Evaluation Inventory / Répertoire des évaluations
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Item Open Access Narrowing the gap between intention and practice : effective integration of gender equality and inclusion throughout the project cycle - guidance on IDRC gender equality and inclusion markers(2023-02-10) Pyburn, Rhiannon; Manders, Joke; KIT Royal Tropical InstituteAchieving gender equity is a long-standing core focus of Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC). Through its new Strategy 2030, IDRC recommits to gender equality and inclusion (GEI) in a more systematic and deliberate way. However, IDRC is conscious that the diverse actors engaged in research for development, including IDRC staff, may have different understandings of words, terms, and approaches relating to GEI. Different interpretations can lead to confusion and a continuous struggle as to how to best integrate gender equality and inclusion into IDRC programs and projects. On the recommendation of the GEI Task Force of Climate-Resilient Food Systems Program, IDRC contracted KIT Royal Tropical Institute to undertake the assignment “Narrowing the Gap between Intention and Practice: Effective Integration of Gender Equality and Inclusion throughout the Project Cycle” (Research Support Project 109877) with the purpose of enhancing the effective operationalization of GEI integration in IDRC’s programming and in project execution to achieve meaningful and impactful GEI outcomes.Item Open Access Démarche intégrée d’application des connaissances - soutien à l’apprentissage : synthèse d’une brève étude de cas(2024-06-20) Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI); UniversaliaItem Open Access Integrated knowledge translation - learning support : a brief case study synthesis(2024-06-20) International Development Research Centre (IDRC); UniversaliaItem Open Access Item Open Access Item Open Access Evaluation of the applied research portfolio of the knowledge and innovation exchange (KIX) : phase I and phase II evaluation reports(2024) Languille, Sonia; Visser, Muriel; Ahmed, Zuber; Driscoll, Zoe; Grabham, JimItem Open Access In-depth review of the Research Quality Plus (RQ+) legitimacy dimension : insights from IDRCs 2020 RQ+ assessment(2023-07-31) International Development Research Centre; Penney, TarraThe Research Quality Plus (RQ+) Approach is a means of assessing and improving the quality of research. The approach, developed by Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is defined by three key tenets: 1. the need to consider the context in which research takes place; 2. the understanding that research quality is multi-dimensional; and 3. the need for assessments to be systematic and empirical. RQ+ can be used across a spectrum of research activities, and by actors of many types, such as researchers, funders, universities, think tanks or publishers. The focus in this report is the use of RQ+ to guide retrospective research project evaluations at IDRC.Item Open Access Findings on gender equality and inclusion from evaluations of IDRC programs and strategies(2023-07) Sambodhi Research and Communications; International Development Research Centre; Nandi, Rajib; Sen, Nidhi; Roy, Amartya KrishnaThe goal of this brief is to systematically review, synthesize, and consolidate the key findings and recommendations pertaining to gender equality and inclusion (GEI) across the scope of 15 evaluations commissioned by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and its grantees and completed between 2018 and 2022. A key focus of this brief is to identify and analyze common patterns or themes within the findings and recommendations on GEI, with a view to highlight the strengths and weaknesses and to distill and incorporate the learnings to inform IDRC’s ongoing efforts to strengthen GEI within its projects and programs.Item Open Access Analysis of gender equality and inclusion in the commissioning, conduct, and use of evaluations in IDRC’s programs(2023-07) Sambodhi Research and Communications; International Development Research Centre; Nandi, Rajib; Sen, Nidhi; Roy, Amartya KrishnaThe report presents the findings of a review of gender equality and inclusion (GEI) in evaluations commissioned by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and completed between 2018 and 2023. The review aims to assess the extent to which GEI was integrated into IDRC’s evaluation cycle and to identify areas for improvement. On the whole, it was found that while IDRC evaluations have made progress in integrating GEI considerations, there is significant room for improvement. The key takeaways from this analysis across all indicators related to addressing GEI in the commissioning, conduct, reporting, and use of evaluations are summarized below. The analysis that underpins these, as well as the recommendations that emerge from them, are provided in the report and will serve to strengthen the