Using Mixed Methods in Monitoring and Evaluation : Experiences from International Development
This paper provides an overview of the various ways in which mixing qualitative and quantitative methods could add value to monitoring and evaluating development projects. In particular it examines how qualitative methods could address some of the...
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okr-10986-37322021-04-23T14:02:12Z Using Mixed Methods in Monitoring and Evaluation : Experiences from International Development Bamberger, Michael Rao, Vijayendra Woolcock, Michael ACCOUNTABILITY ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMS BENEFICIARY PARTICIPATION COMPARISON GROUPS CONTROL GROUPS CORRUPTION COUNTERFACTUAL COUNTERFACTUALS CULTURAL FACTORS DATA COLLECTION DATA REQUIREMENTS DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH DUMMY VARIABLES ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS EVALUATION DESIGN EVALUATION METHODS EVALUATION STRATEGIES EVALUATION TECHNIQUES EVALUATORS EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS EXTRAPOLATION FIELD WORK FLEXIBILITY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HYPOTHESES IMPACT ANALYSIS IMPACT ASSESSMENT IMPACT EVALUATION IMPACT EVALUATION DESIGN IMPACT INDICATORS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME INEQUALITY INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES INTERNAL MONITORING INTERVENTION KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS LABOR MARKETS LEARNING MATCHING METHODS METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES METHODOLOGIES MODELING MONITORING DATA MORTALITY OPINION POLLS OUTCOME INDICATORS PARTICIPATION RATES PARTICIPATORY PROJECTS PRA PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS PROGRAM EVALUATION PROGRAM INTERVENTIONS PROGRAM OUTCOMES PROGRAMS PROJECT BENEFICIARIES PROJECT EVALUATION PROJECT IMPACTS PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROJECT MONITORING PROPENSITY SCORE MATCHING QUALITATIVE DATA QUALITATIVE EVALUATION QUALITATIVE METHODS QUALITATIVE RESEARCH QUALITATIVE TOOLS QUANTITATIVE DATA QUANTITATIVE DATA COLLECTION METHODS QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION QUANTITATIVE METHODS QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH QUANTITATIVE SURVEYS QUESTIONNAIRES RANDOM SAMPLING RANDOMIZATION REGRESSION ANALYSES REGRESSION ANALYSIS RELIABILITY REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLES RESEARCH CENTERS RESEARCH METHODS RESEARCH WORKING PAPERS RESEARCHERS SAMPLE SELECTION SAMPLE SURVEYS SAMPLING FRAMES SAMPLING TECHNIQUES SCENARIO SCENARIOS SELECTION BIAS SERVICE DELIVERY STANDARD ERRORS STATISTICAL ANALYSIS STATISTICAL DATA STATISTICAL INDICATORS STATISTICAL METHODS STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES STATISTICIANS STRUCTURAL MODELING SURVEY DATA SURVEY INSTRUMENTS TECHNIQUES TREATMENT EFFECTS VALIDITY This paper provides an overview of the various ways in which mixing qualitative and quantitative methods could add value to monitoring and evaluating development projects. In particular it examines how qualitative methods could address some of the limitations of randomized trials and other quantitative impact evaluation methods; it also explores the importance of examining "process" in addition to "impact", distinguishing design from implementation failures, and the value of mixed methods in the real-time monitoring of projects. It concludes by suggesting topics for future research -- including the use of mixed methods in constructing counterfactuals, and in conducting reasonable evaluations within severe time and budget constraints. 2012-03-19T18:38:49Z 2012-03-19T18:38:49Z 2010-03-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20100323100628 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3732 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5245 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper The World Region The World Region |
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ACCOUNTABILITY ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMS BENEFICIARY PARTICIPATION COMPARISON GROUPS CONTROL GROUPS CORRUPTION COUNTERFACTUAL COUNTERFACTUALS CULTURAL FACTORS DATA COLLECTION DATA REQUIREMENTS DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH DUMMY VARIABLES ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS EVALUATION DESIGN EVALUATION METHODS EVALUATION STRATEGIES EVALUATION TECHNIQUES EVALUATORS EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS EXTRAPOLATION FIELD WORK FLEXIBILITY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HYPOTHESES IMPACT ANALYSIS IMPACT ASSESSMENT IMPACT EVALUATION IMPACT EVALUATION DESIGN IMPACT INDICATORS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME INEQUALITY INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES INTERNAL MONITORING INTERVENTION KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS LABOR MARKETS LEARNING MATCHING METHODS METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES METHODOLOGIES MODELING MONITORING DATA MORTALITY OPINION POLLS OUTCOME INDICATORS PARTICIPATION RATES PARTICIPATORY PROJECTS PRA PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS PROGRAM EVALUATION PROGRAM INTERVENTIONS PROGRAM OUTCOMES PROGRAMS PROJECT BENEFICIARIES PROJECT EVALUATION PROJECT IMPACTS PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROJECT MONITORING PROPENSITY SCORE MATCHING QUALITATIVE DATA QUALITATIVE EVALUATION QUALITATIVE METHODS QUALITATIVE RESEARCH QUALITATIVE TOOLS QUANTITATIVE DATA QUANTITATIVE DATA COLLECTION METHODS QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION QUANTITATIVE METHODS QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH QUANTITATIVE SURVEYS QUESTIONNAIRES RANDOM SAMPLING RANDOMIZATION REGRESSION ANALYSES REGRESSION ANALYSIS RELIABILITY REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLES RESEARCH CENTERS RESEARCH METHODS RESEARCH WORKING PAPERS RESEARCHERS SAMPLE SELECTION SAMPLE SURVEYS SAMPLING FRAMES SAMPLING TECHNIQUES SCENARIO SCENARIOS SELECTION BIAS SERVICE DELIVERY STANDARD ERRORS STATISTICAL ANALYSIS STATISTICAL DATA STATISTICAL INDICATORS STATISTICAL METHODS STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES STATISTICIANS STRUCTURAL MODELING SURVEY DATA SURVEY INSTRUMENTS TECHNIQUES TREATMENT EFFECTS VALIDITY |
