- Description of the Dataset -- Theoretical Background -- Descriptive Statistics -- Empirical Strategy -- Empirical Results -- Concluding Remarks -- Annex 9A List of Variables -- Annex 9B Further Results -- Notes -- References -- Part Three: Implications of Turbulent Times for Building Monitoring and Evaluation Capacity -- Chapter 10. A Proposed Framework to Understand Civil Society Organizations' Involvement in M&amp -- E -- Overview -- Introduction: M&amp -- E in the Current Aid Architecture -- Unpacking the Accountability Function of M&amp -- E -- What Is Accountability? -- Unpacking the Feedback/Learning Function of M&amp -- E -- Bringing Everything Together: Toward an Understanding of CSOs' Involvement in M&amp -- E -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 11. Monitoring and Evaluation in a New Environment -- Objective -- Country Context -- Effects of the Economic Crisis on Jordan -- Development of Social Assistance in Jordan -- M&amp -- E in Social Development -- Lessons Learned and Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 12. National Performance Reporting as a Driver for National M&amp -- E Development -- Introduction -- Framework for Developing a National M&amp -- E System -- Moving from Concept to Reality-Assessing Botswana's M&amp -- E Aspirations and Readiness.; Issues of Technical Capacity: Establishing Short-Term and Long-Term Strategies for M&amp -- E Development -- Developing a National Performance Report as a Driver for M&amp -- E Capacity Building -- Lessons Learned for National M&amp -- E System Development -- Annex 12A Status at a Glance -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 13. A Pilot Experience for Evaluating M&amp -- E Systems for Social Programs in Latin America -- M&amp -- E Systems and Social Programs in Latin America -- Analytical Framework to Diagnose M&amp -- E Systems -- Moving from the Conceptual Framework to an Operational Approach -- Pilot Application of the Operational Approach in Central America -- Conclusion and Way Forward -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 14. Conclusion -- Implications for Evaluation -- Index -- Boxes -- Figures -- Tables -- Back Cover.
• Sommario/riassunto: The presence of turbulence in multiple areas of our society--food, fuel, and finances-being but three critical areas presently being impacted means that long-held assumptions are no longer true, that the past is not prologue, and that the future is not clear. And enter into this ; unstable present the discipline of evaluation-a discipline formed and shaped in the past fifty years of stability, little turbulence, and strong assumptions that everything will go according to plan. If things do not go well, it is because of either a poor theory of change on how to bring about positive outcomes, or we

Analyzing the Korean Alphabet : The Science of Hangul / / by Hye K. Pae

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910842295403321
• Autore: Pae Hye K.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024
• ISBN: 9783031496332
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2024.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 pages)
• Disciplina: 495.711
• Soggetti: Applied linguistics; Asia - Languages; Language and languages - Orthography and spelling; Language and languages; Grammar, Comparative and general - Phonology; Literacy; Applied Linguistics; Asian Languages; Orthography; Language History; Phonology and Phonetics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: The Characteristics of Korean Spoken Language and Written Language -- Pathway to the Korean Alphabet -- Beyond the Invention: Trajectory, Modern Use, and Global Affordances -- Not Optimal Yet Near-Optimal Writing System and Hangul -- Orthographic and Phonological Representations in Hangul -- From the Phonemic ; Principle to the Morphophonological Principle -- The Topology of Hangul: Learnability, Efficiency, and Utility -- Processing of the Orthographic, Phonological, and Morphological Properties in Hangul -- The Reading Brain, Translinguistic Interactions, and Reading Effectiveness in Hangul -- Hangul’s Unique Status among Scripts -- Theory Building: A Synergistic Model for Hangul -- Conclusion: Impacts on the Science of Writing, the Science of Writing, and Beyond.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book provides comprehensive coverage of the Korean alphabet, Hangul, and includes a synthesis of research findings relating to reading in the non-Roman alphabet. This, in turn, contributes to the science of reading through an understanding of reading mechanisms that are essential for all writing systems, and that are particular for a given writing system. Hangul has been recognized as “the world’s best alphabet,” “one of the great intellectual achievements of Mankind,” and “alphabet’s epitome, a star among alphabets” by some linguists and historians. It is known that writing systems have evolved based on the ecological principle that visual signs are culturally selected to match objects found in natural scenes through selection pressures for optimal visual processing. However, Hangul is an exception. It was purposely invented by King Sejong in the 15th century to combat the illiteracy prevalent at the time. The chapters excavate the historical background of Hangul, and the unique characteristics of Hangul that contribute to learnability for emergent readers and efficiency for skilled readers. The author presents empirical evidence of psycholinguistic research into reading Hangul, building theories and presenting implications for the science of reading (psycholinguistics) and the science of writing (grapholinguistics). This book is relevant to students, researchers, and practitioners in applied linguistics, psycholinguistics, language studies, reading studies, and grammatology, with a particular focus on the Korean alphabet.