“Linearity” & Evaluations?

Further to Thevan’s post on Impact evaluations; here’s an excerpt from a very interesting article on “Evaluation Evolution” posted in the Broker magazine the other day (link to full article below);
Three approaches to evaluation
Evaluation evolution?

Politicians are calling for evaluations that measure the effects of development cooperation. However, good development cooperation focuses on long-term processes that [...]

OECD/DAC Criteria for Evaluation

I recently read a paper on “The OECD/DAC Criteria for International Development Evaluations: An Assessment and Ideas for Improvement“. This, other papers, and my own experiences all point to the fact that evaluation practice is rapidly evolving. We’re seeing a gradual shift in the dominant paradigms - which includes the need to view things from [...]