Strategic Evaluation Web Links


Ethics and Standards

Building Evaluation Capacity

Evaluation Associations and Societies

Performance Measurement Systems for Organisations

          Resources for methods in evaluation



 


Ethics and Standards

Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation Program Evaluation Standards

These are a set of standards which are designed to help evaluators or those assessing evaluations to ensure that all the important issues have been considered in designing, undertaking and reporting on an evaluation. [http://www.wmich.edu/evalctr/jc/PGMSTNDS-SUM.htm]

New Zealand Specific


Australasian Evaluation Society Ethical Guidelines

This is the set of ethical guidelines relevant for New Zealand evaluators. It was produced by the Australasian Evaluation Society. In New Zealand it needs to be supplemented by guidelines on research and evalaution with Maori.[http://www.aes.asn.au/about/]

Health Research Council Guidelines for Researchers on Health Research Involving Maori

This is a set of guidelines for researchers on health research involving Maori. Te Puni Kokiri has a set of guidelines on Evaluation for Maori: Guidelines for Government Agencies, which we have been unable to locate online. [http://www.hrc.govt.nz/assets/pdfs/guideresmaori.pdf]

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Building Evaluation Capacity


American Evaluation Association Online Text Links Page

Very good set of links to comprehensive online texts and resources available on the web. [http://www.eval.org/Resources/Collections.asp]

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Evaluation Associations and Societies


American Evaluation Association

This is the site of the American Evaluation Association. [http://www.eval.org]


List of other Evaluation Associations and Societies

A comprehensive list of evaluation societies around the world can be found on the Professional Groups Page of the American Evaluation Association under the heading National/International Evaluation Associations. [http://www.eval.org/EvaluationLinks/Professional%20Groups.htm]

New Zealand Specific


Australasian Evaluation Society Web Site

The AES is the evaluation society for evaluators in Australasia. This site provides information on how to join and information about the Auckland and Wellington branches. [http://www.aes.asn.au]

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Performance Measurement Systems for Organisations

United Kingdom Government Framework for Performance Information (FABRIC)

This is a very good common sense guide to developing a framework for performance information for a public sector organisation. [http://www.nao.gov.uk/guidance/focus/fabric.pdf]. [Note it is a 2Mb file so slow to load on some internet connections].

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Resources for evaluation and social research

Free resources for methods in evaluation and social research

This is an extensive guide to free resources in evaluation and social research developed by Gene Shackman at the Global Social Change Research Project. http://gsociology.icaap.org/methods/.


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