Rising Demand for Quality Evaluation
The 14th European Evaluation Society Biennial Conference (EES) seeks to foster evaluation excellence by promoting opportunities to collaborate and gain advanced evaluation knowledge. Abt Global’s evaluation experts will be presenting and available to engage with other researchers, funders, and practitioners. Join us in accessing a unique body of knowledge and network of professionals from around the globe. Learn about new methods for conducting evaluations during complex and demanding times.
Abt Featured Presentations – Learn from our experts!
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
9:00 – 10:30 a.m. CEST | Pjerrot
738: Rubrics as Tools to Drive Systemwide Change: How to Design an Evaluation and Learning System That Measures What Matters for Equity and Sustainability
Presenters: Katrina L. Bledsoe (Abt Global, U.S.), Lee A. Risby (Director of Effective Philanthropy at Laudes Foundation), João Martinho (Head of Monitoring Evaluation and Learning at Climate-KIC), E. Jane Davidson (President at Real Evaluation, Ltd.), Thomaz K. Chianca (Managing Partner, COMEA Relevant Evaluations)
12:35-1:35 p.m. CEST | Galoppen 10
732: The Reflective Evaluation Practitioner
Session Chair: Laura Peck, (Abt Global, U.S.)
Presenters: Katrina Bledsoe (Abt Global, U.S.), Mbuso Jama (Abt Global, Britain), Frans Leeuw (Maastricht University, The Netherlands), Sanjeev Sridharan (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Canada)
4:15 – 5:45 p.m. CEST | Karavanen 3
789: How We Model Matters — Capturing Complexity in Program Theories
Chair: Laura Peck, (Abt Global, U.S.)
Visual Strategies and Modeling Techniques for Capturing Complexity in Program Theories
Presenter: Sebastian Lemire (Abt Global, U.S.)
Does a Theory of Change Leave You Feeling Short-changed? How Can You Get More Out of It?
Presenter: Mbuso Jama (Abt Global, Britain)
Thursday, June 9, 2022
3:45 -5:15 p.m. CEST | Galoppen 5
879: Theory-Based Impact Evaluation—Combining Experimental Design with Theory-Based Evaluation
Chair: Sebastian Lemire (Abt Global, U.S.)
The Value of Using Experimental Design Features to Test Program Components’ Impacts
Presenter: Laura Peck (Abt Global, U.S.)
The Realist Trial Trade-off: Realist, Randomized, Rigorous. Pick Two
Presenter: Sebastian Lemire, (Abt Global, U.S.)
Friday, June 10, 2022
12:40 - 1:40 p.m. CEST | Karavanen 8
733: Experimental Impact Analysis for Program Improvement
Chair and Presenter: Laura Peck (Abt Global, U.S.)
1:45 – 3:15 p.m. CEST | Arkaden 2
882: Examining The Blueprint of Realist Evaluation — What Are The Building Blocks Of Context-Mechanism-Outcome Configurations?
Chair: Sebastian Lemire (Abt Global, U.S.)
What Is in A Mechanism?
Presenter: Sebastian Lemire, (Abt Global, U.S.)
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Additional Resources
Unpacking Context in Realist Evaluations: Findings from a Comprehensive Review
This article examines how context is conceptualized in realist evaluations, based on the findings of a comprehensive review.
Embedding an Equity Focus in Evaluation
In this brief, Abt explains how vital equity-related principles and practices are meaningfully integrated across all phases of our evaluation work.
Causal Mechanisms in Program Evaluation
Abt’s Sebastian Lemire and Laura Peck discuss causal mechanisms in evaluation in two differet articles published in New Directions for Evaluation.
The Growth of the Evaluation Tree in the Policy Analysis Forest: Recent Developments in Evaluation
Featured in the Policy Studies Journal’s Annual Yearbook, this seminal article examines recent developments and trends in the field of evaluation.
Emerging Trends and Methods in International Development Evaluation
Opportunities for Using Complexity-Aware Approaches to Theory of Change