Six principles to strengthen qualitative assessments in development interventions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5019028 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jess Macarthur (0000-0002-6645-5767, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, corresponding author), Rana Abdel Sattar, Naomi Carrard (0000-0002-3371-9113, Twitter (United States)), Tyler Kozole (0000-0003-2677-2909), Chris Nicoletti (0000-0001-5335-6527), Lauren Riley, Lauren A Riley, Jennifer Roglà (0000-0002-3853-5161), Veasna Toeur, Juliet Willetts (0000-0002-3975-9642, Twitter (United States)) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 291-300 |
| Publication date | 2023-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development in Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09614524.2022.2065245 |
| OpenAlex | W4225162970 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
Qualitative research and evaluation is often described as an art rather than a science. This intangible nature has left many programme teams feeling uncertain about how to justify and use qualitative forms of assessment in their monitoring, evaluation, and learning practice. Existing guidance is theoretically based and often focused on applications in the Global North. Building on an expressed need for guidance from a community of practice in Asia and the Pacific, this collaborative action research process aimed to create practical and tested guidance for programme teams. The analysis was conducted as part of a Cambodia-based sanitation programme assessment. Drawing from literature and the collaborative process, we propose a set of six principles to guide insightful, practical, and robust qualitative assessments. We provide examples regarding how the principles can be used to plan, conduct, and review qualitative assessments with a goal to strengthen the future use of qualitative tools in programming
Action plan · Engineering ethics · Geography · Knowledge management · Management · Management science · Political science · Process management · Psychological intervention · Public relations · Qualitative research · Sanitation · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Educational Assessment and Improvement · Engineering · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |