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A Basic Guide to Evaluation for Development Workers
Frances Rubin
Focuses on the principles underlying evaluation, and deals with issues to be considered at the planning stage, the steps involved in carrying out evaluations and the importance of involving people in the evaluation process throughout.
ISBN 0855982756, (Oxfam), 1995, 96pp, £5.95,

Building Corporate Accountability: Emerging practices in social and ethical accounting, auditing and reporting
Edited by Simon Zadek, Peter Pruzan and Richard Evans
This is the first book to explore the use of social and ethical accounting, auditing and reporting as a means of enhancing corportae responsibility and business success. The editors introduce a historic overview of developments and a methodological framework that allows emerging practice worlwide to be analysed, understood and improved upon. This innovative book, which includes nine case studies that demonstrate best practice in the field, will be of enormous value to business managers and students.
ISBN 1853834130, (Earthscan), , 234pp, £15.95,

Choosing Research Methods
Brian Pratt and Peter Loizos
At any stage of a development project or programme it may be necessary to carry out research in order to answer vital questions. This book discusses research methods available and how to decide on the best approach, suiting the particular circumstances.
ISBN 0855981776, (Oxfam), 1992, 80pp, £8.95,

Evaluating Social Development Projects
Edited by David Marsden and Peter Oakley
Many social development projects involve promotion of participation, awakening of consciousness, encouragement of self-reliance, and the development of indigenous sustainable capacity. This book describes how such projects can be measured and evaluated.
ISBN 0855981474, (Oxfam), 1990, 162pp, £8.95,

Measuring the Process: Guidelines for evaluating social development
David Marsden, Peter Oakley and Brian Pratt
A unique attempt to set out guidelines for evaluating social development processes. Intended as a practical guide for undertaking the evaluation of social development projects this book combines a theoretical overview of the concepts involved, and insights into evaluation planning and implementation. Three substantial case studies from Colombia, India and Zimbabwe are provided.
ISBN 189774806X, (INTRAC), 1994, 178pp, £12.95,

Partners in Evaluation: Evaluating development and community programmes
Marie-Therese Feuerstein
Designed to help those who want to monitor and evaluate their work. This book advocates simple, low-cost methods appropriate for community development programmes, and can be used in the field by those who have no training in evaluation methodology.
ISBN 0333422619, (Macmillan), 1987, 196+xii pp, £5.25,

Qualitative Enquiry for Rural Development: A review
Jon Moris and James Copestake
This book is written for individuals engaged in formulating and implementing policies, plans, programmes and projects affecting rural areas of poor countries. Recognition of the contribution that qualitative enquiry can make has increased significantly, but a succinct and non-technical introduction to when and why qualitative techniques of enquiry should be favoured has been lacking; and this what this book sets out to provide. The primary concern is how the art of collecting data necessary to inform rural development practice can be improved, taking into account existing organizational and resource constraints. The text defines 'qualitative' in this context; surveys the types of information that practitioners of rural developing communities need to assemble; describes the main general techniques in use; recommends areas of potential improvements; and looks to the future of qualitative enquiry in the light of present trends and likely information needs.
ISBN 1853392154, (ITP), 1993, 118pp, £10.95,

Self-Evaluation: Ideas for participatory evaluation of rural community development projects
Jim Rugh
The basic purpose of this manual on self-evaluation is to help those involved in running rural community development projects to learn how to do more effective and appropriate evaluation themselves. This should lead to evaluation providing timely, relevant information to those who need to make decisions which affect that project. Although written in 1986 it remains a useful general introduction.
ISBN 0942716051, (World Neighbors), 1986, 42pp, £6.75,

Social Survey Methods: A fieldguide for development workers
Paul Nichols
Describes simple, low-cost techniques for the effective collection of social and economic information, addressing such issues as study design, management and information, fieldworker selection, training and supervision.
ISBN 0855981261, (Oxfam), 1991, 131pp, £8.95,

Toolkits: A practical guide to assessment, monitoring, review and evaluation (SCF Development Manual No 5)
Louisa Gosling with Mike Edwards
A practical guide for development workers which aims to help them evaluate and monitor their work in a systematic way. It covers the whole process of assessment, monitoring, review and evaluation of development programmes. ISBN 1870322932, (Save the Children), 1995, 254 pp, £6.95,