Evaluation in Small Development Non-Profits - Deadends, Victories, and Alternative Routes (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)

Research on evaluation shows that low-use and non-use of evaluation is common, yet evaluation is hailed as beneficial and worthwhile. The worth of evaluation is tied to its utilisation, presenting a paradox if evaluation is both revered and underutilised. This book investigates this paradox in the under-researched context of small development non-profit organisations, which have specific resource constraints and 'bottom up' community development values that complicate their ability to do and use evaluation in line with top down directives. The book examines the utility, meaningfulness, and purpose of evaluation from small non-profit perspectives, and explores whether evaluation has value for these organisations. For development practice, it presents evaluative alternatives that reconceptualise evaluation as part of the active process of development rather than as an interval-based add-on. For evaluation theory, it highlights a historical preoccupation with improving evaluation without assessing its inherent worth, and considers alternative ways to enhance the value of evaluation for small non-profits.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	November 2021
First published:	2021
Authors:	Leanne M. Kelly
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	215
Edition:	1st ed. 2021
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-058981-3
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Ownership & organization of enterprises > Non-profitmaking organizations Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > International institutions > General Promotions
LSN:	3-03-058981-1
Barcode:	9783030589813

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