Evaluation Management in South Africa and Africa

An Assessment of Methods used in Evaluations from the African Evaluation Database

“…Moreover, the balance in the choice of evaluation methods is also influenced by the nature of the programme being evaluated and the political or decision- Cloete et al, 2014). According to Patton (2002), choice of design reflects interplay between resources, capabilities, purposes, possibilities, creativity, and personal judgements by the people involved.…”

Scandinavian Donors in Africa: A Reflection on Evaluation Reporting Standards

“…It is also critical that key stakeholders in evaluation in Africa contribute to the task of development of standards to ensure that they reflect the contexts in which evaluation is taking place. According to Podems and Cloete (2014), standards always differ according to context and time frame. AfrEA is currently reviewing and updating their evaluation standards, which will contribute to the standardisation of evaluations and evaluation reports in Africa (SAMEA2, 2018).…”

“…Evaluations in Africa are largely commissioned by non-African stakeholders, international donors or development agencies that run or fund development programmes on the continent (Bamberger, 2000;Mouton, Rabie, Cloete & De Coning, 2014;Tirivanhu, Robertson, Waller & Chirau, 2018). Evaluation has been institutionalised as a regular part of aid activities, but relatively little attention has been given to the nature or quality of evaluation reports generated by international development agencies, specifically the methodological aspects (Rebien, 1997;Berlage & Stokke, 1992).…”

Indigenising Evaluation Knowledge: Exploring the Epistemic Identity of African Evaluators

“…There is no doubt that public sector M&E systems in Africa have seen unprecedented growth over the last decade (Cloete, 2014). However, this growth has been characterised by three main issues.…”