Zenda's invitation to contribute to her blog with some tips "from the Global South" for Young and Emerging Evaluators has made me reflect on how to help newcomers to the evaluation field avoid common mistakes and break paradigms in this era where transformations are required so
Sustainable development consists of satisfying the needs of the present generation without compromising the capacity of future generations to meet their own needs, which implies achieving, in a balanced manner, social and economic development, as well as caring for the environment. Achieving this development entails unprecedented challenges in the current
The final session of the 2018 American Evaluation Association meeting was devoted to engaging with youth in evaluation; the wonderful surprise was that the panelists were all youth who had worked as evaluators on projects in which they explored strategies for meaningful engagement. The session was chaired by Katie Richards-
As a restoration ecologist who has come to embrace the power of evaluation to better understand systems change, help develop new approaches to intractable problems, generate ongoing adaptations to changing conditions and provide guidance for rapid response under crisis condition I can see how evaluation can help to transform social
Assumptions are what we believe to be true. They may be explicit or implicit. Unexamined or tacit assumptions can be a risk to program success or evaluation quality because they are not explicitly voiced and not necessarily understood by others. We can't avoid making assumptions because we can&
Top Tip. Make sure you recognise and internalise the multiple facets of evaluation as a social practice. The practice of evaluating social and educational programs is a complex task, as are most professional activities. Evaluation involves wise judgment about which evaluation approach(es) are most appropriate for the context at
As Professor at King's College London on evaluation of sustainable development I encounter many students who hesitate or ponder whether to become a "young and emerging evaluator". Their thirst for knowledge is great and I will certainly recommend them to read the blogs on top tips
Hi. I am Donna Podems, and I am an evaluator. For the past 23 years I have conducted and guided evaluative processes in parts of the United States, Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. While being an evaluator is not a bed of roses, I can&
What dominates the world we live in today is the highly unsustainable fossil fuels addiction that is inducing upon us natural catastrophes that are abnormally speeding up migration crises, food and water shortages, wildfires, military conflicts and more. Indeed, infinite growth is impossible on a finite planet. The natural and
Deborah is a highly successful, dynamic and influential evaluation professional with boundless energy that inspires wherever she goes - including many young people, as I observed when I had the pleasure of teaching earlier this year in her Executive Leadership Programme for Evaluation and the SDGs at the Claremont Evaluation Centre