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ACCOUNTABILITY ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMS BENEFICIARY PARTICIPATION COMPARISON GROUPS CONTROL GROUPS CORRUPTION COUNTERFACTUAL COUNTERFACTUALS CULTURAL FACTORS DATA COLLECTION DATA REQUIREMENTS DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH DUMMY VARIABLES ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS EVALUATION DESIGN EVALUATION METHODS EVALUATION STRATEGIES EVALUATION TECHNIQUES EVALUATORS EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS EXTRAPOLATION FIELD WORK FLEXIBILITY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HYPOTHESES IMPACT ANALYSIS IMPACT ASSESSMENT IMPACT EVALUATION IMPACT EVALUATION DESIGN IMPACT INDICATORS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME INEQUALITY INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES INTERNAL MONITORING INTERVENTION KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS LABOR MARKETS LEARNING MATCHING METHODS METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES METHODOLOGIES MODELING MONITORING DATA MORTALITY OPINION POLLS OUTCOME INDICATORS PARTICIPATION RATES PARTICIPATORY PROJECTS PRA PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS PROGRAM EVALUATION PROGRAM INTERVENTIONS PROGRAM OUTCOMES PROGRAMS PROJECT BENEFICIARIES PROJECT EVALUATION PROJECT IMPACTS PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROJECT MONITORING PROPENSITY SCORE MATCHING QUALITATIVE DATA QUALITATIVE EVALUATION QUALITATIVE METHODS QUALITATIVE RESEARCH QUALITATIVE TOOLS QUANTITATIVE DATA QUANTITATIVE DATA COLLECTION METHODS QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION QUANTITATIVE METHODS QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH QUANTITATIVE SURVEYS QUESTIONNAIRES RANDOM SAMPLING RANDOMIZATION REGRESSION ANALYSES REGRESSION ANALYSIS RELIABILITY REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLES RESEARCH CENTERS RESEARCH METHODS RESEARCH WORKING PAPERS RESEARCHERS SAMPLE SELECTION SAMPLE SURVEYS SAMPLING FRAMES SAMPLING TECHNIQUES SCENARIO SCENARIOS SELECTION BIAS SERVICE DELIVERY STANDARD ERRORS STATISTICAL ANALYSIS STATISTICAL DATA STATISTICAL INDICATORS STATISTICAL METHODS STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES STATISTICIANS STRUCTURAL MODELING SURVEY DATA SURVEY INSTRUMENTS TECHNIQUES TREATMENT EFFECTS VALIDITY Bamberger, Michael Rao, Vijayendra Woolcock, Michael Using Mixed Methods in Monitoring and Evaluation : Experiences from International Development |
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The World Region The World Region |
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Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5245 |
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This paper provides an overview of the
various ways in which mixing qualitative and quantitative
methods could add value to monitoring and evaluating
development projects. In particular it examines how
qualitative methods could address some of the limitations of
randomized trials and other quantitative impact evaluation
methods; it also explores the importance of examining
"process" in addition to "impact",
distinguishing design from implementation failures, and the
value of mixed methods in the real-time monitoring of
projects. It concludes by suggesting topics for future
research -- including the use of mixed methods in
constructing counterfactuals, and in conducting reasonable
evaluations within severe time and budget constraints. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Bamberger, Michael Rao, Vijayendra Woolcock, Michael |
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Bamberger, Michael Rao, Vijayendra Woolcock, Michael |
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Bamberger, Michael |
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Using Mixed Methods in Monitoring and Evaluation : Experiences from International Development |
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Using Mixed Methods in Monitoring and Evaluation : Experiences from International Development |
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Using Mixed Methods in Monitoring and Evaluation : Experiences from International Development |
title_fullStr |
Using Mixed Methods in Monitoring and Evaluation : Experiences from International Development |
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Using Mixed Methods in Monitoring and Evaluation : Experiences from International Development |
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using mixed methods in monitoring and evaluation : experiences from international development |
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2012 |
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http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20100323100628 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3732 |
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