scholarly journals Hood River Production Program Monitoring and Evaluation : Annual Reports for 1996.

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik A Olsen ◽  
Rod A French ◽  
Michael B Lambert
Keyword(s):  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Production Program ◽  
Program Monitoring

Evaluating complex interventions: A theory-driven realist-informed approach

Evaluation ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 294-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boru Douthwaite ◽  
John Mayne ◽  
Cynthia McDougall ◽  
Rodrigo Paz-Ybarnegaray
Keyword(s):  
Complex Interventions ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Evaluation Systems ◽  
Program Monitoring ◽  
Evaluation Approach ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Theories Of Change ◽  
Design And Methods ◽  
After Action Reviews

There is a growing recognition that programs that seek to change people’s lives are intervening in complex systems, which puts a particular set of requirements on program monitoring and evaluation. Developing complexity-aware program monitoring and evaluation systems within existing organizations is difficult because they challenge traditional orthodoxy. Little has been written about the practical experience of doing so. This article describes the development of a complexity-aware evaluation approach in the CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems. We outline the design and methods used including trend lines, panel data, after action reviews, building and testing theories of change, outcome evidencing and realist synthesis. We identify and describe a set of design principles for developing complexity-aware program monitoring and evaluation. Finally, we discuss important lessons and recommendations for other programs facing similar challenges. These include developing evaluation designs that meet both learning and accountability requirements; making evaluation a part of a program’s overall approach to achieving impact; and, ensuring evaluation cumulatively builds useful theory as to how different types of program trigger change in different contexts.

Inequality trends in the distribution of healthcare human resources in eastern Iran

2021 ◽  
pp. 201010582110411
Author(s):  
Sam Sotodeh Manesh ◽  
Mahsa Hedayati Zafarghandi ◽  
Zahra Merati ◽  
Javad Ebrahimzadeh ◽  
Mansoor Delpasand
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Health Staff ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Gini Coefficients ◽  
Eastern Iran ◽  
Healthcare Human Resources ◽  
South Khorasan

Background Inequitable distribution of human resources in healthcare is one of the main obstacles to improve any health system. This study aimed to evaluate inequalities in the distribution of human resources in healthcare in South Khorasan Province, Iran. Methods We have investigated three types of health staff (i.e. nurses, general practitioners, and specialists) from 2013 to 2018. Data were collected from the annual reports of the Statistical Centre of Iran. The Gini coefficient and time trend regression were applied to measure the inequality. Results The distribution of specialists and general practitioners were the highest and lowest inequality, respectively. Inequalities in the distribution of nurses and specialists have decreased from 2013 to 2018, while the Gini coefficients of the general practitioners have increased from 0.31 to 0.38. According to the regression analysis, inequality in the distribution of nurses and specialists was decreasing over the time; however, the decline was only significant for specialists. While the coefficient B for general practitioners is positive, this indicates raised inequality, but the observed increase was not significant. Conclusions This study revealed that Iran, similar to several other low- and middle-income countries, is with faced the challenge of inequitable distribution of human resources in healthcare, which in turn indicates the necessity of reforms at national and regional levels to address inequalities in the distribution of healthcare human resources, particularly in South Khorasan Province. Hence, the main policy recommendation is to focus on continuous monitoring and evaluation of resource allocation in South Khorasan Province to reduce inequalities.

scholarly journals PENDAMPINGAN PEMBUATAN PAKAN DARI SAMPAH ORGANIK SECARA FERMENTASI KEPADA PETERNAK BEBEK DI KOTA BATU

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 311
Author(s):  
Damat Damat ◽  
Lili Zalizar ◽  
Vritta Amroini
Keyword(s):  
Organic Waste ◽  
Average Rate ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Organic Production ◽  
Production Program ◽  
Technology Knowledge ◽  
Feed Production ◽  
Fermented Feed ◽  
The Village ◽  
Fermentation Technology

