Fiona Kotvojs
Biographic Data
| ID | 6601400 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fiona Kotvojs |
| GIVEN NAMES | Fiona |
| FAMILY NAME | Kotvojs |
| SIGNATURE | KOTVOJS F |
| AFFILIATIONS | management and evaluation of development assistance projects. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Practical application of cost-utility analysis in summative evaluation
Donors prioritise evaluation of Value for Money (VfM) in development interventions; however, the theory and practice of doing so is still developing and applied inconsistently. Theory found in donor government guides and textbooks is often high-level and economic evaluation theory can be difficult to apply in practice. This is compounded when there are multiple stakeholder groups, patchy data quality and short time horizons for decision making. T…
The Capacity Development Evaluation Framework
Adoption of effective capacity development has long been considered critical to reducing poverty through international development assistance activities (World Bank, 2005). Consequently, annual global investment in capacity development now exceeds US$30 billion (Ling & Roberts, 2012). However, capacity development results have been questionable and evaluation findings have contributed little to addressing this due to their poor quality and inabil…
Evaluating Capacity Development
Capacity development is core to the activities supported by most development assistance agencies. However, the development of capacity is rarely evaluated. Where it is evaluated, the quality of evaluations is usually poor. Furthermore, evaluations of capacity development programs have rarely met the utility standard. In particular, they seldom provide the types of information that intended users need. Consequently, where evaluations have been und…
Contribution analysis
This article examines AusAID's shift to contribution analysis and a system of outcome-based monitoring and evaluating. It looks at the method of contribution analysis, its implementation in the Fiji Education Sector Program, an assessment of its use, and the challenges faced in the application of contribution analysis
Contribution analysis
This article examines AusAID's shift to contribution analysis and a system of outcome-based monitoring and evaluating. It looks at the method of contribution analysis, its implementation in the Fiji Education Sector Program, an assessment of its use, and the challenges faced in the application of contribution analysis
Evaluating Capacity Development
Capacity development is core to the activities supported by most development assistance agencies. However, the development of capacity is rarely evaluated. Where it is evaluated, the quality of evaluations is usually poor. Furthermore, evaluations of capacity development programs have rarely met the utility standard. In particular, they seldom provide the types of information that intended users need. Consequently, where evaluations have been und…
Contribution analysis
This article examines AusAID's shift to contribution analysis and a system of outcome-based monitoring and evaluating. It looks at the method of contribution analysis, its implementation in the Fiji Education Sector Program, an assessment of its use, and the challenges faced in the application of contribution analysis
Evaluating Capacity Development
Capacity development is core to the activities supported by most development assistance agencies. However, the development of capacity is rarely evaluated. Where it is evaluated, the quality of evaluations is usually poor. Furthermore, evaluations of capacity development programs have rarely met the utility standard. In particular, they seldom provide the types of information that intended users need. Consequently, where evaluations have been und…
The Capacity Development Evaluation Framework
Adoption of effective capacity development has long been considered critical to reducing poverty through international development assistance activities (World Bank, 2005). Consequently, annual global investment in capacity development now exceeds US$30 billion (Ling & Roberts, 2012). However, capacity development results have been questionable and evaluation findings have contributed little to addressing this due to their poor quality and inabil…
Practical application of cost-utility analysis in summative evaluation
Donors prioritise evaluation of Value for Money (VfM) in development interventions; however, the theory and practice of doing so is still developing and applied inconsistently. Theory found in donor government guides and textbooks is often high-level and economic evaluation theory can be difficult to apply in practice. This is compounded when there are multiple stakeholder groups, patchy data quality and short time horizons for decision making. T…
Business (4 works) · Evaluation and Performance Assessment (4 works) · Process management (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Capacity building (2 works) · Capacity development (2 works) · Community Development and Social Impact (2 works)