Evaluation standards: A global perspective by Satlaj Dighe

Q3: What is the most prominent difference between the three documents?

satlajdighe — 2022-10-11 21:47:10 UTC

Q2: What are the areas of overlap between the three documents?

satlajdighe — 2022-10-11 21:47:25 UTC

Q1: What component/ aspect of the African Evaluation Guidelines was most surprising for you?

satlajdighe — 2022-10-11 21:48:13 UTC

Q4: What standards would you like to add to the JCSEE's list? Please also note your rationale.

satlajdighe — 2022-11-22 21:32:48 UTC

Q1 - That they were established in 2002 - 21 years ago! Terri

tdurbin2 — 2023-10-25 22:53:07 UTC

Q1 response - Tamra

tamraleighshea — 2023-10-25 22:54:00 UTC

The Implementation Principle E4: Addressing power asymmetries.

African evaluation guidelines

taniacce — 2023-10-25 22:55:12 UTC

The focus on empowerment and strengthening local capacity.

Q2 - All three sets of standards reference capacity-building - Terri

tdurbin2 — 2023-10-25 22:55:25 UTC

Q1 response - Allie

2023-10-25 22:55:56 UTC

The focus on power dynamics and learning from other Global South/indigenous communities

Q1 - Michael

2023-10-25 22:56:35 UTC

E4. Address inequities and power asymmetries

Not surprising given the socio-cultural history of the continent, but notable in that it is a standard/value that is habitually undervalued in the global north/west

Q3 - African guidelines talk specifically about African values. I may have missed it but I didn't see that in the other two. Terri

tdurbin2 — 2023-10-25 22:57:05 UTC

Q2- areas of overlap

taniacce — 2023-10-25 22:57:10 UTC

Focus on rights: human rights, cultural rights,

Q2 Reponse - Tamra

tamraleighshea — 2023-10-25 22:57:41 UTC

The prioritization of respecting all people's voices and principle of inclusion.

Q2 response - Allie

2023-10-25 22:58:44 UTC

The importance of reciprocity and also cultural responsiveness/multicultural validity

Q4 - something about sustainability, maybe? That wasn't a hot topic in the 1970s (at least not to the extent it is now!) - Terri

tdurbin2 — 2023-10-25 22:59:15 UTC

Q4- add to JCSEE's list

taniacce — 2023-10-25 23:01:01 UTC

C3. Strive to
contribute to the
urgent need for
durable and
transformative
change

This goes along with what Patton was saying in his article and encourage innovation.

Q3 response - Allie

2023-10-25 23:02:12 UTC

They're all heavily influenced by the historical contexts of the countries/groups of countries that created them

Q3 response - Tamra

tamraleighshea — 2023-10-25 23:03:49 UTC

In the African standards, the prioritization of African culture and African values stands out, especially the Afri-centric nature of the standards and the rationale for why that is needed.

Michael

2023-10-25 23:03:59 UTC

The emphasis of cultural context is notable, but predictable given the higher level of cultural diversity and connectedness in other parts of the world.

Q4 response - Allie

2023-10-25 23:05:04 UTC

I appreciated the Rigour section of the Latin America guidelines, especially the idea that evaluators should have in-depth understanding of the intervention and that approaches and methods should be explained and justified.

Q4 response- Tamra

tamraleighshea — 2023-10-25 23:05:20 UTC

Acknowledging the need to address/recognize power differentials.

Michael

2023-10-25 23:05:45 UTC

Each is reflective of the cultures in which they were developed

Michael

2023-10-25 23:07:01 UTC

The standard in the African standards address inequality and power asymmetry...that is a hard one for the prevailing cultural forces in the north/west to accept