ABSTRAKTempat pembuangan akhir (TPA) di Desa Tlekung, Kota Batu, telah memberikan manfaat bagi para peternak bebek di Desa tersebut. Masyarakat setempat dapat memanfaatkan sampah organik sebagai pakan bebek. Akan tetapi penggunaan sampah tersebut untuk pakan bebek menimbulkan masalah, yaitu timbulnya cemaran bau yang berasal dari sampah yang belum terfermentasi dengan sempurna, dan rata-rata tingkat kematian bebek cukup tinggi. Pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini dilakukan dengan tujuan untuk melakukan transfer teknologi fermentasi sampah organik sebagai pakan bebek. Kegiatan ini dilakukan dalam beberapa tahap, yaitu (i) survei lapangan, (ii) penyampaian materi teori disampaikan secara klasikal , (iii) penyampaian materi keterampilan dalam bentuk praktik/ demonstrasi pembuatan pakan organik secara fermentasi dan (iv) pendampingan kepada para peternak serta (v) monitoring dan evaluasi kegiatan. Hasil yang diperoleh sangat menggembirakan dan memberikan kepuasan tersendiri bagi peternak. Feses bebek yang diberi pakan hasil proses fermentasi sudah tidak bebau seperti semula, bulu bebek dapat tumbuh dengan baik, dan bebek yang dihasilkan tampak lebih gemuk dan lebih sehat dan memiliki pertambahan berat badan lebih baik dibandingkan dengan yang diberi pakan yang tidak diferementasi. Disamping itu, penggunaan pakan fermentasi dari sampah organik diketahui dapat menghemat biaya pakan sampai sebesar 60%, sehingga keuntungan peternak menjadi meningkat. Kata kunci: tempat pembuangan akhir; sampah organik; pakan organik. ABSTRACTThe landfill in Tlekung Village, Batu City, has provided benefits for duck farmers in the village. Local people can use organic waste as duck feed. However, the use of organic waste as duck feed causes some problems, that is odor contaminant from unfinished fermentation, also high average rate duck mortality. This community service program is carried out to transferring organic waste fermentation technology knowledge in feed duck production. Program consist of (i) field survey, (ii) classical theory sharing, (iii) skill sharing by practice/ demonstration of organic duck fermented feed production, (iv)  assistance of duck farmers, and (v) monitoring and evaluation of program. The results obtained are very encouraging and give satisfaction to farmers. The duck feces which fed with fermentation organic production have no smell like before, duck feathers can grow well, also duck look healthier and have better weigh gain than duck which fed with unfermented fed. In addition, the use of fermented feed from organic waste is known to save feed cost up to 60%. So, it is increasing farmer’s profit. Keywords: organic waste; duck feed; fermented feed.

Program Monitoring and Evaluation

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Stuart ◽  
Julio Arboleda-Flórez ◽  
Norman Sartorius
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Active Ingredients ◽  
Program Delivery ◽  
Program Monitoring ◽  
Academic Literature

Chapter 17 reviews the importance of evaluating anti-stigma programs and suggests that this should be approached with an eye to understanding the key active ingredients of the program as well as identifying things that may not have worked as planned. It addresses how creating a culture of critical reflection is a key to using evaluation findings to improve program delivery. It also argues that a combination of qualitative data and quantitative data is important if a rich understanding of program processes and effects is to be achieved. Finally, it identifies the importance of communicating results widely, in the academic literature and through reports and presentations that are relevant to policy audiences.

“Unpacking Routine Program Monitoring-Sustainability of Agricultural Projects Funded by Non-governmental Organizations Nexus. An empirical Study in Bungoma County, Kenya”

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 136-165
Author(s):  
EMMANUEL MULI ◽  
Dorothy Kyalo ◽  
Raphael Nyonje
Keyword(s):  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Monitoring System ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Good Condition ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Program Monitoring ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations

Guided by systems theory, this study investigated how routine program monitoring influences the sustainability of agricultural projects. The analysis included the following tests: means, frequencies and standard deviations for descriptive analysis while inferential statistics was conducted by the use of correlations, and linear regression. The study had the following findings: Sustainability of agricultural projects had a general mean (GM) of 24.7080 and a general (SD) of 4.30998 showing that agricultural projects were not sustained. Small standard deviation showed a consensus among participants on this issue. For routine program monitoring, the general mean score for all items was 31.2336 with a general standard deviation of 4.82984. The implication of this mean score and standard deviation in respect to the study is that there was general agreement in opinion among participants that organizations utilized monitoring and evaluation system in terms of routine program monitoring. The results from interview guides supported the quantitative results, by agreeing that organization indeed utilized monitoring as required. Project managers were convinced that organizational monitoring system was in good condition, the only challenge that was expressed by project managers concerning monitoring system is poor utilization of collected data to take corrective measures. It was said that data collected from monitoring was rarely used to make project improvements. Routine program monitoring was found to have a very small positive correlation with the sustainability of agricultural projects which was not statistically significance. H0: was not rejected with r= 0.059, . This shows that the regression model was not fit.

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