1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910962328303321

Titolo

Impact evaluation in practice / / Paul J. Gertler ... [and others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2011

ISBN

9786613016270

9781283016278

1283016273

9780821385937

0821385933

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xvi, 244 pages : illustrations ; ; 24 cm

Altri autori (Persone)

GertlerPaul <1955->

Disciplina

338.90072

Soggetti

Economic development projects - Evaluation

Evaluation research (Social action programs)

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

pt. 1. Introduction to impact evaluation -- pt. 2. How to evaluate -- pt. 3. How to implement and impact evaluation.

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers an accessible introduction to the topic of impact evaluation and its practice in development. While the book is geared principally towards development practitioners and policymakers designing prospective impact evaluations, we trust that it will be a valuable resource for students and others interested in using impact evaluation. Prospective impact evaluations should be used selectively to assess whether or not a program has achieved its intended results, or to test alternatives for achieving those results. We consider that more and better impact evaluation will help strengthe



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910961211303321

Titolo

Black Subjects in Africa and Its Diasporas : Race and Gender in Research and Writing / / edited by B. Talton, Q. Mills

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2011

ISBN

9786613266262

9781283266260

1283266261

9780230119949

0230119948

9780230346338

0230346332

Edizione

[1st ed. 2011.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Classificazione

HIS001000SOC056000SOC001000SOC026000SOC002000

Altri autori (Persone)

TaltonBenjamin

MillsQuincy T. <1975->

Disciplina

305.8960072

Soggetti

Africa - History

Race

United States - History

African Americans

Culture

Sociology

Anthropology

African History

Race and Ethnicity Studies

US History

African American Culture

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 (p. [203]-207) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: -- Race, Gender and the Research Subject: An Introduction -- Benjamin Talton and Quincy T. Mills * Researching while Black: Interrogating and Navigating Boundaries of



Belonging in the Andes -- Sara Busdiecker * Posing as Subject: Compromise and the Art of Access in Trinidad -- Harvey Neptune * Translating Hybrid Cultures: Quandaries of an Indian-Australian Ethnographer in Cuba -- Sujatha Fernandes -- Where to Find Black Identity in Buenos Aires -- Judy Anderson * "You Don't Look Groomed": Rethinking Black Barber Shops as Public Spaces in the United States -- Quincy T. Mills * The 'Dark Sheep' of the Atlantic World: Following the Transnational Trail of Blacks to Canada -- Dann J. Broyld * The Strange Life of Lusotropicalism in Luanda: On Race, Nationality and Sexuality in Angola -- Jessica Krug * Quenching the Thirst for Data: Beer, Local Connections and Fieldwork in Ghana -- Benjamin Talton * (African-) American Woman Outsider: Nationality, Race and Gender in Field Research in Mozambique -- Frances Henderson * Mamatoma "the chief's namesake": Strategies for Research and Belonging in Sierra Leone -- Lynda R. Day.

Sommario/riassunto

Through the research and experiences of 16 scholars whose native homes span ten countries, this collection shifts the discussion of belonging and affinity within Africa and its diaspora toward local perceptions and the ways in which these notions are asserted or altered.