practice of addressing GEI in IDRC-commissioned evaluations.Item Open Access Knowledge translation at IDRC - synthesis of existing evidence : evaluation knowledge brief(2023-07) IDRC; UniversaliaThis synthesis of existing evidence captures the International Development Research Centre’s (IDRC) learning on its strategies and approaches to embedding and strengthening Knowledge Translation (KT) capacity and outcomes in Research for Development programs. It was conducted to provide a shared understanding of IDRC lessons on KT as input to the 2023 Evaluation of Program Support Models for Knowledge Translation in IDRC-funded Research. This synthesis is informed by 17 previous evaluations and reviews across strategic and programmatic levels at IDRC, that were conducted between 2017 to 2022.Item Open Access Knowledge sharing for a more sustainable and inclusive world : an evaluation of program support models for knowledge translation in IDRC-funded research(2023-06-16) Universalia; IDRCIntent on pursuing continued learning from its KT-related efforts, IDRC commissioned the Evaluation of Program Support Models for Knowledge Translation in IDRC-Funded Research. The evaluation’s overarching objective was to assess the relevance, effectiveness, and appropriateness of program design approaches that included explicit investments in external KT expertise to support efforts to move research into action as a complement to research processes. This evaluation examined the design of KT approaches, engagement with KT expertise, mechanisms for achieving intended outcomes, effectiveness in achieving them, and lessons learned overall.Item Open Access Item Open Access Item Open Access Qualité de la recherche plus (QR+) : exercice d’évaluation formative de 2023(2023-07-21) Ruiz, Manuel AcevedoItem Open Access Research quality plus (RQ+) 2023 : formative evaluation exercise(2023-07-21) Ruiz, Manuel AcevedoIDRC's first core objective under Strategy 2030 is to "invest in high-quality research and innovation in developing countries". To understand progress on this objective, the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Framework for Strategy 2030 includes periodic Centre-wide RQ+ assessments. The RQ+ 2023 formative evaluation is the first in this cycle. It is expected to provide: 1. Early indications of progress against the strategy, 2. Insights on areas for course correction at the Centre level, and 3. Findings relevant to ongoing programming priorities. There are two main users of the evaluation: 1. For IDRC Management to understand strategy progress for corporate reporting and to inform any necessary course corrections, and for IDRC programs to gain high-level insights on overall research quality in programs and to inform program improvement.Item Open Access Program support models for knowledge translation at IDRC : evaluation knowledge brief(2023-07) IDRC; UniversaliaTo advance progress towards its knowledge sharing objective, IDRC is prioritizing knowledge translation and strategic positioning, which are understood to be two key components of knowledge sharing.Item Open Access External evaluation of TTI phase two : second interim report - November 2017(2017-11-17) Christoplos, Ian; Pain, Adam; Kluyskens, Jups; Sagasti, Francisco; Hedqvis, Anna Liljelund; NIRAS IndevelopThis Second Interim Report of the Evaluation of Phase Two of the Think Tank Initiative (TTI) presents interim findings and suggested midway lessons of this Phase of the Program. It is part of the Evaluation’s mandate “to provide independent, timely and actionable feedback to allow for the adaptive management of TTI, as well as providing rigorously documented and validated learning about the program.” At this halfway point, the Report primarily follows up on the Evaluation’s Phase Two baselines, established in 2016, which have been used as the basis for data collection here and against which further progress will be assessed up to 2019 in the Final Evaluation Report.Item Open Access GrOW program final review(2018-09-03) Lee, Nanci; Sisters Ink LtdThis GrOW final review serves mainly for IDRC internal learning as well as selective external audiences including funders UKAid and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. The review assessed program performance, progress made since the Mid-term evaluation (project and program level) in achieving the program’s three outcomes. The review also assessed if recommendations from the mid-term review were applied and offered expert advice to inform future programming.Item Open Access External evaluation of the Science Granting Council Initiative in sub-Saharan Africa : annexes(2022-11-18) Sadeski, Francie; Abogne, Stéphanie; Nielsen, Kalle; Travaly, Youssef; D’hont, Julie; Allinson, RebeccaThe report includes annexes from the external evaluation of the Science Granting Council Initiative in sub-Saharan Africa, including case study reports, interviews reports, and bibliography.